The Taraba Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo has sacked the victory of Nuhu Akila of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Assembly election. The Tribunal, led by Justice Benson Ogbu, ordered that the certificate of return be retrieved from Akila and returned to Emmanuel George of the All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
Benniseed farmers are smiling to their banks as price of benniseed sky-rockets in Taraba markets. Findings show that a100kg bag of newly harvested benniseed sold at N100,000. Further finding revealed that apart from the price, benniseed farmers witnessed bumper harvest in Taraba. It was gathered that a farm where ten bags was harvested last year,…
Task Force arrests 3, 000 illegal miners Miners protest arrests The Taraba State government has said it has lost billions of naira to illegal mining over the years. This is a result of activities of illegal miners who have been conducting mining across the sixteen local government areas of the state for the past several…
I listened to a television programme on Channels’ Sunrise show where a gentleman discussed the concept of the Blue Economy and its economic opportunities for the country. As a researcher, he obviously had a good grasp of the subject matter and he well-articulated the points clearly and logically. I have no doubt that if given…