BY VICTORIA IKEANO Nasarawa State Police Command headed by Commissioner of Police (CP), Bola Longe has debunked rumours making the rounds that some high profile suspects arrested and paraded by it recently for vandalization of rail lines have been released. The rumour was especially rife in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital where news spread that … Continue reading Nasarawa Police Command Deny Release Of Suspects Arrested For Vandalization Of Rail Tracks

BY VICTORIA IKEANO Nasarawa State police command has arrested 15 more persons in connection with vandalization of rail tracks/sleepers that traverse the state to Benue state, this correspondent has confirmed. Recall that the state Commissioner of Police (CP) Bola Longe, had recently paraded before journalists, several persons arrested for the crime, after preliminary investigations further … Continue reading Nasarawa Police Command Arrest 15 More Rail Vandals

BY VICTORIA N. IKEANO Like the Nigeria Peace Corps, the National Task force on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE), has been disowned by the federal government. Like the Peace Corps, the average Nigerian is generally unaware that NATFORCE is not a government agency. And … Continue reading Like Peace Corps, Like NATFORCE

The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi has officially recieved the former Minority Leader of the House, Hon Danladi Jatau ( Kokona West) from Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) to All Progressives Congress ( APC). Balarabe Abdullahi while reading the defection letter of Hon Jatau during the House proceedings in … Continue reading NSHA Speaker Formally Receives Former Minority Leader To APC

Nasarawa State government, has commenced the payment of the N30, 000. 00 new national minimum wage, but so far, with only civil servants from level 1-6 benefitting. State Accountant General, Mr. Zakka Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday, saying the implementation has commenced in June, only for civil servants who are on grade level six downward. … Continue reading NSSG Begins Implementation Of New National Minimum Wage

By Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande Now that it is almost certain that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will zone the position of the national chairman to the North, it is imperative for all lovers of the party to, on the basis of equity and justice, push for the North Central geopolitical zone to take the slot. … Continue reading APC National Chairmanship: Why We Must All Support Sen. Al-makura

Nasarawa State government said it will uplift the standards of the Revenue House, head office of the Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Services, located in Bukan Sidi area of Lafia, the state capital. Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, disclosed this, Monday, shortly after inspecting the facility, which was recently damaged by heavy rainstorm. … Continue reading NSSG To Uplift Revenue House To Befitting Status

BY VICTORIA IKEANO After succumbing to pressures to suspend his special adviser on infrastructure, Yusuf Abubakar Musa, also known as Musa Mada, Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule is to set to dissolve his cabinet. The governor had initially been reluctant to immediately suspend the special adviser who was arrested by the police for … Continue reading Governor Sule To Dissolve Cabinet

Nasarawa State governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule has asked for the quick take-off of the Flour Mills Nigeria Plc project, in Toto local Governments Area. Governor Sule said it is important for timely, speedy implementation to be set, as his administration is in a hurry to industrialise the state and to tap from the numerous advantages. … Continue reading Gov Sule Appeals For Speedy Take Off Of Flour Mill Company In Toto

BY VICTORIA N. IKEANO Last week, the Nasarawa State Police Command headed by Commissioner of Police, CP Bola Longe burst a syndicate of high net worth individuals involved in vandalisation, stealing of railway tracks that pass through Nasarawa state to Benue state. Among those nabbed by the police and now in their custody are, Yusuf … Continue reading Kudos, Knocks Over Arrest Of Gov. Sule’s Aide, Others For Vandalizing Rail Lines