Breaking: Gunmen invade Keffi, abduct 4 Nasarawa varsity students

October 10, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Gunmen have abducted some students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The four abducted students were kidnapped on Tuesday at their lodge at Angwan Kare, Keffi Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed that the State Police Command received a distress call in the early hours of Tuesday that a Read More

Breaking: PDP’s Ombugadu won Nasarawa 2023 governorship election, Tribunal rules

October 2, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital has sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule, and declared David Ombugadu, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected. In a ruling delivered on Monday, two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the PDP while one judge dissented. Governor Sule of the All Read More

Kidnappers invade ex-minister’s residence in Nasarawa, injure three guards

July 23, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

kidnappers, on Saturday night, invaded the residence of a former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku. The suspected kidnappers, after shooting sporadically into the air, forced their way into Maku’s residence in Ola, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, around 7:50 p.m, left three security guards brutally injured. One of the security guards who was injured told our correspondent that Read More

Police nab mechanic for alleged theft of customer’s car

July 23, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Nasarawa state Police Command has arrested a mechanic identified as, Sani Musa-Labaran, for allegedly stealing and selling a car his customer brought for repairs. The command in a statement signed by it’s Police Pubic Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel on Sunday in Lafia, said, on 19 July, at about 4:00 p.m. Police received a complaint that a Toyota Corolla Read More

Nasarawa Assembly resolves crisis, Balarabe emerges Speaker

July 21, 2023 Content Editor 0

Members of the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly have resolved its leadership crises following the decision of the factional leader Daniel Ogazi to step aside. Following this development,  Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi ( APC-  Umaisha/ Ugya) emered as the speaker. They have also elected Hon. Abel Yakubu Bala ( PDP- Nassarawa Eggon West) as the deputy speaker. Hon. Ibrahim Musa, Read More

Nasarawa: Governorship election in compliance with guidelines – INEC

July 16, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the March 18 governorship election that returned governor Abdullahi Sule for second term was in substantial compliance to the laid down guidelines, The deputy director of Software and training of the commission, Ama Abom Agwu, disclosed this during cross-examination at the ongoing governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Lafia, on Saturday. Read More

Nasarawa: NBTE assures Nacabs Polytechnic of support

July 13, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has assured Nacabs Polytechnic, Akwanga Nasarawa state of its support towards ensuring standard of education in the institution. Director , Polytechnic programmes department, NBTE Kaduna Arch. Ngede Ogoh, gave the assurance at the end of its resource inspection visit to Nacabs Polytechnic, Akwanga on Thursday. Ogoh, who is the team leader of the Read More

Nasarawa guber: Tribunal admit documents, adjourns sitting to Friday

July 13, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital has adjourned its sitting to Friday for continuation of hearing after admitting documents. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate David Ombugadu had challenged the declaration of Abdullahi Sule as the winner of the March 18th governorship election in Nasarawa state at the tribunal, alleging irregularities Read More

Tribunal adjourns hearing in case against Nasarawa speaker to July 8

June 17, 2023 Mohammed Yangida, Lafia 0

. The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia Nasarawa state on Friday, adjourned to July 8, 2023 for continuation of witnesses testimony in the case challenging the election of Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the speaker Nasarawa state house of Assembly as member Ugya/Umuaisha state Assembly constituency. Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa”ad of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is challenging the victory of Ibrahim Read More

Nigerian refineries as Egyptian cows

June 10, 2023 Clem Oluwole 0

The disclosure by Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state that the Buhari presidency pumped a humongous sum of $19bn to overhaul the nation’s four refineries in the last three years is shocking. Sule’s revelation came on the heels of a similar alarm raised by the outgoing House of Representatives that over N11trn was squandered on the plants. He spoke on Read More

Nasarawa Assembly impasse: Stakeholders back Ogah Ogazi as authentic Speaker

June 9, 2023 Bode Olagoke, Abuja 0

Following the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, a group on the platform of the Nasarawa Stakeholders Forum has declared a member repesenting Kokona East state constituency, Hon. Daniel Ogah Ogazi as the authentic Speaker. The stakeholders Forum, however, asked the immediate past Speaker, Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi to stop parading himself as a factional Speaker. Addressing Read More

Nasarawa ministerial slot: Time to reward Al-Makura

May 8, 2023 Mu’azu Abari 0

In his theory of man and greatness William Shakespeare asserted that “some are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them”. But for Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, the architect of modern Nasarawa state, despite having the privilege of coming from a great, influential and reputable family, he never allowed his family high horse to determine his Read More

Governor Sule approves retired Justice Ubangari as new Aren Eggon

May 7, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state Friday, approved the appointment of a former chief judge of the state, Justice Ahmed Ubangari (rtd) as the new Aren Eggon. He gave the approval shortly after being presented with the report of the committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting the selection of the new Aren Eggon, at the Government House Lafia. The Read More

Promoting social justice in health care coverage in Nasarawa state

April 26, 2023 Victor Okeke 0

Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across the life course. Protecting people from the financial consequences of paying Read More

Development communicators storm Keffi as Institute Honours Sule, Lalong, Ogbeche others

April 25, 2023 Bode Olagoke 0

All roads lead to Keffi next Tuesday as the Institute of Strategic and Development Communications (ISDEVCOM), Nasarawa State University convene its 4th International Conference of Development Communicators and industry experts to brain storm on how to harness data for national development.  The Governors of Nasarawa and Plateau States, Engr. Abdulahi Sule and Simon Lalong as well as the chairman, Nigeria Read More

Promoting social justice in health care coverage in Nasarawa state

April 22, 2023 Victor Okeke 0

Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across the life course. Protecting people from the financial consequences of paying Read More

Breaking: Nasarawa deputy governor’s driver kidnapped

April 19, 2023 Admin III 0

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Daniel Ogoshi, the official driver of Nasarawa Deputy Governor Dr Emmanuel Akabe. He was kidnapped from residence of his friend around 9:30pm at Ombi 2, College of Agriculture, Kwandere road Lafia, leaving his phone and car behind. Confirming the incident, the media officer to the deputy governor, Emmanuel Eyima, said he was informed about the situation but Read More

Al-Makura: Set for higher service 

April 19, 2023 Mu'azu Abari 0

No condition is permanent, the only constant thing in life is change.when it comes as it will, no force or mortal on earth can stop it. When God wants to reward his anointed who has done a lot for his people and prepare him for higher and greater responsibilities, he sometimes bring obstacles in form of disappointment to his way Read More

Nasarawa: Former deputy governor regains freedom

April 10, 2023 Mohammed Yangida, Lafia 0

A former deputy governor of Nasarawa state, Prof. Onje Gye-Wadow who was kidnapped on Thursday night, has been freed by his abductors after collecting N4 million ransom. A family source who confirmed the release of Prof.Gye-Wado, said he was freed around 10:06pm on Sunday night. Gye Wado was kidnapped in his country home, Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of Wamba Read More

Gunmen kidnap former deputy governor on Good Friday

April 7, 2023 Admin III 0

Unknown-gunmen have kidnapped former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado. He was allegedly kidnapped in his community, Gwagi, in the Wamba Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday. Professor Onje Gye-Wado who served as deputy governor of Nasarawa State between 1999 and 2003, had escaped being kidnapped on several occasions before the sad Read More

Police ban protests in Nasarawa

March 27, 2023 Admin III 0

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Monday banned all forms of protest throughout the state. The spokesperson for the command, Ramhan Nansel, said the decision was taken to prevent the breakdown of law and order and to sustain the peace currently being enjoyed.  He also said that an intelligence report on security in the state revealed that it can no longer Read More