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  • Gov Ishaku, Taraba Speaker, others mourn Suntai

    Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Abel Diah, have described the death of a former governor of the state, Danbaba Suntai, as a huge loss to the state and the entire Nigeria.

    Ishaku said in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Nelson Len, that Suntai was a treasure.

    The statement was issued on Thursday in Jalingo.

    The governor said that Suntai would be remembered for his contributions to the development of Taraba.

    He prayed God to comfort the deceased’s family and the entire Taraba people.

    Similarly, in a statement he signed, the speaker described Suntai as a pillar of Taraba.

    He said that the former governor died when his services were much needed.

    He prayed God to give Taraba people the strength to bear the loss.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Suntai died on Wednesday in Florida, U.S., where he was undergoing rehabilitation from brain injuries he sustained from a plane crash in October 2012 in Yola. He was aged 55 years.

     

  • 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 deaths were reported.

    A statement issued by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, said that Osinbajo condemned the attacks in the communities.

    He promised that the perpetrators would be brought to book.

    He commiserated with the people of the affected communities as well as the government and people of Taraba.

    On Wednesday, the Acting President summoned and held emergency meeting with top security officials and Governor Darius Ishaku.

    Osinbajo also ordered the provision and delivery of relief materials to the affected communities in Toffi, Mayo Daga, Mayo Sina, Tamiya, Kwara-Kwara, Tungan Lugere, Timjire, Nguroje and other villages in the hinterland of Mambilla Plateau.

    The Federal Government have also intensified mediation efforts in its bid to reconcile opposing groups in the communal conflict.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that on Sunday, a fresh communal clash broke out in Gembu, Nguroje and other parts of Sardauna Local Government Area of the state killing over three and injuring several others.

    TheNewsGuru.com also reports that the Chairman, Sardauna Local Government Council, Mr John Yep, on Tuesday, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Gembu, the headquarters of the council.

  • 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 the governor described the fresh outbreak of crisis on the Plateau, where lives and properties were lost, as “a sad development.’’

    “I hereby appeal to the people of the state, especially the people living on Mambilla Plateau to eschew violence and live in peace with one another.

    “Security agencies have already been charged to be on top of the situation in order to ensure peace return to the area as soon as possible,’’ the statement quoted Ishaku as saying.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Chairman, Sardauna Local Government Council, Mr John Yep, on Tuesday, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Gembu, the headquarters of the council.

    Mr David Misal, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), told newsmen that the Police Commissioner, Mr Yakubu Babas, had temporarily relocated to Gembu to ensure restoration of peace.

    Misal, who confirmed the death of seven persons during the crisis, said that three units of Mobile police, comprising of 189 operatives, had been deployed to the area to restore peace.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that on Sunday, a fresh communal clash broke out in Gembu, Nguroje and other parts of Sardauna Local Government Area of the state.

     

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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 am talking to you, violence has erupted, they are attacking us, and some were killed,” a resident said asking to remain anonymous for security reasons.

    According to unconfirmed reports by Premium Times, three people were reportedly killed in the clash with several others sustaining various degrees of injury.

    Efforts to reach the police spokesperson in the state, David Misal, have been unsuccessful as he did not pick or return calls.

    However, a security source in the area confirmed the violence.

    “As I am talking to you, curfew has been imposed following this crisis that ensued between the Kakas and Fulani.

    “The casualty is yet to be ascertained,” the source said.

    Since Saturday, there has been uneasy calm in and around Nguroje town, as security personnel of the State Security Service moved in to arrest some suspects.

    The people arrested are said to be suspects known to have been engineering unrest the area.

    Nguroje is the hometown to many prominent politicians including former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Babangida Nguroje; former Deputy Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Bashir Abba; and a serving senator, Abubakar Yusuf.

     

  • Boko Haram insurgents relocating from Sambisa to Taraba forest, says Gov Ishaku

    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 his state.

    He said deployment of special forces to the state was necessary to root out “the regrouping Boko Haram insurgents and other terrorists in the state”.

    “The massive influx of people into Taraba for some time now has been the major cause of insecurity,” Ishaku said.

    “But when I was warning of the repercussions, I was accused of being against visitors, but today all of us are victims of their criminal activities.

    “The terrorists are today committing all sorts of criminal activities, including rape, kidnapping and killings.

    “People can’t travel freely on Bali-Suntai-Takum road among several other routes any longer in the state.”

    Ishaku also proffered ranching as the best solution to the clashes between farmers and grazers as well as cattle rustling in the state.

    “The population of Nigeria at independence and now is not the same and we must think and look inward to solve these problems associated with open grazing,” he said.

  • Taraba can produce Nigeria’s annual rice demand – Gov Ishaku

    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: Karim-lamido, Gassol, Ardo-kola, Lau, Ibi, Wukari, Takum, among others, had fertile lands suitable for growing large quantities of rice.

    The governor noted that lack of sufficient funds had undermined the capacity of the state’s rice farmers to produce at an optimum level.

    Ishaku, however, said the state government was determined to support farmers in the state with farm inputs and improved seeds to increase their productivity.

    He said that Dominion Farms, owned by a Kenyan investor in Gassol, had been given six months to commence buying of paddy rice from out-growers for processing.

    The governor announced that the state government had bought hybrid seeds of Bennie seeds, soya beans and cassava and it would soon distribute them to its farmers.

    “Recently, there is a high demand of bennie seeds in our markets; though, I do not know what they are doing with it. We have acquired its improved seed.

    “We have also acquired hybrid seeds of soya beans and of course, cassava, because I will soon revive our cassava processing plant.

    “When that is done, it will bring the total companies I revived to five out of the 25 companies that were in comatose when I took over,’’ Ishaku said.

    The governor said he was in Ardo-kola to thank the people for massively voting for him in 2015.

    “The best time to appreciate that support is now; since I have won all the post-election suits instituted by my opponents,’’ he said.

    Also speaking, the state PDP Chairman, Mr Victor Bala, noted that loyalty to party decisions was critical to the growth of party politics.

    Bala urged council area chapters of the party that could not garner adequate support for the party in 2015 election, to “sit up’’ as the 2019 general elections were approaching.

    “Politics is like an investment. If you invest a little, do not expect high dividends at the end of the day, ‘’ he said.

     

     

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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 as Chairman-elect of Gashaka, Mr Nicholas Waniyafiwani, Lau, Alhaji Abdul Boboji, Jalingo, and Mr Danladi Suntai as Chairman-elect of Bali Local Government.

    Others are Slhaji Salisu Dogo, Ardo-Kola, Mr Joseph Mika, Yorro, Mr Adi Daniel, Wukari, Mr Christopher Koshombo, Zing, Alhaji Yahuza Yahaya, Gassol and Mr Nashuka Musa for Donga.

    Duwe also declared Mr Shiban Tikari as chairman-elect for Takum, Mr Stephen Agya, Kurmi, while Rimansikwe Karma was declared Chairman-elect for Ussa Local Government.

    Results from Sardauna and Karim Lamido Local Governments are still being waited, while the exercise was suspended in Ibi Local Government after violence broke out during the exercise.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the All Progressives Congress won three councillorship seats in Jalingo, with the SDP winning one councillorship in Zing, while the rest were cleared by the PDP.

     

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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.

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