Lawmaker seeks emergency repair of Jalingo-Numan road
The House of Representatives member for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Sadiq Abbas Njiddah Tafida, has appealed for the…
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Corps members in Taraba to receive financial support for entrepreneurship endeavours
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Taraba State has commenced an initiative to provide financial support for Corps members…
Taraba: Ancestral claims dispute escalates Tiv-Jukun conflict
Tension has risen to boiling point in Taraba State as a dispute over ancestral claims has reignited longstanding conflict between…
Taraba State govt confirms outbreak of Lassa fever
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Human Services in Taraba, Zirra Mathias Bubanani has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa…
NARTO voices concerns as Taraba transport sector struggles amid economic downturn
The Taraba State chapter of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has raised concerns over the severe impact…
Residents abandon building projects in Taraba over high cost of materials
The escalating prices of building materials in Taraba State have become a cause for concern among residents, particularly aspiring homeowners.…
Two kidnappers surrender to hunters in Taraba, vow to fight crimes
Two kidnappers, Gayya Alhaji Abdu (20) and Siyyo Alhaji Amadu (21), have turned themselves in and confessed their involvement in…
Economic hardship: Taraba workers protest, demand government action
The organised labour in Taraba State has demanded swift action from the government to end the economic hardship ravaging Nigerians.…
Police urge peaceful conduct during planned protest in Taraba
The Taraba State Police Command has called for caution and peaceful conduct when the nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria…
Police, hunters, vigilantes rescue 40 kidnapped victims in Taraba
Forty kidnapped victims have been rescued by a coalition of professional hunters and vigilantes in Taraba State. The announcement came…
PRP, Gov Kefas in war of words over Taraba traditional stool
The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in Taraba State, has strongly criticised Governor Agbu Kefas for his stance on the Ukwe…
Customs seizes 16,000 litres of petrol, other contrabands in Adamawa, Taraba
The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has reported 15 incidents of seizure of different contraband items…
Youth group warns against traditional stool rotation in Taraba
The youth wing of the socio-cultural association, Kuteb Yatso Nigeria, has kicked against the proposed rotation of the first-class traditional…
Beware of faceless ‘Concerned Citizens’ – Taraba residents warn govt officials
Residents of Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, have cautioned Governor Agbu Kefas and other government officials to be vigilant…
Taraba Rerun: INEC colluded with PDP to manipulate results – SDP candidate alleges
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, a candidate in the just concluded rerun election in Taraba State, Innocent Umaru Jabayang, said…
Monarch’s son, 32, wins House of Reps supplementary election in Taraba
Sadiq Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emerged as the member-elect for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba…
Come to our rescue now – Kuteb nation of Taraba sends SOS to Tinubu
Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria, KYN, the main umbrella body of the Kuteb nation in Taraba State, has sent a Save…
Taraba: Group opposes moves to halt construction of Federal Secretariat in Jalingo
The Taraba State Transparency and Accountability Forum, a Jalingo-based pro-democracy group, has opposed the deployment of security personnel to the…
Insecurity: Taraba community urges government to take action
The Karimjo Community Development Association has called on the Taraba State Government and the leadership of Karim-Lamido Local Government Council…
Youths accuse Taraba senator of neglect amid bandit attacks
Two Taraba State community-based associations, Concerned Mumuye Citizens and Mumuye Social Cultural Association, have accused the senator representing Taraba North,…
NDLEA raises alarm over circulation of methamphetamine among youths in Taraba
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Taraba State has alerted residents of the distribution and abuse of Methamphetamine,…
Troops apprehend female kidnapper picking ransom in Taraba
Troops from 93 Battalion under 6 Bridget of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected female kidnapper while trying to…
Lawyer drags Taraba Govt to court over ‘illegal’ intervention in mining activities
A human rights lawyer based in Jalingo has filed a lawsuit against the Taraba State Government through the Attorney General…
‘We’ve fulfilled our commitment to education’ – Taraba State Govt
The Taraba State Government said it has fulfilled its financial obligations by paying the full counterpart funding to the Universal…
Kidnapping: Mobile police officers reject N8.5M bribe, arrest suspect in Taraba
A team of mobile police officers attached to the 40 Police Mobile Force in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, are…
Bandits: Troops rescue three victims in Taraba
Troops of the 114 Battalion (Rear) of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in Jalingo, have rescued three individuals who fell…
Court orders YEDC to pay damages for unlawful disconnection in Taraba
The Taraba State High Court, in Jalingo, the state capital, on Friday mandated the Yola Electricity Distribution Company, YEDC, to…
Court stops Jalingo Trade Fair Complex project in Taraba
The Federal High Court in Jalingo has issued an order mandating the Taraba State Government to cease all activities immediately…
Troops eliminate three bandits, seize weapons in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, have neutralized three bandits…
BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms election of Agbu Kefas as Taraba governor
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Agbu Kefas as Taraba governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Lawal Garba dismissed…
Retired Taraba civil servants beg Gov Kefas to clear decade-long gratuity backlog
Retired civil servants in Taraba State have urged Governor Agbu Kefas to expedite action in clearing decade-long backlog in gratuity…
Tiv association calls for urgent govt action amid Southern Taraba crisis
The Tiv Cultural and Social Association, TCSA, has hit out at the Taraba State Government over its perceived failure to…
Gov Kefas establishes Civil Service Committee to drive reforms in Taraba
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has approved the immediate establishment of a responsive Civil Service Committee. The committee, announced…
Taraba Govt denies alleged appointment of new king in Takum
The Commissioner of Information and Re-orientation in Taraba State, Barrister Zainab Usman Jalingo, has debunked reports that the state government…
Taraba governor mourns Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has expressed sadness over the passing of a renowned journalist, Isa Gusau. The late…
Taraba monarch’s son emerges PDP candidate for House of Reps by-election
The son of the Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Njiddah Tafida, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate…
Secondary school teachers in Taraba must have master’s degree – Gov Kefas
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has declared that master’s degree is the minimum academic qualification for anyone wishing to…
Taraba: Malle wins APC primary for Jalingo-Yorro-Zing federal constituency bye-election
Aminu Ibrahim Malle has emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the upcoming bye-election in Jalingo-Yorro-Zing Federal Constituency…
Police confirm abduction of 10 persons in Jalingo, Taraba State capital
The Taraba State Police Command on Friday confirmed the abduction of 10 persons in the Wuro Musa area of Jalingo,…
My experience in Kuje Prison has made me a better leader – Ex-Taraba gov Jolly Nyame
Former Taraba State Governor, Rev. Jolly Tavoro Nyame, has revealed what he learned while serving his jail term in the…
‘I learned a lot in Kuje Prison’ – Former Gov. Taraba, Nyame
Former Taraba State Governor, Rev. Jolly Tavoro Nyame, has said he learned a lot while serving jail terms in Kuje…
Adamawa Gov, Fintiri advocates quick kickoff of Mambilla Hydro Project in Taraba
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has stressed the need for the Federal Government to commence work on the…
Insecurity threatening dry season farming in Taraba – Residents lament
Dry season farmers in Taraba State are expressing concern over escalating insecurity in various parts of the state. The farmers,…
Bandits abduct ex-vice LG chairman in Taraba
The former Vice Chairman of Yorro Local Government Council, in Taraba State, Ishaya Dimas Dila, has been kidnapped by bandits.…
Yuletide: Police vow to ensure hitch-free celebrations in Taraba
The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced that it has placed its officers and personnel…
Taraba: NSCDC commandant urges officers to uphold federal trust in promotions
The leadership of the Taraba State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has urged the newly…
Anti-kidnap operation claims police officer’s life in Taraba
In a fierce gun battle between Taraba State Police and suspected bandits on Tuesday, the Assistant Superintendent of Police Aminu…
Bandits reportedly collect beer as levy from Taraba farmers
Bandits around Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba State have resorted to collecting beer as levies from farmers before allowing…
‘Bandits from Cameroon overrunning our communities’ – Taraba lawmaker
Rikupki Urenyang, the Minority Whip and representative of Ussa State Constituency, has raised a red flag concerning the invasion of…
Governor Kefas initiates committee to scrutinise LGs revenue performance in Taraba
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has established a committee aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of revenue generation in local…