Tag: Taraba
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Buhari condemns fresh ethnic clashes in Taraba, Adamawa, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the latest needless violent clashes between Jukuns and Tivs in Taraba State; and Fulani, Genjon and Bachama in Adamawa resulting in arson, injuries and deaths. Buhari said this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. He said:…
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Many feared dead as Jukun, Tiv tribes clash in Taraba
Many were feared killed on Saturday in a fresh crisis between Jukun and Tiv tribes in Wukari, south of Taraba State. Fleeing residents said many houses were razed and several people injured in the clashes. According to a report by Premium Times, the conflict has affected some villages belonging to both tribes along Wukari Kwatan…
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Road accident kills 19, injures 38 in Katsina – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that no fewer than 19 persons died and 38 persons injured in a ghastly road accident on Daudawa-Funtua road in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Godwin Ngeuku, made the confirmation to newsmen on Friday in Katsina. He…
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Taraba residents flee over death of soldiers
Residents of Shinkai Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled their homes following a threat to raze down the village over the alleged killing of a soldier. According to Malam Labaran Abdu, the leader of the community, armed men in military uniform stormed the village on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and…
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Supplementary poll: One killed, houses burnt as violence erupts in Taraba
At least one person has been confirmed dead and houses burnt in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba state ahead of the supplementary election in the Ussa State Constituency Assembly seat on Friday evening. Vice Chairman of Ussa Local Government Area, Hon. Rikupki Joshua, confirmed this development in a telephone interview with our correspondent on…
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Taraba poll: Aggrieved politicians killing innocent people because I won, Ishaku cries out
The Taraba State government on Friday cried out that innocent people were being killed since the day Governor Darius Ishaku was declared winner of the governorship election in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Simon Dogari, who briefed reporters on the incidents trailing the outcome of the election, said the attacks were being masterminded by…
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Ishaku extends curfew on Jalingo to 24 hours
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Tuesday ordered the extension of the dusk to dawn curfew imposed on Jalingo, Taraba capital, to 24 hours. This was contained in a statement by Mr Bala Dan Abu, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity on Monday in Jalingo. The governor directed all security…
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BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Governor Ishaku winner of Taraba governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Darius Ishaku, as the winner of the 2019 governorship election held on Saturday in Taraba State. The Returning Officer for the election, Shehu Iya, at about 3.50 a.m. Tuesday at the INEC office in Jalingo pronounced Mr Ishiaku,…
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Just In: Court disqualifies Taraba APC gubernatorial candidate
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Taraba State, Sani Danladi. According to reports, Danladi was disqualified from participating in the election on Saturday over an improper declaration of age. He was alleged to have falsified his age in the documents which Danladi…
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Police confirm 5 persons killed by gunmen in Taraba
The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed the killing of five persons by gunmen in the early hours of Sunday after the general elections in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in the state, Mr David Misal, made the confirmation while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. Misal said the five persons were coming from…