Tag: Taraba
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Suspected herdsmen attack Taraba communities, kill 10
No fewer than ten persons have been confirmed killed by suspected herdsmen in Bornon Kurkur community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal who confirmed the development said the attack occurred on Sunday, adding that the situation has been brought under control. According to him, the Commissioner of…
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Taraba leads as Nigeria reports 100 new cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 100 new cases of COVID-19 in 8 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the total number of recorded cases so far to 164,588. The public health agency made this known in a post on its verified Facebook page on Thursday night. NCDC also…
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Suspected bandits attack Taraba council chairman, kill police orderly
A police orderly attached to Mr Shoban Tikari, Chairman of Takum local government council of Taraba, was on Saturday killed by suspected bandits who opened fire on the chairman’s vehicle in Dogo-Gawa village in Takum LGA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased policeman was of the 67 Mobile Police Squadron, located…
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Gunmen attack Taraba community again, kill four persons
48Hours after after gunmen killed one person at Ikyaior village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, gunmen Wednesday night killed four persons in separate attacks in the area. A resident, Mr. Msuuve Aondoakaa, told newsmen that gunmen numbering about 20 invaded Tor-Iorshagher village about 9:30 pm, killing one person and injuring several others.…
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Gunmen kill three farmers in Taraba State
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three farmers in Wukari local government area of Taraba state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that the attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday in Assa village a suburb of Wukari local government area. The chairman of the council Adi Daniel in an interview with Channels Television said…
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Sports festival: Delta claims first gold; Oyo, Taraba readmitted
Delta State picked their first gold medal at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” on Sunday, after winning in the 80km road race for women. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, reports that Ese Ukpeseraye of Delta prevailed over 12 other cyclists to pick the first gold medal at the 20th NSF. Two sisters, Comfort…
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Gunmen kidnap toddler, five others in Taraba
No fewer than six persons travelling from Wukari to Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State have been abducted by suspected bandits in the early hours of Tuesday. The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Leha Reform, confirmed the incident. According to him, the incident took place at Chanchanji, a suburb of Takum…
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I’ve lost countless people in Taraba to FG’s failure on security, Gov Ishaku laments
Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Saturday advocated for state policing as he lamented the federal government’s failure to keep the country safe. The Governor made the comment when he paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late Ardo-Kola Local government chairman who was kidnapped and murdered on January 24. According to him,…
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12 health workers test positive for COVID-19 in Taraba
Twelve health workers comprising of three doctors and nine nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Medical centre, Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Confirming the incident to Newsmen in Jalingo, shortly after an emergency meeting of the technical committee, the acting head of clinical services of the hospital Ishaya Kola said the medical…
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Taraba Assembly member kidnapped
A member of the Taraba state house of assembly representing Nguroje state constituency, Bashir Mohammed has been kidnapped by gunmen in the early hours today. Nduka Obaigbena joins Sam Amuka, Segun Osoba as NPAN Patron Residents of his area in Jalingo, said the gunmen stormed the lawmakers house and shot sporadically before whisking him away…