Soldiers have allegedly burned down some houses and a school in Peva town, a community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. Residents who spoke to our correspondent said…
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WADUME’S TRIAL BEGINS DESPITE AGF/ ARMY NOT RELEASING KILLER SOLDIERS
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Trial in the kidnap case involving Bala Hamisu, aka Wadume, began at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, with an Assistant Superintendent of Police,…
I SHOT A POLICE IRT VEHICLE AND IT SOMERSAULTED, SOLDIER CONFESSES
A soldier attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, Sgt. Ibrahim Muhammed, has narrated how he crashed a bus in which members of the Intelligence Response Team were travelling after…
POLICE ARRESTS TEN MEN FOR SERIALLY SODOMISING YOUNG BOYS IN TARABA
Nigeria police The Police in Jalingo, Taraba State capital have arrested 10 men, including a businessman, for allegedly sodomising young boys in the state. DSP David Misal, police spokesperson in the state,…
PRESIDENT TARABA CUSTOMARY COURT KIDNAPPED
President of Customary Court in Taraba State, Justice Donatus Yantau Shidda, has been kidnapped, SaharaReporters can report. A family member told SaharaReporters that the Shidda was whisked away in the…
YOUTHS IN TARABA STOP SOLDIER FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE
Nigerian Army Residents of Jalingo, Taraba State, spent an hour struggling to stop a military man from committing suicide. According to the report, the soldier identified simply as Ali, climbed the…
CORONAVIRUS: TARABA LIFTS BAN ON RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
The Taraba State Government has announced the resumption of religious activities in the state. The state Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu, made the announcement on Monday in a statewide broadcast…
APPREHENSION AS TARABA LOSES 2 COMMISSIONERS IN ONE MONTH
Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo There is apprehension in Taraba as another Commissioner died, the second in less than a month. Mr. Naptali Kefas, died a few days ago This is coming…
TARABA REJECTS 100 ALMAJIRIS FROM NASARAWA STATE, SEE WHY
The Taraba State Government has rejected 100 students (Almajiris) of Islamic studies repatriated from Nasarawa State due to the flaunting of the procedure, as agreed by the Northern Governors Forum…
FEAR GRIPS JALINGO AS TARABA CORONAVIRUS SUSPECT CASE ESCAPES FROM ISOLATION
Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo Fear gripped residents of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, following report that one of the 130 persons being quarantined for coronavirus at the NYSC orientation camp…
CONTROVERSY OVER WHEREABOUTS OF CAPTAIN WHO LED ARMY TEAM THAT KILLED POLICE SPECIAL FORCES THAT ARRESTED WADUME
Where’s Captain Tijani Balarabe? There are unconfirmed reports that the Army Captain, Tijani Balarabe, who led the army team that killed policemen transporting kidnapping kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, last August might…
POLICE RESCUE 66 CHILDREN FROM CHILD TRAFFICKER IN TARABA
The police in Taraba State have rescued six more children abducted by a suspected child trafficker, Mary Yakubu, bringing the number to 66 children rescued. The police spokesman, DSP David…
WADUME: ARMY SHIELDS 10 SOLDIERS FROM TERRORISM, KIDNAPPING AND MURDER TRIAL
Alhaji Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume: charged with murder, terrorism and kidnapping Nigeria’s military authorities are shielding 10 soldiers connected with Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume and have refused…
POLICE ARRAIGNS WADUME, ARMY CAPTAIN, 18 OTHERS FOR KIDNAPPING, TERRORISM, MURDER
Nigeria police on Monday arraigned kidnap suspect, Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume, an army captain Tijjani Balarabe and 18 others for terrorism, murder, kidnapping, and possession of illegal arms.…
POLICE FINALLY SET TO ARRAIGN NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPER, WAJUME, 18 OTHERS FOR MURDER, KIDNAPPING
The Nigerian Police Force has concluded plans to arraign suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (alias Wadume) Captain Tijjani Balarabe, two dismissed policemen and about eight members of the kidnap…
POLICE FINALLY CHARGE WADUME, ARMY CAPTAIN TO COURT FOR TERRORISM
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has slammed 16 counts bordering on terrorism, murder, kidnapping and illegal arms running against the Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka…
TARABA NBA CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN KIDNAPPED
Vice Chairperson of Nigerian Bar Association in Taraba State, Zainab Kishimi, has been kidnapped. Kishimi, who is also a senior member of the International Federation of Female Lawyers, was seized…
CONFUSION AS 50 JOSTLE FOR MINISTERIAL SLOT IN TARABA
There seems to be a festering feud among members of the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress over the ministerial nominees from the state sent to President Muhammadu…