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Back to homepageNasarawa: Abducted Wife Of Eggon Youth President Regains Freedom
By Dominic Akpensuen, Lafia The kidnapped wife of the National President of the Eggon Youth Movement (EYM), Mrs Ruth Anyuabaga has been released. The abducted wife of Daniel Anyuabaga, National President of the Eggon Youth Movement (EYM) gain freedom from
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Nasarawa Governor Sacks SSG
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed-Tijani. Ahmed-Tijjani was Commissioner for Education in the administration of Sen. Umaru Al-Makura, immediate past governor of the state. The announcement is contained
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I Don’t Need Second Term – Gov Sule Tells Opponents
By Jonathan Ipaa Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has told his opponents to stop threatening him with a second term. In an interaction with journalists in Lafia weekend, Sule whose Secretary, SSG, Aliyu Tijjani, is facing sack threat from
Read MoreNasarawa PDP Kicks As Court Rules Against Congresses
BY GAADEN PUUN Nasarawa state chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Francis Orogu has hit out at court’s ruling against its recent congresses. The court sitting in Akwanga and presided over by Justice Mustapha Ramat ruled to say
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Police Confirm Abduction Of CAN Chairman In Nasarawa
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of Bishop Joseph Masin, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), by gunmen in Lafia. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, confirmed the
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Police Traps Generators Worth N50m, Diverted To Nasarawa Community
By Dominic Akpensuen Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday trapped sets of high capacity power generators worth 50 million suspected to have been diverted to Nasarawa State, the brand new generators wrapped in water proof were discovered at the early
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Nasarawa Flags Off N1.683bn Keffi Neighborhood Market, Square
Dominic Akpensuen, Lafia Nasarawa State Government has flagged off the foundation laying for the construction of N1.683, 563 Keffi neighborhood market and Keffi Square. The state governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule who laid the foundation, disclosed that the projects are in
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Nasarawa Speaker Lauds Buhari Over Financial Autonomy To States Legislature, Judiciary
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting financial autonomy to states legislature and judiciary. Abdullahi made the commendation in Keffi on Saturday while reacting to the development in an interview
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Benue, Nasarawa Govs Resolves To End Border Community Hostilities
BY HENRY IBYA, MAKURDI Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, and his Nasarawa counterpart Engr. Abdullahi Sule Wednesday resolved to impress upon the National Boundaries Commission to commence the immediate demarcation of boundaries between Benue and Nasarawa States which they observed
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COVID-19: Nasarawa Govt Lifts Ban On Religious Gathering, Commercial Tricycle Operation
The Nasarawa Government on Tuesday lifted its ban on religious gathering aimed at curtailing the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Mr Dogo Shammah, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism made the disclosure while briefing newsmen after
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