Tag Archives: Taraba

Crisis: Police seal PDP secretariat in Taraba

The leadership crisis rocking the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a different dimension, as two individuals are claiming the chairmanship position in the state. It was observed that supporters of the former chairman, who was recently removed from office by Justice Nuhu Adi of the State High Court, prevented the embattled acting chairman, Alhaji ...

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Presidential Poll: Atiku emerges victorious in Taraba

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar has defeated his Labour Party, PDP and All Progressive Party, APC counterparts in Taraba State. The former Vice President   scored 189,017 ahead of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who polled 146,315 and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 135,165 votes. It will be ...

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11 Taraba commissioners reportedly dumped PDP for APC

About eleven commissioners in Sokoto State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The development followed an announcement by the state’s Deputy Governor, Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, resigning his membership in the main opposition party. Platinumpost had reported that Muhammad made the disclosure in a letter directed to the PDP Ward Chairman of ...

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Taraba Assembly Speaker resigns over personal reasons

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly Professor Joseph Albasu Kunini has resigned as the Speaker, giving personal reasons. The Deputy Speaker Alhaji Hamman Adama Abdulahi who read the letter dated 20th December 2022 opened the floor for members to nominate a successor. Mr Bonzana Kizito representing Zing state constituency was nominated and consequently elected as new Speaker. Kunini ...

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Political Appointments: Taraba gov berates MURIC over statement

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has called on the people of the State to reject politicians that indulge in using religion to cause tension and conflict in the State. Governor Ishaku made this statement on Tuesday through a press statement made available to media men in Jalingo, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu ...

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Just in: Ex-Minister of Women Affairs, Al-Hassan is dead

Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan aka Mama Taraba is dead, She died at the age of 61. She resigned as the Minister of Women Affairs from President Buhari’s government July 27, 2018 to contest the governorship election in Taraba. She was said to have died on Friday in Cairo, Egypt. More to come..

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Just in: Taraba State lawmaker abducted by unknown gunmen

A member representing Nguroje Constituency in the Taraba House of Assembly, Barr. Bashir Mohammed has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Acccording to The Nation, the lawmaker was kidnapped from his house behind SSS office area of Jalingo at about 1. 30. am Wednesday by a heavily armed gunmen. According to the source, the gunmen who were more than ten in ...

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Taraba govt explains why gov Ishaku has stayed in Abuja for two months

The Taraba Government has criticized those calling for the impeachment of Gov. Darius Ishaku, who has stayed out of the state since December. According to a government statement, Ishaku’s continued stay in Abuja did not in any way constitute an impeachable offence. Bala Abu, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity who issued the statement on Thursday ...

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Four Taraba federal lawmakers win at tribunal

The Taraba State National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja has struck out four petitions challenging the victories of four National Assembly members from the state. The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Eyewumi Oritsejafor, in separate judgments, found that the petitioners failed to establish their cases against the respondents, The Nation reports. The tribunal also ...

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Taraba 2019: Tribunal grants APC’s request, party now re-listed in governorship election petition

The Taraba state governorship tribunal on Friday granted the request of All Progressive Congress (APC), asking to be re- listed in the governorship petition that had earlier been dismissed. The Tribunal sitting in at the FCT High Court, Apo had on July 10, dismissed the petition filed by Abubakar Danladi of the APC, challenging the re-election of Gov. Darius Ishaku ...

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