The Nigerian Army Captain 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 Read more
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced a former governor of Taraba State, Mr Jolly Nyame, to 14 years in prison without an option of fine. The court convicted Mr Nyame of criminal breach of trust in a case Read more
The police on Tuesday paraded persons accused of supplying arms to armed persons who have been attacking communities in Benue and Taraba states. Scores of people have been killed in both states since the start of the year. In a Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that Fulani herdsmen don’t move around with AK-47 rifles but sticks and machetes is false and misleading, Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has said. The president had made this claim during his bilateral meeting with Read more
Mafindi Danburam, chairman of north-east zone of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP) to save the Fulani in Taraba from “total extinction”. He made the appeal on Tuesday, Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the troubled Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State before leaving for Accra, Ghana, later today. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President will also receive the visiting Liberian President Read more
The Taraba state government has stated its rejection of the federal government’s proposed cattle colony as a solution to the incessant herdsmen-farmers clash. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Taraba state commissioner of justice and attorney-general, Yusufu Akirikwen. He Read more
The Nigerian Military has deployed Special Forces to Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states amid tensions of attacks on communities in the states. The Presidency announced this on Wednesday, hours after President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting Read more
Former Governor Dambaba Suntai of Taraba State who survived an air crash at the Yola Airport in Adamawa State in 2012 has died. Mr Suntai died at home where he was undergoing rehabilitation for brain injuries arising from the plane Read more
To stem the ranging crisis between the Fulani and Mambilla in Sardauna Council of Taraba State, security chiefs, include the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 3 Division of the Nigeria Army, Brig-Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu, Commandment of the 23 Brigade, Yola Read more