Taraba Debt: Bwacha Media Team Demands Full Disclosure of State’s Borrowings, Obligations The Bwacha Media Team has challenged the Taraba State Government to provide a comprehensive breakdown of the state’s borrowing, disbursements, repayments and outstanding financial obligations, insisting that the government’s recent explanation of its debt profile has failed to address key questions. In a…
Calls for Stronger Security, Justice and Support for Survivors JALINGO — The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Taraba State Chapter, has condemned reported cases of rape, sexual harassment and violence against female students in the Taraba State School of Nursing and surrounding student communities. In a statement issued on Monday, September 21, 2026, the…
Gov. Kefas Sets Up Task Force to Recover Government Lands in Taraba Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has approved the constitution of a special task force for the recovery and confiscation of government lands allegedly taken over by individuals and organisations across the state. The decision was announced in a press release dated August…
The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has called on residents of communities affected by recent unrest in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state to shun bitterness and embrace peace. The Governor made the call on Friday shortly after inspecting the ongoing construction of the Force Operating Base, FOB, along Kente Road in…
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JALINGO — Members of the 2000 graduating set of Government Secondary School (GSS), Wukari, Taraba State, have responded to a petition filed by retired Major General A.T. Ibrahim against Senator David Jimkuta over allegations that the lawmaker submitted forged secondary school credentials. The former classmates, who addressed journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, said they had…
₦80BN WUKARI FLYOVER: NYAMEH, SHIDDI QUESTION PRIORITY AS KEFAS GOVT DEFENDS PROJECT Bello Says Flyover Is Visionary, Future-Focused Infrastructure • Wukari Stakeholder Tells Governor: “Carry On, We Are With You” By Taraba News | Jalingo The debate over the proposed ₦80 billion Wukari Flyover has intensified, with two opposition governorship candidates questioning the project’s priority…
JALINGO — The Taraba State Government has been given a 14-day ultimatum to pay N650 million allegedly owed to Integrated Bayco Agro Services Ltd for the production and supply of 300,000 cocoa seedlings under the Governor Agbu Kefas Agricultural Revolution Initiative. The demand was contained in a letter issued by a legal firm representing the…
Community Health Drive: 500 Jalingo Residents Benefit From Free Hepatitis Screening …as youth leader Lakuza Damisa, SSF Foundation take healthcare intervention to grassroots No fewer than 500 residents of Abuja P.H.E.S 1 community in Jalingo, Taraba State, have benefited from a free hepatitis screening exercise organised by the community’s Youth Leader, Mr. Lakuza Damisa, as…
The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has called on residents of communities affected by recent unrest in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state to shun bitterness and embrace peace. The Governor made the call on Friday shortly after inspecting the ongoing construction of the Force Operating Base, FOB, along Kente Road in…
2027: TARABA TIV COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND APC WOMEN LEADER, HAILS KEFAS ON INCLUSION The reception, held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Pastoral Centre, Jalingo, attracted members of the APC State Working Committee, political stakeholders, traditional and religious leaders, community leaders, women, youths and Tiv people from different parts of Taraba State. Beyond celebrating…
“GOV. KEFAS OPERATES AN OLIGARCHIC SYSTEM, BUT HE REMAINS BETTER THAN ALL THOSE CONTESTING AGAINST HIM IN 2027” — RIKWENSE MURI By Taraba News Public affairs commentator, Dr. Rikwense Muri, has criticised what he described as the excessive concentration of political and administrative power in the Taraba State Government, saying Governor Agbu Kefas operates a…
The wife of the Taraba State Governor, Mrs. Agbu Kefas, has urged pregnant women and nursing mothers to prioritise antenatal care and routine immunisation to safeguard the health and wellbeing of mothers and children. The Governor’s wife made the call during the “Mama Ambassador for Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Life” advocacy campaign on maternal…
JALINGO — Taraba State has recorded its first confirmed case of diphtheria, with one person reported dead in Bali Local Government Area, prompting the state health authorities to activate enhanced disease surveillance and contact-tracing measures. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Udi Aketemo, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with newsmen, saying the patient died from…
The Executive Chairman of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, Hon. Mohammed Jirji Umar, has warned individuals, groups and bloggers against the circulation of unverified and inciting information concerning the recent breach of peace in Mbara Village, Mbamnga District. In a press statement issued on September 18, 2026, the Chairman said the council was…
TARABA HEALTH COLLEGE PROBES ALLEGED REMOVAL OF COMPUTERS, QUERIES STAFF By Taraba News | September 4, 2026 The management of the Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum, has opened an investigation into allegations surrounding the removal of computers and other equipment from the institution’s Information and Communication Technology Department. A five-member disciplinary committee has…
JYCDA Condemns APGA Candidate’s Description of Wukari Flyover as ‘White Elephant Project’ The Jukun Youth and Cultural Development Association (JYCDA) Worldwide has strongly condemned comments attributed to the APGA governorship candidate in Taraba State, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, describing the ongoing Wukari Flyover Project as a “white elephant project” and a misplaced priority. President of the…
APGA candidate promises water for communities, mechanised agriculture, improved roads, healthcare, education and inclusive governance The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Taraba State, Hon. Danjuma Usman Shiddi, popularly known as Danji SS, has unveiled his “Rescue Taraba” manifesto and inaugurated his campaign council ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The…
JALINGO — Governor Agbu Kefas has raised the potential value of Taraba State’s youth business empowerment intervention to ₦1.5 billion, following a fresh commitment of another ₦1 billion after the commencement of the initial ₦500 million Youth Business Startup Grant. The governor announced the additional commitment on Thursday during the official flag-off and disbursement of…
2027: Nyameh Unveils Tomato Industrialisation Plan, Targets Jobs, Revenue for Taraba Accord governorship candidate in Taraba State, Professor Jerome Nyameh, has unveiled plans to develop a tomato processing industry in the state if elected governor in 2027, saying Taraba must move away from merely producing agricultural commodities to processing and adding value to them. Nyameh…
2027: APC Appoints Former Deputy Speaker Nguroje Deputy Director of Parliamentary Mobilisation Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Babangida S.M. Nguroje, OFR, CON, has been appointed Deputy Director of Parliamentary Mobilisation of the 2027 All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. Nguroje’s name appears on the membership list of the campaign council…
Abumila Political Base Commends Sani Danladi Over Greenland University Establishment The Abumila Political Base, a political support group led by Hon. Abubakar Inuwa, popularly known as Garba Pele, has commended the former Acting Governor of Taraba State, Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi, for establishing Greenland University in Jalingo, the state capital. The group gave the commendation…
JALINGO — There is relief and excitement in Taraba State as Blessing Danjuma, a young Taraba indigene who was trafficked to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, has finally returned home and reunited with her family in Jalingo. Blessing’s return was facilitated through the collaborative efforts of the Taraba State Government, the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
JALINGO — The Canada Virtuous Women (CAVIWO), a non-profit organisation, has disclosed that it has empowered more than 200 women in Taraba State through various interventions aimed at improving livelihoods, promoting self-reliance and supporting vulnerable members of society. The organisation made the disclosure during its two-day Virtuous Women Conference Nigeria 2026, held for widows, children…
2027: Nyameh Pledges to Unlock Taraba’s Agricultural, Mineral and Tourism Potential By: Staff Reporter August 17, 2026 The Accord Party governorship candidate in Taraba State, Professor Jerome Nyameh, has pledged to unlock the state’s agricultural, mineral and tourism potential, arguing that Taraba’s economic challenges are not caused by a lack of resources but by years…
Kefas, Danji SS Camps Clash Over Taraba’s Progress, Governance Record Taraba Deserves Better, Says Promises Must Translate to Measurable Results – DANJI Governor Taking Governance to Ordinary Tarabans, Not Political Elites – Gov. Kefas Camp The battle for Taraba Government House in 2027 is increasingly becoming a referendum on Governor Agbu Kefas’ record, as the…
TSEMA BOSS ATTENDS ZONAL CONSULTATION ON NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY POLICY IN KANO KANO — The Executive Secretary of the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA), Dr. Echuseh Audu, has participated in a two-day Northwest/Northeast zonal stakeholders’ consultation workshop on the Draft National Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery. The workshop, held in…
ON THE WUKARI FLYOVER: MY TAKE. By Jolly Agbu Masa-Ibi Wukari is strategically located along the A4 Highway, a major north-south national route linking Calabar in the south to Maiduguri in the north and running roughly parallel to Nigeria’s eastern border with Cameroon. Beyond the A4 Highway, Wukari is also connected by several major roads…
NYCN SECURES RELEASE OF THREE INMATES FROM JALINGO CUSTODIAL CENTRE The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Taraba State Chapter, has secured the release of three inmates from the Nigerian Correctional Service Custodial Centre in Jalingo after paying their court-ordered fines. The intervention, carried out as part of activities marking International Youth Day, was led…
Beyond the Celebration: Can Taraba’s New Master Plan Finally Transform Its Towns and Roads? By Taraba News The colourful celebrations marking Taraba State’s 35th anniversary have ended. The speeches have been delivered, dignitaries have departed and another chapter has been added to the history of the state. But one important document unveiled during the celebration…
