Tag: Taraba
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Fresh communal crisis: Osinbajo orders security reinforcement in Taraba
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday ordered police reinforcement, deployment of extra military battalion and personnel of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to the troubled areas of Taraba. Osinbajo gave the order in Abuja while commiserating with victims of the recent violent attacks in a number of communities in the state where…
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Gov Ishaku calls for calm over renewed crisis in Taraba
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has appealed to the people of Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area to eschew violence and embrace peace. The governor’s appeal is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Jalingo. The statement said…
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3 feared killed in Taraba communal clash
Fresh communal clash has broken out in Gembu, Nguroje and other parts of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. The violence is suspected to be between the Kakas and Fulani ethnic groups. Residents say that the crisis erupted Sunday morning after some youth took to the streets destroying property and smashing vehicles. “As I…
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Boko Haram insurgents relocating from Sambisa to Taraba forest, says Gov Ishaku
Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku on Thursday said fleeing Boko Haram members have relocated from Sambisa forest in Borno state to Suntai Daaji forest in the state. Ishaku made this known when the general officer commanding (GOC) of 82 army division, Enugu, Major Gen. Adamu Abubakar, paid him a courtesy visit in Jalingo, capital of…
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Taraba can produce Nigeria’s annual rice demand – Gov Ishaku
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Monday said that the state had the potential to produce 10million tonnes of rice, the annual demand of the country, with adequate financing and availability of modern equipment. Ishaku said this in Ardo-kola at a stakeholders’ meeting of the PDP’s delegates representing Jalingo and Ardo-kola. He said areas like:…
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PDP clears 13 seats declared in Taraba LG elections
The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP winners of the 13 local government chairmanship seats so far collated and announced. Dr Philip Duwe, the Chairman of the commission, announced the results of the Feb. 25 council polls in Jalingo on Sunday. Duwe declared Alhaji Mohammed Umar…
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Two corps members killed, others injured in fatal accident (Graphic Photos)
2016 Batch B stream 2 corps members were killed in a fatal accident, along the Taraba-Benue road while returning home after the 21 days orientation camp yesterday. Some other corps members in the bus were injured in the accident. See more photos…