TSU School of Basic Studies Records 93% IJMB Pass Rate By Taraba News The School of Basic Studies, Taraba State University, Jalingo (SBS-TSU), has recorded an impressive 93 per cent pass rate in the latest Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) examination, marking a significant milestone in the School’s academic performance. The achievement was disclosed during…
TARABA COUNCIL POLLS: TSIEC MOVES TO WIN PARTIES’ CONFIDENCE, PROMISES CREDIBLE ELECTIONS Commission prepares to fill vacant councillorship seats in Jalingo, Wukari, Donga By Taraba News | Jalingo The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) has opened a fresh engagement with political parties in the state, pledging to strengthen confidence in the electoral process and…
DIGITAL BOOST FOR TARABA AS FG MOVES TO ESTABLISH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION HUB Facility to equip youths with digital skills, support startups and entrepreneurship By Taraba News | Abuja Taraba State is set to benefit from a new Technology Innovation Hub as the Federal Government moves to expand digital skills, innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for young…
18 NON-INDIGENE SUNRISE WORKERS WIN ₦108M AGAINST TARABA GOVT Court Slams Govt Over Indigene Discrimination, Says Workers Cannot Be Abandoned Because of State of Origin By Taraba News | Jalingo/Yola Eighteen non-indigene workers of the Taraba Publishing Company, publishers of Sunrise Newspaper, have won a major legal battle against the Taraba State Government, with the…
JALINGO LIVESTOCK ENFORCEMENT TURNS CONTROVERSIAL AS RESIDENT, TSESA GIVE CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF INJURY Resident alleges assault with sharp object; agency says no stabbing occurred, blames head collision during scuffle By Taraba News | Jalingo Controversy has erupted over the enforcement of the ban on roaming livestock in Jalingo after a resident accused the Chairman of…
₦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…
KEFAS, ALAKE MOVE TO OPEN TARABA’S MINERAL WEALTH TO INVESTORS By Taraba News | Abuja Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has opened discussions with the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on measures to attract credible investors and accelerate the development of the state’s largely untapped mineral resources. The discussions took place…
UMCN BISHOP RACE: ANDE DENIES ANOINTING SUCCESSOR AHEAD OF NOVEMBER ELECTION Says eligible elders can be elected as attention turns to delegates in contest for new Episcopal Area By Taraba News | Jalingo As the United Methodist Church in Nigeria prepares for the election of a Bishop for its newly created Episcopal Area, Bishop Ande…
COURT ORDERS IGP, TARABA CP TO PRODUCE FONYA SULE OVER CONTINUED DETENTION Federal High Court fixes September 3 for police to produce detainee, explain circumstances of detention By Taraba News | Abuja/Jalingo The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command, to produce…
India Scholarship Controversy: Taraba Govt Defends Inclusion of Commissioner’s Son, Scholarship Official’s Daughter Says officials’ children are Taraba indigenes, insists selection was merit-based as questions trail 100 postgraduate beneficiaries By Taraba News The Taraba State Government has defended the inclusion of children of senior government officials among beneficiaries of its postgraduate scholarship programme to India,…
Taraba PDP Crisis: Factional Chairman Obidah Bitrus Urges Candidates to Remain Calm, Pins Hope on Appeal Court Says INEC’s current list not end of legal battle as rival PDP faction awaits Sept. 3 hearing By Taraba News The factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Hon. Comr. Obidah Bitrus, has urged…
8 YEARS WITHOUT TRIAL: The Story of Peter Edward, Jalingo Prison’s Longest Awaiting-Trial Inmate Arrested in 2018 over alleged murder, arraigned before different judges, yet no witness has testified as inmate asks: “When will my deliverance come?” By Taraba News Investigative Desk Eight years is a long time. Eight years is enough for a child…
Kefas, Bwacha, Tutare, Shiddi, Nyameh, Sani Yahya Make List By Taraba News The political battle for Government House, Jalingo, has taken a clearer shape following the display by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of the particulars of 19 governorship candidates seeking to govern Taraba State from 2027. The list sighted by Taraba News at…
Taraba SEMA Moves to Connect Vulnerable Households to FG’s HOPE Social Protection Programme By Taraba News The Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has moved to strengthen access to federal social protection interventions for vulnerable households in the state following its participation in a two-day stakeholders’ workshop on the HOPE Social Protection Project in Abuja….
Taraba Govt Distributes Food, Relief Materials to Displaced Families in Ibi By Taraba News The Taraba State Government has distributed food items and other essential materials to internally displaced persons taking refuge in Ibi Local Government Area as part of efforts to cushion the hardship facing families affected by displacement. The intervention, carried out through…
2027: Sarah Bulus Accepts APGA Ticket for Lau Constituency, Pledges People-Centred Representation The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate for Lau Constituency in the 2027 Taraba State House of Assembly election, Hon. Sarah Bulus, has welcomed the official confirmation of her nomination, describing it as a call to service rather than a personal political achievement….
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: Kuteb Voting Bloc Draws Attention as Bwacha, Danji SS Attend Abuja Gathering As political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections gather momentum in Taraba State, the Kuteb voting bloc is increasingly drawing attention following the presence of two prominent governorship contenders at a major Kuteb gathering in Abuja. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha of the…
Jalingo Goes Tough on Stray Livestock as Taraba Govt Threatens Arrest, Prosecution of Owners Taraba News Livestock owners who allow their animals to wander freely on streets and major roads in Jalingo may soon face arrest and prosecution as the Taraba State Government moves to tackle the growing problem of stray animals within the state…
From ‘Invisible’ to Indispensable: How Aisha Barde Is Repositioning Taraba Environment Ministry By Taraba News August 31, 2026 | Jalingo The Taraba State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change is gradually emerging from relative obscurity to become one of the increasingly visible and performance-driven institutions of the state government. At the centre of the changing…
2027: APGA’s Agbu Promises Service-Driven Representation for Wukari/Ibi By Taraba News The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for Wukari/Ibi Federal Constituency, Engr. Mathias Luka Agbu, has pledged to pursue what he described as service-driven and development-focused representation if elected to the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections. Agbu said his ambition to…
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…
Special Report: TARABA @ 35: Trapped by Bad Roads — The Infrastructure Crisis Holding a State Back From Yorro to Lau, Karim Lamido, Kurmi, Ussa and the collapsing corridors at Namnai and Zagah, poor road access remains one of Taraba’s most stubborn development challenges By Taraba News Thirty-five years after Taraba State was created, one…
JIMKUTA ROLLS OUT ANOTHER MASSIVE EMPOWERMENT IN TARABA SOUTH Flags off mega agricultural intervention for farmers across Wukari, Ibi, Donga, Takum, Ussa Tractors, farm machinery, fertiliser, other inputs take centre stage Fresh intervention follows previous multi-billion-naira empowerment programme Senator shifts attention to mechanised farming, food production Taraba News Senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District, David…
Taraba Police Arrest Two Suspected Female Traffickers, Rescue Three Girls Police in Taraba State have arrested two women suspected of attempting to traffic three young girls from Jalingo to Adamawa State. According to a report, the suspects were arrested while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the three girls, aged between five and six years….
Buhari Mother and Child Hospital Rots Away in Jalingo Eight Years After Completion By Taraba News A multimillion-naira Mother and Child Hospital built by the Federal Government in Jalingo, Taraba State, has remained largely unused for years after its completion, raising fresh questions over abandoned public investments and access to maternal and child healthcare in…
TARABA GOVERNMENT THROUGH TSEMA PROVIDES RELIEF MATERIALS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP IN IBI LGA. The Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has provided relief materials to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ibi Local Government Area. Representing the Executive Secretary TSEMA, Dr. Echuseh Audu, Mr. Kitchener Marcel assured the IDPs of Taraba State Government’s continued…
Some Taraba Magistrates Go to Court on Keke, No Official Vehicles Since Suntai Era — Lawyer, Influencer Appeal to Kefas Taraba News Fresh calls have been made for the Taraba State Government to improve the welfare, mobility and security of magistrates across the state, with a human rights lawyer and a social media influencer separately…
20-Year UMCN Rift: Bishop Ande Says Wounds Healing, Urges Media, Religious Leaders to Sustain Peace The Bishop of the United Methodist Church Nigeria, UMCN, Bishop Ande Emmanuel, has declared that wounds created by about two decades of division within the Church are gradually healing, as he called on religious leaders, traditional institutions, government and the…
Taraba @35: Gov. Kefas Rewards Rwanda Debate Students with ₦5m Each Taraba News Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has rewarded students who represented the state at an international debate competition in Rwanda with ₦5 million each, in recognition of their performance and contribution to projecting Taraba on the international stage. The award formed part…
