President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC) remained leaders of the party in their respective states. Tinubu made the declaration on Saturday at the Official Reception of Gov. Agbu Kefas into the APC held in Jalingo. Represented by Sen. Kashim Shettima, Vice President, Tinubu announced that Gov. Kefas has…
No fewer than seven travellers from Lagos to Kogi have reportedly been kidnapped in Kogi, with the abductors demanding N30m ransom for each victim The travellers were said to have taken off from Iddo Park in Lagos heading for Taraba State and reportedly kidnapped in Kogi State. “The travellers, who were passengers in a Taraba…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of the wife of a notorious criminal kingpin, John Ngata, and the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the operation followed…
The police in Taraba State Saturday have announced the arrest of an Inspector of Police and his girlfriend in connection with a reported missing assault rifle along the Wukari-Jootar Federal Highway. The development was made public on Saturday by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X. Reports disclosed that the rifle belongs to…
A police constable has been dismissed for stealing a goat. Taraba State command said the constable was caught stealing a goat and after orderly room trial was dismissed, thus highlighting the force’s disciplinary measures against misconduct. An official signal from the Commissioner of Police, DFA Jalingo, addressed to the Divisional Police Officer in Mutum Biyu,…
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have successfully a down and arrested a suspected high-profile arms dealer in Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, who disclosed this in a…
The gunrunners Troops from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, Jalingo, have busted a gun running ring in southern Taraba State. Two individuals were apprehended during the operation – Buba Idi, 55, and Isiyaka Yusufa, 29. Items recovered from the suspects include one (1) AK-47 rifle, one (1) AK-47 magazine, sixteen (16) rounds of 7.62mm special…
Danladi, detained since 2021 The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally filed terrorism charges against Ntari Hassan Danladi while accusing him of being a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This comes after keeping him in detention without trial since May 6, 2021. Danladi, native of Taraba state, who served as…
Yobe Gov, Mai Mala Buni A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Daniel Musa, has expressed his disapproval of the North East zonal coordinator of APC and the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, for planning a significant party meeting on a Sunday morning, a period typically dedicated to…
Gov. Kefas Governor Kefas Agbu of Taraba State has opened up on the circumstances surrouding the killing of his sister, Atsi kefas, reportedly shot by kidnappers along Wukari-Chinkai road last year. Kefas revealed that a police escort attached to his mother’s escorts shot and killed his sister while travelling from Jalingo to Abuja, along the…
