Tag: Taraba
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Tribunal upholds Ishaku’s election as Taraba governor
The Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition by Abubakar Danladi of the All Progressive Party (APC) challenging the re-election of Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. A three-man panel led by Justice M.O. Adewara unanimously held that the petitioners failed to prove…
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Nigeria likely to face famine if Taraba crisis persists – CAN warns
Pastor Isaiah Jirapye, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Taraba chapter, has said that food crisis was imminent if the Tiv/Jukun communal violence was not checked. Jirapye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Jalingo that the tribes locked in the conflict were predominantly farmers, and regretted that the violence had made…
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Taraba governorship tribunal adjourns for judgment
The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday adjourned for judgment in the petition challenging the election of Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the second term. The petition was filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election held on March 9, 2019, Abubakar Danladi. On…
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Taraba killings will never happen again, Buratai assures
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has declared that the recent killings of three police detectives in Ibi, Taraba state by soldiers attached to the 93 Battalion would never happen again as decisive actions would be taken against all the actors in the matter. The COAS, who gave the assurance while…
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Benue evacuates students from Taraba varsity after killing
The Benue Government announced on Wednesday that it had commenced the evacuation of Benue State students at the Federal University, Wukari in Taraba. The evacuation followed the closure of the university after the alleged killing of two Benue students in the institution on July 30 by people suspected to be members of the Jukun militia.…
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Lecturer, students killed as suspected militias invade Taraba Varsity
Academic activities have been put on hold at the Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, following an invasion by the suspected Jukun militias that led to the killing of two students from Benue and a lecturer of the institution on Tuesday. The killing sparked protest among Tiv students and staff of the institution. However, the Vice-Chancellor…
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Taraba: Tribunal dismisses Danladi, APC's petition against Governor Ishaku's election
The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Abubakar Danladi in the March 9 governorship election in the state. The petition was dismissed as a result of the Supreme Court judgment on July 5, which upheld the Appeal Court judgment that…
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Taraba: Five killed, houses burnt in fresh Tiv/Jukun crisis
Five persons were killed on Tuesday and several houses burnt in a fresh crisis between the Tiv and Jukuns in Rafinkada Village of Wukari local government area of Taraba. Mr. Daniel Adidas, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Council confirmed the development in a telephone interview with with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
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Buhari orders immediate end to attacks on Taraba communities
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the current attacks on the people of Kona in Taraba State, and ordered security forces to end the violence immediately and decisively. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, warned that attacks on innocent people in the…
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Reps call for adequate security presence in Taraba over communal clash
By Gabriel Okoro Abuja The House of Representatives has urged Security Agencies in particular, the Nigerian Army, to increase its presence and intervene in the crisis being experienced in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The call emanated from a motion Co-sponsored by Mr Danjuma Shiddi from Taraba State and Mr Udende Emmanuel from…