Taraba State

Taraba State Police Command has said 25 persons were killed and several others injured in a bloody clash between Shomo and Jole ethnic groups in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP…

Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap kingpin in Taraba State, has implicated Nigerian soldiers in his deadly escape two weeks ago. Mr Wadume was re-arrested on Monday night and taken to the Force Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, where he…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted leave to the founder of Daar Communications, founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, to travel abroad for medical checkup. The Federal Government is trying Mr Dokpesi on…

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. The conflict has affected…

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State 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 Bala Dan Abu, the Senior Special Assistant to the…

The incumbent Governor of Taraba State and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Darius Ishaku, has been declared winner of the last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Ishaku polled a total of 520,432 voted to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed the configuration of smart card readers. The chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the commission’s third press briefing after the postponement…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday commuted the 14-year  imprisonment imposed by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja on a former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, earlier this year, to 12…

At least three herders have been killed and seven others injured after gunmen opened fire in a market in Taraba State on Saturday, police and witnesses said. The attack occurred at Mararraban Kunini, a major livestock trading community…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified another minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet from participating in the forthcoming governorship primaries of the party. The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha…