Two lawmakers in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Musa Gude (Uke/Karshi) and Onarigu Kana (Udege/Loko), have defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker of the House, Dr. Danladi Jatau, announced the development during plenary on Monday in Lafia. Jatau commended the lawmakers for their “wise decision”…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged newly deployed members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to harness the economic opportunities within the state, particularly in agriculture and community development. Addressing the 2025 Batch B Stream II corps members at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Orientation Camp in Keffi on Tuesday, the governor—represented by…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction and killing of Miss Favour Francis, a resident of Ombi Anzaku community in Lafia Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lafia, describing the arrests as part of…
The National Chairman, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Solomon Ewuga. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Paul Mumeh in Kano on Wednesday. Ewuga, who died on Sept. 23 at the age…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has apprehended six suspected kidnappers in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) stated this in a statement on Sunday in Lafia. The PPRO said that the operation was a significant breakthrough in its ongoing fight…
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr Danladi Jatau, says Gov. Abdullahi Sule is a God-sent leader to the people of the state considering his achievements in all sectors. The speaker stated this on Wednesday when he hosted the members of the 18 Area Administrative Councils in his office in Lafia. He said that…
Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday assured the affected teachers of the recovery their money from the former Chairman, Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Mohammed Gada and others involved in the alleged employment scandal. Mr Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman, ad hoc committee investigating the recent employment of more than 3,000 teachers gave the assurance when…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated a ₦16 billion flyover and underpass project in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, as part of his first official visit to the state since taking office in 2023. The flyover-underpass interchange, covering one kilometre, is the first of several infrastructure projects commissioned during the President’s one-day working visit….
The Nigerian Police Force has announced a series of traffic diversions and night-time movement restrictions in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, in preparation for an official visit by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The restrictions will be enforced from 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 June, until 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 25 June, according to SP…
Nigerian authorities have undertaken a major security operation in Nasarawa State’s border communities following a brutal attack that left more than 200 people dead in Telewata, located in Benue State. The massacre, which occurred in Guma Local Government Area over the weekend, has sent shockwaves across the region. Dozens of families have fled to neighbouring…
