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The Taraba State Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Development, Saviour Noku, has said at least 20 bodies have been recovered from the boat accident that occurred along the Mayo-Renewo-Karim Lamido Waterway in River Benue on October 28.

The state government, which confirmed the mishap, said it had recovered 20 bodies from the scene of the accident.

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states, the

  The Alliance on Surviving Covid 19 and Beyond (ASCAB) has called on Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other former governors in the executive and the legislature to reject the payment of “illegal pensions’ to them.  

The Taraba State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is scheming to compromise the

This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Monday on “Need to prevent loss of lives caused by floods and undredged River Benue in Adamawa State.”

As you step out of the streets of Maiduguri and Jalingo, capitals of Borno and Taraba states, different aromas of fast food attract potential buyers. Daily Trust on Sunday reports that because of the economic situation in the country, many Nigerians now resort to boiled sweet potatoes and cassava because of their affordability.   Taimakon…

Power plants across northern parts of the country are largely dormant despite huge investments running into trillions of naira, Daily Trust on Sunday investigations have shown.   From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Hamisu Kabiru Matazu, Olatunji Omirin (Maiduguri), Tijjani Ibrahim (Katsina), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano), Magaji Isa Hunkuyi (Jalingo) &Abubakar Akote (Minna)    The Federal Government…

This sad development is unacceptable. This incident, we were told was caused by barricades on the waterways by fishermen. Government has, therefore, banned all night journeys on the waterways, and all the barricades on the waterways must be cleared within seven days

The Taraba State government has banned all forms of night journeys on waterways across the state. The ban, as observed by DAILY POST, followed the recent