The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has linked The Nasarawa State University Keffi with the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada for assistance and collaboration as well as encouraging their allies worldwide to partner with NSUK. This was disclosed by The Executive Vice-chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Prof. Muhammed Sani Haruna, during the presentation ceremony of laboratory equipment by De-lorenzo SPA of Italy to NSUK for the proposed Faculty of Engineering. He also stated that NASENI had volunteered their professors and experts to support the university’s engineering courses on visiting terms to meet manpower requirements for the take-off of…
Author: Victor Gai
•Traumatized actress laments ordeal •One commits suicide over video shot three years ago •Suspicion of multiple undiscovered cases hangs More facts have emerged on the pornographic videos that have set the serene city of Jos on fire in the new year, even as there is the suspicion that there is more than meets the eye as far as the sex videos in the city are concerned. Just into the new year, strange pornographic videos of local Jos girls have inundated the social media, spreading across the city like wild fire in the harmattan and whetting the appetite of sexual predators…
A survey of staff and facilities in public primary and secondary schools is to be conducted by the Nasarawa state government aimed at repositioning the sector. The State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Hajia Fatu Sabo, disclosed this during a fact-finding dialogue with education stakeholders on Thursday in Lafia. According to the education commissioner, Governor Abdullahi Sule has already given approval for the survey in order to have a holistic statistics of both manpower and facilities for the purpose of planning for the sector. Sabo explained that the survey would concentrate on taken inventory of teachers, securities, nannies, cooks…
Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong had commended security agencies, particularly the Department of State Services for the rescue of five kidnapped aid workers by the Boko Haram terrorist group including Jennifer Ukambomg Samuel, a nurse from Plateau State. Governor Lalong in a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Makut Simon Macham “says, he is excited at this development and thanks President Muhammadu Buhari for his support in ensuring that all those in captivity are set free while the terror group and other criminals are fished out and dealt with”. The statement added that…
In order to step up the fight against the dreaded Boko Haram, the Borno state government has concluded arrangement to commission a 12-man Security Trust Fund (STF) which will serve as a miltu-stakeholder platform to check the activities of the group. Commenting on the Security Trust Fund (STF), Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, recalled that the State House of Assembly had last year, passed the STF bill which has since been signed into law. He said that the fund would serve as a permanent multi-stakeholder platform, that will procure and deploy security equipment to the military, police and…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Taraba state command, had on Thursday rescued two abducted children in Lau Local Government area of Taraba. The Commandant NSCDC Taraba State Command, Aliyu Ndanusa, who disclosed this to newsmen in Jalingo, said the two children were abducted from their community in Askira Uba in Borno state. Ndanusa explained that men of the command got a hint about the evil act through its intelligence sources and trailed the abductors to their hideout in Lau. According to him, the abductors ran away on sighting the operatives of the NSCDC, leaving behind the two…
Following the January 2 invasion of Michika town by Boko Haram fighters, a survivor, Godwin Tije Kwada, disclosed the reason why the residents had to take refuge in the surrounding mountains. Kwada, who actually resides in Jos, went to Michika, his hometown, for the Christmas holiday, only to be served with the reality of what his people had been passing through in the hands of the deadly insurgents. According to him, they had to run to the mountains which had a village on it because that was the only safe haven. The Boko Haram fighters avoid the mountains because it…
The three phenomena of poverty, crime, and life, are what stare you directly when you make your way into Kabong, a densely populated neighborhood in Jos North, Plateau State. Kabong is coming under Jos West Constituency and is situated along Zaria road or the Goodluck Jonathan way. It shares boundary and separated by a river, with Jenta Adamu- another lively but equally congested neighborhood. Yet, the busy highway separates it from Gada-Biyu, a vastly populated and boisterous area too. Kabong is a Berom word and it translates to a place where the Berom first settled, according to Senior Ward Head,…
•Residents condemn acts A series of pornographic videos involving local Jos girls have leaked and raised a lot of dust in the city even as residents have begun to demand arrest of the producers. The news of the sex videos has started circulating late last year and has got to its peak in the new year even as residents have begun circulating the videos online via social media channels and on phones. Already, the news has become a subject of discussion in public places, homes and even in radio stations in the city. Residents have identified some of the actresses…
The serene and beautiful city of Jos seats above 1200 meters above sea level. It is interspersed by rocky formations, hills, valleys, streams and aquifers which amplifies its uniqueness among other cities in Nigeria. Because of these unique features, the city is a tourist attraction hence the sobriquet “Home of peace and tourism”. Apart from the unique physical features, what makes Jos different from others is the presence of exotic fruits and vegetables that visitors often buy as special gifts to their loved ones. Produce like irish potatoes, cucumber, apples, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, cucumbers are available in the…
Suspected herdsmen, had in the late hours of Wednesday attacked Kulben village in Mangu LGA of Plateau state and as a result, murdered 12 persons and critically wounded one, Police reports say. A press release by the Plateau State Police Command, dated 09/01/2020 and signed by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mathias Tyopev (MNIR), stated that “today being 09/01/2020 at about 0730hrs, the Plateau State Police Command received an information that, at about 2230hrs, unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked residents of Kulben village in Kombun district of Mangu LGA of Plateau State. “As the result of the attack,…
A federal high court sitting in Jalingo has issued a warrant of arrest on the Managing Director of Taraba Investment and Property Company Limited, Mr. Ezekiel Iliya, and two others Mr. Chris Apaji and Veronica Musa for contempt of court. Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Pam who issued the warrant of arrest on Monday ordered the three persons to be brought before the court on 16th January 2020. The arrest warrant was in pursuant to an ex-parte motion brought before the court by the Plaintiff Mr. Benjamin Orume and eight others on 2nd December 2019. In the ex-parte motion, the certified…
Nurses working in the troubled North-East are now reported to feel unsafe due to the recent abduction by Boko Haram of one of there own, Jennifer Ukambong Samuel. This was disclosed by The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Plateau State Council, in a press statement issued on Monday calling on the government to intervene on the matter and look into the welfare of their members in the state. In the statement signed by the Chairman (NANNM), Plateau State Council, Comrade Briskila Dabit, the association thanked the governor for his “swift” response after the abduction and called on…
Former NPFL champions, Plateau United had on Sunday evening blast past Nigeria’s representative at the Confederation Cup, Enyimba International of Aba by four unreplied goals. Goals from Uche Onosonya in the first half, another from Mustapha Ibrahim and a brace by Abba Umar in the second ensured that the Lalong boys remained at the top of the NPFL. The game started by 4pm with both teams making incursions into each other’s area. In the 26th minute, a build up into the Enyimba area almost resulted to a goal. A Plateau United striker found his colleague at the 18 yard box…
Taraba state now has a new Commissioner of Police. He is Ahmed Mohammed Azare. In a press statement made available to our Correspondent and signed by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Taraba State, David Misal (DSP), says his appointment followed “the retirement of CP Alkasim Sanusi (fsi) who retired on the 31st December, 2019 from the Nigeria Police Force. The statement read: “CP. Ahmed Mohammed Azare who has been posted as the 24th Commissioner of Police to the State and reported on 31st December, 2019. He holds B.A in Education from the Bayero University Kano before his deployment to Taraba…
Between September 2017 and July 2019, there were 66 attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen on 50 village communities of Irigweland of Bassa LGA of Plateau state, where 327 persons were killed leaving behind 186 widows and 744 orphans, a report says. The report titled: Impact Assessment of Fulani Herdsmen Attacks on Irigwe chiefdom between September 2017 and July 2019 by Rural Youth Integral Support Initiative, was made available to our Correspondent on Wednesday, 1 January, 2020. According to the report, out of the 14,968 displaced, children were mostly affected, with 9,729 children affected (65%), 2,994 women and 2,245 men affected.…
Former Governor of Plateau State, Sen. Jonah David Jang, has said he will appeal the ruling on the “No case submission” delivered by Justice Daniel Longji of the Plateau State High Court, Jos. The ruling was delivered Tuesday at the Plateau state High Court. Justice Longji, who is retiring from service on Tuesday 31 December, 2019 ruled that he would transfer the case file to the Chief Judge of Plateau State for reassignment to another Judge for determination. Counsel to Jang, Edward Pwajok SAN had filed a motion on “No case submission” before the court, meaning that the prosecution counsel,…
Senator representing Taraba South at the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, has stated that 268 Taraba State students studying at various tertiary institutions across the country will benefit from Senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s scholarship scheme. Sen. Bwacha announced this during an interface with journalists at his country home in Mararraba, Donga Local Government Area of the state.  The lawmaker said the scholarship scheme will be awarded by his foundation which has been consistent since 2011. “We do this every year since 2011. I started the foundation in 2003 until 2007 when I was running litigations at the courts. When I reclaimed…
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Plateau state, Gen. Jeremiah Useni, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “impress it on the Armed forces and all security services, the good people of Borno and surrounding States, as well as friendly nations to secure the release of Miss Samuel as well as the freedom of many other Nigerians in captivity”. The former FCT Minister made this call on Sunday, in a press statement made available to News chronicle and signed by his Press Secretary, Yiljab Abraham. Useni stated that it was more worrisome because…
Ideally, the reintroduction of democracy in 1999 after a long spell under the military should heave a sigh of relief and usher in new ways of doing things in Nigeria, especially in the aspect curbing institutional corruption. But 20 years down the line, the fight against corruption has become a mixed bag of successes and failures and perhaps that could be traced to strategies and policies embarked by successive administrations which yielded little results. Corruption is a type of crime that is tight to the individual and more especially the society. Therefore, in tackling the problem, more attention should be…
The new Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Joseph Albasu Kunini, has acknowledged the importance of the media to the sustainability of democracy in Nigeria and therefore asked the press to ensure adequate coverage of the legislature in order for that goal to be achieved. He made this disclosure during a dinner organised for the Correspondents’ chapel Taraba state NUJ on Sunday in Jalingo. According to Speaker of the House, Joseph Albasu Kunini, shortly after he assumed office, he thought it wise to host journalist and familiarize himself with journalists and that this was his “first point of call”…
A total of 25 new Commissioners have been formally sworn in as Commissioners in Taraba State with their designated portfolios. In a ceremony held on Friday at the EXCO chambers of the Government House, Gov. Darius Ishaku advised the new appointees to see their appointment as a privilege to serve the state and to remember that they have responsibilities to ensure that their constituents don’t see them as self centred individuals. He also implored their constituents to allow the appointees to settle down into office and face the task of governance. According to the list of Commissioners and their designations…
Poor handling of the protracted Jukun/Tiv crisis by successive administrations in Taraba State, as well as colonial policies, may have contributed to the renewed crises, which has escalated to an unprecedented dimension. Investigations by Daily Independent, reveal that successive governments’ inability to act on commission reports of past crises between the Jukun and Tiv, might have left a vacuum, which the feuding parties capitalized on to settle long-standing grievances. Also, it is on record that the Jukun and Tiv lived in unity and cohesion before the era of colonial rule but the creation of traditional authority for the two hitherto…
The phenomena of social media and Hate Speech are among issues causing problems to the State of Nigeria currently, with the government attempting to tackle them through legislation. But the opposition to the proposed legislation by Nigerians might stifle the plan due to what is perceived as the anti-humanity aspect of some of the provisions. Nigerians and the corporate world see the death penalty question as too harsh for a mere issue of Hate Speech and that both issues have been taken care of by other extant laws and that the proposed Hate Speech Commission is arbitrary and a waste.…
