Nasarawa state

As the administration of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule is winding off, the Governor on Thursday, constituted a 25-man transition committee, ahead of his inauguration scheduled for May 29. Sule’s deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe…

Prof Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million. Daily Trust had reported how the professor of law was kidnapped from his country home in…

A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, has been kidnapped by gunmen who allegedly invaded his community, Gwagi, in the Wamba Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday. A family…

Nasarawa State Chapter of the Labour Party has suspended 11 of its officials for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities during the March 18 governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the state. The Chairman of Labour…

No fewer than 1,000 aged women from across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State on Monday held a protest  in Lafia, the state capital, seeking a  review of the recently conducted governorship election in the state. The…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Abdullahi Sule as the winner of Saturday’s election in Nasarawa state. Ishaya Tanko, the state collation officer…

Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP in Nasarawa State, Joseph Ewuga, has shelved his ambition and declared support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David Ombugadu, ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll.…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has scored the highest votes in Saturday’s presidential election in Nasarawa State. Obi secured 191,361 votes in the contest with his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the All…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari, announced on Thursday that the oil firm would commence the drilling of crude oil in Nasarawa State on March 21, 2023. In series…

Two people including a pregnant woman have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nasarawa state. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the victims are a pregnant woman…

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Phillip Shekwo, who was kidnapped on Saturday, has been found dead. Shekwo was kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday night, November 21, at his residence along Dunamis Church, Bukan…

Police authorities in Nasarawa State have arrested a 40-year-old woman, Rita Oti for alleged human trafficking at Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed on Tuesday via a statement issued by the Police…

A newborn baby wrapped in a polythene bag has reportedly been found dead in a gutter near Aku village, Mararaba, in the Karu area of Nasarawa state. The incident which happened on Tuesday, drew a large crowd to the scene after a young…

Twenty-six officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) who were kidnapped along Mararaban-Udege in Nasarawa State have regained their freedom. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this on Monday at the Government House in…

Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Executive Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Council, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Ottos over insubordination. The House also suspended the Deputy Chairman, Karu Local Government council,…