Nasarawa State

A 30-year-old man identified as Mohammed Sani has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Angwatashi area of the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa…

The former education secretary of Nasarawa local government area, Malami Salihu has been reportedly killed and 20 people who were travelling to Toto Local Government area have been kidnapped by gunmen. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the…

The Executive  Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule has denied reports that he visited the United States for medical checkup. This denial was made by the governor while appearing on a Channels Television programme. Sule stated…

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to Prohibit all Forms of Violence Against Persons and Provide Maximum Protection and Effective Remedies for Victims. The bill stipulates that perpetrators of rape are to…

Property worth millions of naira were destroyed as fire gutted a petrol station in the Central Area of Lafia, Nasarawa, in the late hours of Thursday. According to the eyewitness, the fire, which started at about 23. 30, lasted for more…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa State Command, has arrested a 46 years old Amos John Ewuga, for alleged impersonation, job racketeering and defrauding. A statement signed Muhammed Suraj Idris, PRO of the…

Police have arrested the suspected killer and the notorious kidnapper of the Nasarawa state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Philip Tatari Shekwo. WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress…

Nigeria's vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the federal government needa more local intelligence to speed up the supply of information in the fight against insecurity. This was contained in an address delivered to the media…

A 27-year-old Cephas Iliya has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday for killing his former employer, late Martin’s Omeri. The deceased, Omeri was a Deputy Chief auditor in the office of the Accountant General of…

The Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the family of Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Recall that the APC Nasarawa chairman, Shekwo was…

The Executive Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule has stated that the killers of chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Philip Shekwo will be hunted. WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that armed men…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, Philip Shekwo who was abducted by armed men has been found dead. Recall that WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that armed men abducted Shekwo from his residence in…

Angry youths have reportedly killed the pastor-in-charge of Divine Shadow Church Daudu identified as Uhembe Jacob over his alleged complicity in missing male organ in the community. Daudu is a a satellite town on Makurdi- Lafia federal…

The Executive Governor of Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule on Tuesday disclosed that the mob looting warehouses across the country will not find anything to steal in the state. Recall that there have been attacks on places where palliatives were…

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday have abducted the immediate past Nasarawa Commissioner for Higher Education, Chief Clement Uhembe at his residence in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa. According to the wife of the…

A 25-year-old man identified as Zakaria Isah has recounted how his sister identified as Bilikisu Isah died from complications she sustained after she was allegedly tortured by police operatives attached to Bola Police Outpost in Maraba,…

Six officials of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who were recently released by kidnappers have accused the Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa state, Ramham Nansel of lying about their release. Recall that the Police PRO had…

Residents of a community near Aku Village, Mararaba, in the Karu area of Nasarawa state, were shocked to discover a newborn baby wrapped in a polythene bag was found dead in a gutter. The incident which happened on Tuesday, drew a large…

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested four armed bandits and recovered arms and ammunition during two daring raids at identified bandits’ camps at Guma in Benue State and Keana in Nasarawa State. This was contained in a…