Nasarawa State

The plan to sack 1251 teachers for not possessing the requisite teaching qualification has been announced by the Nasarawa state government. The announcement was made by the Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education…

Operatives of Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a teacher at the Sudan United Mission Primary School in Agwatashi identified as Alaga Solomon Ari for defiling a 15-year-old pupil. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the suspect, Solomon…

Wali Jibrin, Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the National Assembly to hasten the process of empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct all elections in Nigeria.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ismail Danbaba, has won the bye-election for the Nasarawa Central State Constituency in the state House of Assembly. Mr Iiyasu Umar, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has been requested by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to dismiss a lawsuit instituted by the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi. Recall that the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi had…

Unknown gunmen have invaded Gudi, the ancestral home town of Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule in Akwanga local government, reportedly killed an immigration officer, his sister and kidnapped his wife. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the…

Police in Nasarawa state have arrested a politician identified as Christopher Ogah for allegedly defiling two teenagers in his house in Obi Local Government Area. The suspect, Ogah who is reportedly chairman of the All Progressives…

A Nigerian man who was accused of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village in Nasarawa state has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This was announced by the para-military security outfit on its…

A suspected armed bandit identified as Ibrahim Mohammed has been arrested by men of Niger state police command. This was contained in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Wasiu Abiodun. The PPRO…

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has approved the appointment of immediate younger brother of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Barr Mohammed Aliyu, as new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The new appointment…

Samuel Atala, the Nasarawa State Director of Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA) has been suspended over an alleged certificate forgery. The suspension of the director was confirmed by the Executive Chairman of NAPHDA, Dr…

Tragedy as Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) 1 attached to Akwanga Division of the Nigeria Police Force, Nasarawa State Police Command, DSP Francis Onugha popularly known as Dangote reportedly died under mysterious circumstances. WITHIN…

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule Monday announced the sack of the Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Tijani Aliyu. The SSG’s sack may not be unconnected with the directive handed down to the governor last week demanding for…

The Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule has stated that he remains unbothered about being re-elected in 2023. This statement was made by the Governor while chatting with journalists in Lafia, the state capital of…

The abducted Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman in Nasarawa State, Bishop Joseph Masin, has regained his freedom. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that the General-Overseer of World of God Worldwide Gospel City was abducted by gunmen…

The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday lifted its ban on religious gathering aimed at curtailing the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dogo Shammah, made the…

Tragedy as a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly identified as Adamu Suleiman died of Coronavirus. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Suleiman is the first patient to die of COVID-19 complications in the north-central state since…

Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, a lawmaker representing Nasarawa Central constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, is dead. His death was announced by Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, representing Udege/Loko constituency on Friday in Nasarawa,…