Taraba state
Taraba Police killings latest: Army Captain had phone chats with wanted kidnapper kingpin
Gbeleyi Abayomi A Captain of the Nigerian Army who allegedly ordered soldiers on security check-point along the Ibi-Jalingo Expressway in Taraba State, to attack and kill police operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, has been identified. According to report by Vanguard yesterday, that police investigation carried out so …
Buhari orders probe over killing of police officers by soldiers
Gbeleyi Abayomi The President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Defence Headquarters to investigate the killing of three police officers and a civilian by troops of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba. The Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, Made this disclosure when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the National Security …
Herdsmen have restricted us from our villages –Taraba residents
Some Kona community residents in Jalingo and Ardo-Kola local government areas in Taraba State on Thursday claimed that despite security deployment in their villages they were unable to access their homes. Some of the residents who spoke to our correspondent, including Mr Danlami Kwambo, Musa Notari and Augustina Yatai, said that although some of the …
NEC bans open grazing as herdsmen attacks persist
Moves against influx of foreign herders • Attackers kill seven in Benue ‘IDP camp’ • Tiv, Fulani sign ceasefire in Nasarawa • ‘Governors working to assist FG’ • Okoh tasks Nigerians on insecurity The National Executive Council (NEC) yesterday approved the recommendation of its sub-committee that open grazing of cattle be banned across the country. …
Glamour as Aisha, others receive awards
By Emmanuel Aziken, Dapo Akinferon, Charles Kumolu and Gbenga Oke The ceremony, held amid glitz and glamour, saw awards to some of the country’s leading personalities in government and business. Eight persons received Lifetime Achievement Awards, five governors received awards of Governor of the Year and two awards were given in business. The awardees were …
Defend yourselves or you will all die, TY Danjuma tells Nigerians
By John Mkom. The former Minister for Defence, General Theophirus Danjuma has called on Nigerians to rise and defend themselves against ethnic cleansing. Danjuma gave this warning today (Saturday) at the maiden Convocation ceremony of Taraba state university in Jalingo Taraba state capital. Danjuma speaking at arena of the convocation, said he saw a diverse …
