Posts tagged as: Taraba

Four killed, Houses Destroyed As Winstorm Wreak Havoc In Taraba, Nasarawa

LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three residents of Takum town in Taraba State have lost their lives following a severe windstorm that struck the area twice in two days. The first incident, according to a resident, Mallam Maiwada Takum, occurred on Tuesday evening, causing extensive damage to residential, commercial, school and office buildings. Takum said the weather […]

Apr 4 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Police Neutralize Two Suspected Trans- Border Kidnappers, Recover Four  AK-47

LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two members of a kidnap gang were shot dead while others were said to have escaped with bullet wounds when men of the Adamawa State Police Command alongside hunters raided their hideout at a mountain in the state, the command announced on its X handle on Monday. During the raid on the […]

Dec 5 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Newly Established North East Development Commission Allegedly Hit N5bn Scandal

LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A non governmental group,has raised alarm against massive corrupt practices allegedly being perpetuated by the management of the newly established North East Development Commission (NEDC). The group, Coalition of New Nigeria Transparency and Anti-Corruption (CNNTAC), also allegedly accused the Managing Director of the Commission, Mohammed Goni Alkali of high handedness, disregard for […]

Jul 20 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Insecurity: 22 Soldiers, 7 Policemen Killed In May By Kidnappers, Bandits-Report

LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-two Soldiers and seven policemen were among no fewer than 310 Nigerians killed in May following the insecurity in the country, a report by a media tracking group, Nigeria Mourns, has revealed. According to the report released in Abuja on Thursday, Zamfara, Borno and Katsina States topped the list of the States […]

Jun 28 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

South-East States, Benue, Ondo, Taraba Reject FG Farm Settlements For Herdsmen

LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All the five South-East state governors, Samuel Ortom (Benue); Darius Ishaku (Taraba) and the Ondo State Government have rejected the federal government plan for Ruga settlements, saying they would not give out their land for herdsmen’s settlements in their states. The Federal Government on Tuesday said in the next five years, the […]

Jun 26 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Adamawa Govt Raises Alarm Over Influx IDPs From Taraba

LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Adamawa State government says a humanitarian crisis may be looming in the state, as a result of the herdsmen-farmers crisis in parts of the country. Governor Mohammed Jibrilla raised the alarm in a statement on Thursday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ahmad Sajoh. He attributed the likely cause to […]

Jul 13 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Atiku Visits Fayose, Canvasses Support For Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited Ekiti State for a strategic review meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose where he also rallied support for Prof. Kolapo Olusola, the PDP governorship candidate in the State in the July 14 Governorship election. A statement from […]

Jun 19 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Herdsmen kill Husband, Wife and Their Children In Taraba

LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four members of a family were Wednesday massacred in Taraba State by the rampaging herdsmen. A 9-month-old toddler, however, survived the attack, eye-witnesses told The Nation. Police Commissioner, David Akinremi, who confirmed the attack and killings, said, the incident, took place in Bikka village of Takum local government area, the home of […]

Apr 5 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

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