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  The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has called on residents of the state and Nigerians to be united in tackling the myriads of security challenges facing the country. He made this on Sunday via a statement issued by his spokesman, Bala Dan Abu, to commemorate the 2021 Easter celebration. While expressing happiness that peace has gradually returned to the troubled spots and communities in Taraba State, Governor Ishaku assured that everything will be done to ensure that the achievement is...

Amid the level of insecurity and challenges facing the country, former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to pray for the peace and unity of the country. Atiku said Nigeria would overcome its challenges when citizens emulate Jesus Christ by having a heart of forgiveness. The former Vice President made the remark in his Easter message to Nigerians. Atiku urged Nigerians to unite against the country’s challenges like most advanced co...

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Friday, insisted that it would continue the ongoing nationwide strike until the Federal Government implements the terms of their agreement, including the payment of salary arrears and the life insurance claims of their colleagues who died from COVID-19. This is even as drug manufacturers also lament that the strike action by the doctors has taken a toll on their business, as sales of drugs in most hospitals has dropped. The Federal Governm...

SaharaReporters gathered that the youths were arrested by the soldiers at a burial ceremony in the community on Sunday.

The alleged ill-attitudes of Taraba State workers towards the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the State have no doubt become a major concern to the state government. The workers who are at loggerheads with the State Government following the non-implementation of the approved N30.000 new minimum wage, a situation that has crippled business activities were alleged to have been going around frustrating the vaccination exercise. Piqued by the development, the Deputy Governor, Engineer Haru...

No fewer than five youths have been shot dead by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Baka village in the Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to Daily Post, the youths, who were attending a wedding were riding motorcycles, but the soldiers opened fire on them early on Friday, on the suspicion that they were kidnappers. File photo used to illustrate story. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers did not interrogate them before opening fire on the youths on motorcycles. The remains of ...

Views: Visits 53 Soldiers in Taraba State have killed five youths, including a final year Higher National Diploma (HND) student of the College of Agriculture, Jalingo after they mistook them as kidnappers. The incident, which occurred on Friday at about 1 am in Baka village of Ardo-Kola Council, led to tension across the state. The victims, who were said to have been returning to their various residences from a wedding ceremony in Baka, were mistaken for members of a kidnap gang by the...

Punch Newspapers Sections Friday Olokor, Abuja Published 2 April 2021 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Taraba State has arrested a 35-year-old Chadian who allegedly sells narcotics to insurgents. The suspect, Adama Issa, was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Jalingo, with 21.70 kilogrammes of Tramadol 225mg and 250mg, 15.7Kg of Exol.5; 100,050 France CAF and N61,000. The arrest, according to a statement issued on Thursday by a spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Baba...

Vanguard News NDLEA arrests Chadian, 35, for drug deal On Kindly Share This Story: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Taraba has arrested a 35-year-old Chadian for an alleged drug deal. Mr Suleiman Jadi, NDLEA Commander in Taraba, made the announcement in a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the suspect, Adama Uomar-Issa, was arrested on Wednesday in Jalingo, in possession of 21.70 kilogrammes of Trama...

NDLEA nabs alleged Chadian supplier of drugs to Boko Haram On Kindly Share This Story: THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested Adama Uomar Issa, identified as a Chadian, for allegedly trafficking in illicit drugs. The 35-year-old was intercepted with assorted drugs in Jalingo, Taraba State. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, yesterday, said investigations showed that Issa allegedly supplied drugs to Boko Haram insurgents, adding that Issa allegedly bought ...