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Kefas approves medical trip for Taraba traditional rulers

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2023 0

By Okerafor Athanasius Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas has granted approval for all Traditional Rulers in the State to embark on medical check-up across the Country. The Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government, Traditional and Chieftaincy Affairs in the State, Babangida Hassan stated

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Taraba commissioner steals govt vehicle, to face criminal charges in court

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2021 0

Tom Garba, Yola Taraba State Commissioner of Commerce trade and investment will soon face the wrath of the law over criminal breach of trust and what Mallam Abdulmulmuni Imam described as stealing under the pretense of auction. He said Honourable Yusuf Tanimu Njeke obtained fake documents of Government vehicles and without following due process disbursed […]

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Agency lauds Gov. Ishaku over payment of Counterpart Funds

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo. The Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency (TSPHCDA) has lauded Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku over the Agency’s success stories since its inception. The Executive Secretary, TSPHCDA Alh. Aminu Jauro Hassan, who stated this Wednesday while fielding questions from Journalists in Jalingo said Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku was

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Tension as gunmen killed LG Chairman in Taraba State

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2021 0

IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA Tension reportedly went high as unknown gunmen stormed the residence of the Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Salihu Dovo and killed him. It was gathered that the dare devil gunmen first stormed Mr Dovo’s residence in Sabon Gari, Jalingo at about 1:00 am on Sunday morning and abducted […]

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Many injured as 2 men fight over lady’s love in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2020 0

A fight which ensued between two men over a lady’s love has left at least one person dead in Jalingo, Taraba State’s capital.  Daily times gathered that the fight which occurred in Water Board area of Jalingo, also led to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira. It was learnt that the fight degenerated into a […]

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Foodstuff prices crash in Taraba rural areas

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2020 0

There is a noticeable reduction in the prices of foodstuff in rural areas of Taraba State. The areas in Taraba where it was noticed include Mutum Biyu, Garba Chede, Maihula, Dakka, Garbabi, Tella Monkin and Jatau. It was gathered that a 100kg bag of newly harvested maize now sells at ₦8,000 in Maihula while in […]

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Taraba Govt declares 3-day holiday for LG poll

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Taraba Government has declared Monday June 29, Tuesday June 30 and Wednesday July 1, as public holidays to enable residents of the state participate in the local government council poll slated for June 30, 2020. This was contained in a statement by Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Darius Ishaku, on Monday in Jalingo. 2023: […]

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Ishaku approves review of COVID-19 lockdown guidelines

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2020 0

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba state has approved new guidelines for the lockdown imposed by the federal government in containing the coronavirus pandemic. The governor has ordered a week-long lifting of the ban on the restriction of movement, by allowing for free human and vehicular movements within the state. Gov. Ishaku, who spoke through […]

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NEMA distributes relief materials to Taraba communities

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to communities affected by recent communal clashes and windstorm in Taraba state. Flagging -off the programme in Jalingo, the state capital, the Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu lauded the gesture of NEMA and charged them to do more. The deputy governor further […]

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Taraba bans fishing in disputed ponds

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

…Constitutes commission of inquiry into Jomo/Jole fishing feud The Taraba state government has banned all fishing activities in disputed fishing ponds in Lau Local Government Area of the state. The state government has also constituted a commission of inquiry into the feud between Shomo/Jole over fishing rights. Taraba state Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu, while

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Panic in Taraba as Youths stop soldier from committing suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

For over an hour, residents of Jalingo, Taraba State, have been struggling to save a military man from committing suicide. The soldier, whose name is given as Ali, has climbed the Welcome to Taraba Roadblock Tower -over 24fts high, and is threatening to jump down. Three to die by hanging in Rivers for killing Soboma […]

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300 test negative for Coronavirus in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

Three hundred persons whose samples were recently taken from Taraba State to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Abuja, have tested negative, Commissioner of Health, Innocent Vakkai, disclosed on Wednesday. Vakkai, accompanied by the Commissioner of Information Danjuma Adamu and State officials of the NCDC, spoke at a press conference in Jalingo. He declared:

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COVID 19: Taraba announces resumption of religious activities

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Taraba state government has announced the resumption of religious activities in the state. The state Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu, made the announcement on Monday in a statewide broadcast in Jalingo, the state capital. Manu however, said that observance of social distancing and other safety protocols must be strictly adhered to. He also announced a […]

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COVID-19: 19 prisoners regain freedom in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Nineteen inmates awaiting trial at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital have regained their freedom. This inmates we’re freed during a visit to the centre by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Philibus Andetur on Tuesday. While performing the exercise that gave rise to freeing the 19 inmates, Justice […]

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Taraba loses another commissioner, Naphtali Kefas

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

Taraba state Governor, Darius Ishaku has lost his Commissioner for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Naphtali Kefas who hails from Wukari Local Government Area of the state. Information gathered by our correspondent revealed that Kefas died on Thursday at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo. He died as result of a protracted illness, barely one month after […]

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COVID-19 positive lady absconds from isolation centre in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2020 0

A lady, identified as Talatu Idris, who happened to be among the eight persons that tested positive to coronavirus pandemic in Taraba state, has escaped from the state’s isolation centre in Sibre, Ardo Kola Local Government Area of the state. State Task Force Chairman on COVID-19, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, stated this at the weekend while […]

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COVID-19: Taraba records 2 more cases

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Taraba state has recorded two more coronavirus cases plus the six earlier announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), bringing the number of infections in the state to eight. Governor Darius Ishaku announced the confirmation of the two new cases of the dreaded disease through a press statement signed late Monday and issued […]

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Jukuns condemn southern Taraba killings, urge FG to intervene

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

The Jukun Development Association of Nigeria (JDAN) has condemned the shooting of two farmers, Mr. Danasabe Firiji and Mr. Inusa Audu both of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba state in the early hours of Saturday while on their way to their farms. JDAN President, Chief Bako Benjamin, who stated this in statement, called on […]

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Taraba health agency begins sensitisation campaign against COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

The Taraba state Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Monday in Jalingo, flagged off a statewide sensitisation campaign against the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Victor Bala, the chairman of the board of the agency, said that although the state had not recorded any case of the coronavirus pandemic, it was necessary for the agency to take […]

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Jukuns pass no confidence vote on Ishaku

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

Apex socio-cultural and political organisation of the Jukun people, Jukun Development Association of Nigeria (JDAN), has passed a vote of no confidence on the governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku, for his inability to address the raging crisis between his kinsmen and some Tiv militia group ravaging the southern part of the state. The association […]