A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, remanded the former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and former Permanent Secretary of Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The duo were arrested on September 27, for allegedly diverting N27bn belonging…
Farmers in Taraba State have expressed concern over escalating insecurity in various parts of the state. The farmers, who are of the view that the insecurity will impact negatively on them, appealed to the government and security agents to come to their aid They said the rate of killings and kidnappings in various parts of…
Paramount Leader of Kwaji Chiefdom, in Taraba State, Umaru Nyala, that was kidnapped by gunmen last week has been set free. Some residents of the community in Yorro Local Government Council of Taraba where the traditional ruler was abducted said he regained his freedom over the weekend. Our reporter gathered that the monarch was released…
Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), in collaboration with the Taraba State Agency for Mass Education, graduates its first set of adult literacy in Taraba, totalling seventy graduates. The programmes National coordinator Dr. Fatima Aliyu, while delivering her address at the graduation ceremony in Jalingo disclosed that VCDP does not only support Agricultural production but also…
No fewer than twenty corpses of victims of a recent boat accident have been recovered in Taraba State. The state’s Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Development Saviour Nokusais this after visiting the Binneri community alongside the state deputy governor where the boat capsized last Saturday The state Deputy Governor Aminu Alkali in an interview…
