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LG boss advises new councilors to shun corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Hajiya Jamila Sarki, Chairman, Interim Management Committee (IMC), Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, has advised the newly sworn-in councilors of the council, to shun corruption and other sharp practices. Sarki gave the advice at the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the

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Peace Corps deploy officers to Eid-grounds, to tackle crime in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

As part of activities to tackle crime in Nasarawa state the commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Mr.Bala Joshua, said that the command had deployed its officers to mosques, Eid-grounds and flashing points in order to ensure Eid-el-Kabir sallah celebration in the state. The commandant made this known on Wednesday in Lafia while addressing over […]

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Nasarawa: Maku, others head to tribunal

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

  The immediate past Minister of Information and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nasarawa State said he has concluded plans to challenge Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura’s victory at the Election Petitions Tribunal. According to Maku, his decision was based on the irregularities that characterised the election exercise in the state

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Nasarawa Governor Slams Maku over Attack on Party Supporters

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has blamed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labaran Maku, for shooting two innocent persons in Lafia, the state capital. No fewer than two persons sustained various degrees of injuries from gunshot in Lafia, recently, by individuals suspected to be supporters of APGA. The […]

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Fulani Group Assures Al-Makura of Support

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly election, the Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has assured the Governor of Nassarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, of their total support at the polls. The group said that with their support, Al-Makura, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), would win for the second time. National […]

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Ex- Minister Blames Al-Makura for Buhari’s Loss in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

The erstwhile Minister of Communications and former Military Governor of Kwara state, General Ahmed Aboki (retd), has accused the Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, as the root cause of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s defeat at the presidential election in the state during the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections. Aboki, the former National chairman