Taraba State

July 07, (THEWILL) - Governor Agbu Kefas has declared free education in all Taraba primary and secondary schools, beginning with the next academic session. The Governor, in a statement by his media Spokesman, Emmanuel Bello, said the decision is directed...

June 04, (THEWILL) – Taraba State governor, Kefas Agbu, has declared a state of emergency on basic and post-basic education in the state. On Saturday, the Governor made the declaration at a media interactive session in Jalingo, the state capital,...

May 31, (THEWILL) – Taraba State governor, Kefas Agbu, has approved the appointment of Timothy Kataps, as new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and Jeji Williams, as his Chief of Staff. The Head of Service of Taraba State,...

May 18, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, 40MW Hydropower Station and Associated 132KV Switchyard, Transmission Line and Distribution Substation (Phase I) Project, located at the Kashimbila Dam site in Taraba State. Speaking On Thursday,...

May 15, (THEWILL) – An explosive device suspected to be a bomb, on Sunday night, exploded at Doruwa drinking joint in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The incident, which occurred opposite a bank, affected some buildings within the vicinity. While no...

April 22, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State, Isma’ila Yusha’u Maihanchi, is dead. Maihanchi died at the National Hospital in Abuja, in the early hours of Saturday, after a brief illness. Confirming the...

February 26, (THEWILL) – Three ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Donga local government area of Taraba State, have been abducted by gunmen. State Coordinator of Electoral Operations Support Centre (EOSC), Taraba INEC, who confirmed...

February 05, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Taraba State Police Command have found mangled bodies of the wives and children of the traditional Chief of Mutum Biyu, Sani Mohammed. Gunmen had stormed the town on January 19, carting away several...

February 03, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court has affirmed Colonel Kefas Agbu (retd) as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the  March 11 governorship election in Taraba State. The ruling followed an appeal filed by Professor...

January 20, (THEWILL) - Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Thursday, attacked the residence of Justice Sani Muhammed (rtd), in Jalingo, Taraba State and abducted his two wives and six children. However, Justice Muhammed, a second class Chief of...