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
Governor of Nasarawa state, Engr. Abdullahi Alhaji Sule has appealed to members of the Nasarawa State Development Association, Lagos State chapter to remain calm and be law abiding following their protest over alleged sale of the state liaison office in Lagos. Recall that the NSDA members had at the weekend protested the alleged sale of the building, located at Plot Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
. 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nasarawa state Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has lost his son, Alhaji Hassan Sule, at the early hours of Friday January 27, 2023 This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Ibrahim Addra and made available to Blueprint, in Lafia. “His Excellency Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa state on behalf of his family announces Read More
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development and casualty figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lafia. Nansel said that preliminary investigation revealed that the pastoralists Read More
At least, 27 dead bodies of Fulani pastoralists have been recovered after an attacked allegedly by Tiv gunmen at Nasarawa, Benue boarder in Rukubi community of Doma local government area of Nasarawa state. But a source said those killed were up to 50 he4 The community was said to have come under attack by suspected Tiv gunmen on Tuesday night between Read More
Nasarawa state Police in collaboration with other security agencies, have rescued two females among the six pupils that were abducted on Friday, at LEA primary school, Alwaza village, Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Ramhan Nansel and made available to newsmen on Saturday, in Lafia said the rescued persons Read More
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