By Sabiu Abdullahi Residents of Lafia, the bustling capital city of Nasarawa State, find themselves in the throes of a severe water crisis, as access to clean and safe water becomes increasingly scarce, plunging many households into distress. The acute shortage stems from the Nasarawa State Water Board’s failure to pump drinking water for the
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Mohammed Omadefu as the winner of the Keana Constituency seat for Saturday’s Nasarawa State House of Assembly rerun election. The election in the constituency followed an order by the Appeal Court sitting in
By Kasim Isa Muhammad Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, issued an apology to the Nasarawa state government and the families affected by the accidental 2023 airstrike that claimed innocent lives in Rukubi community, Doma Local Government Area. During a condolence visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule, Abubakar clarified that the airstrike was
By Kasim Isa Muhammad Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, issued an apology to the Nasarawa state government and the families affected by the accidental 2023 airstrike that claimed innocent lives in Rukubi community, Doma Local Government Area. During a condolence visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule, Abubakar clarified that the airstrike was
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Supreme Court has solidified Abdullahi Sule’s position as the governor of Nasarawa State, dismissing the prior decision by the state election petition tribunal that ousted him from office. The tribunal initially declared David Ombugadu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, as the winner of the March 18, 2023 election.
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The kidnapped chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isah Andaha, has regained freedom. He was released at about 9:00 pm on Tuesday alongside his friend, Adamu Custom, and two others who were kidnapped along the Akwanga-Andaha road on Monday night, after paying 10 million naira as ransom,
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has pardoned 14 inmates serving various jail terms at correctional centers in the state. The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr. Labaran Magaji, said this in a statement on Monday in Lafia. Labaran said the action of Governor Sule was in exercise of the powers
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the removal of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, reinstating him as the duly elected governor following the March 18 governorship election. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, declared that the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal’s earlier ruling
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma As residents of Nasarawa State await the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the March 18 governorship election in the coming days, the State Police Command has warned residents against violence during and after the judgement or get arrested and prosecuted. The Acting Commissioner of Police, Shetima Mohammed, gave the
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma A lecturer with Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), Dr. Comfort Adokwe, who was abducted on Sunday night at her residence in Keffi, has been released. A family member, who pleaded anonymity, said Dr. Adokwe was freed after paying N5 million ransom. He said she was still in the hospital for