Three Chinese nationals and others arrested over illegal mining in Nasarawa Three Chinese nationals and several Nigerian miners during a security operation targeting alleged illegal mining activities in Nasarawa State. The arrests were made at Amba community in Kokona Local Government Area during a raid led by Nasarawa…
DSS rescues abducted Nasarawa varsity Dean, arrests female suspect and accomplice The Department of State Services (DSS) has rescued the abducted Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Professor Samuel Okunsebor, less than 48 hours after he was kidnapped by armed men in Nasarawa…
…Fourth Legacy Highway was originally conceived as a dual carriageway linking Akwanga in Nasarawa State with Maiduguri in Borno State through Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Biu. The additional 400 kilometres will further extend the corridor into Taraba State. Umahi also announced presidential approval for the complete reco…
…Cadastral Zone A07, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, FCT, Abuja; No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano; Plot 157, Lamido Nasarawa GRA, Kano; a commercial plaza comprising commercial toilets, laundering facilities, warehouse tanks adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Market; 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi""Jega Road; and…
…Development, has distributed improved farm inputs and 22 tricycles to 1,918 farmers in Nasarawa State to boost rice and cassava production during the 2026 wet farming season. The intervention, implemented under the Value Chain Development Programme with additional financing, targets farmers in Lafia, Doma, Wamba, Karu…
…Wuse II, FCT, Abuja, purchased in March 2024 at N120,000,000.00.No. 4, Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano, purchased in December 2022 at N300,000,000.00.Plot 157, Lamido Crescent, Nasarawa GRA, Kano, purchased in July 2019.A plaza, commercial toilets, laundry facility, and warehouse tanks adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Mar…
…Mrs. Kangyang Sunday. According to the victims, they had boarded the vehicle in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, and were travelling to Jos when they were abducted by the criminals. The victims were successfully rescued without further harm, while efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend the fleeing kidnappers. Meanwhil…
…Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Ngozi Felix, said one of the convicts fled to Nasarawa State after committing the offence but was tracked and returned to Abia by the police for prosecution. She described the prosecution as "one of the fastest recorded within Nigeria's network of S3xual Assault Referral Centr…
…Niger State and Danranmi (now at large) on or about the 9th of January 2023 at Lafia, Nasarawa State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to conceal information that Danranmi is a notorious bandit who supplies arms and ammunition to kidnappers and bandits in and around Niger…
…while inspecting ongoing work along the Ebonyi section of the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue-Nasarawa-Abuja Superhighway, Umahi said it was the deceased's family that forced open her room after becoming concerned about her wellbeing before taking her to the hospital.According to the minister, the matter was immediately reported…
What kind of would do such a thing to her - Nasarawa resident expresses concern over the condition of mentally ill pregnant woman A Nigerian man, Imran Otuwose Oganji, has expressed concern after he observed that a known mentally ill woman is visibly pregnant. Oganji said he spotted the woman on Monday morning, July 13…
Man arrested in Nasarawa for allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to d3ath over refusal to cook The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, for allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to d3ath. The incident occurred in the Angwan Yahaya area of Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area.…
…risk of flash flooding include Taraba, Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa. The Lagos State Government has also continued to advise residents living in fl…
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, for the alleged culpable homicide of his 20-year-old wife in Angwan Yahaya, Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the State. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, 12th July, 2026, at about 12:30 p.m, followed a co…
…risk of flash flooding include Taraba, Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa. Watch video here: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐎𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 Torren…
…Territory, FCT. The agency placed Bauchi, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and Kogi among the northern states at high risk of flooding between July 11 and July 20, 2026. According to NiMet, the heightened flood risk is due to persistent rainfall currently being recorded across the nation. NiMet said t…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has dismissed reports that it plans to replace any of its candidates who emerged from the party’s recent primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s state chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello, made this known on Saturday in Lafia while distributing Independent N…
…as building collapses in Kano A two-storey building under construction at Sultan Road in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State has collapsed, leaving four people trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026. Eyewitnesses said construction workers noticed signs of struc…
…to increased demand for foreign exchange. Uche Uwaleke, professor of Capital Market at Nasarawa State University and president of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, agreed that seasonal factors typically increase demand for foreign exchange and can widen the premium between the official and parallel markets. Acco…
…by unknown gunmen," the statement read. The suspect, one Abdullahi Usman, 23yrs, of Awe, Nasarawa State, has been arrested in connection with the crime and investigation is still going on to get the remaining suspects." by Linda Ikeji at 09/07/2026 4:13 PM | Share this Story
…come against the backdrop of recurring attacks on rural communities in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa and parts of Southern Kaduna, where suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have been blamed for many attacks.The lawmaker, in a message posted on his X account on Wednesday, July 8, said he has spent years investigating what he des…
…Obi," Sheriff said. When reminded that Obi secured substantial votes in states such as Nasarawa and Plateau during the 2023 presidential election, Sheriff dismissed the comparison, arguing that circumstances had changed. "The situation is different now, you know why? Peter Obi, when he was a governor, chased all the No…
Police confirm abd#ction of three university students in Nasarawa The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abd#ction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) from their off-campus hostel along Awe Road, near the university's temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia. The Public Relations Office…
…Peter Obi,” he said. When reminded that Obi secured substantial votes in states such as Nasarawa and Plateau during the 2023 presidential election, Sheriff argued that the political landscape had changed. “The situation is different now, you know why? Peter Obi when he was a governor chased all the Northerners out of A…
…he said. When reminded that Obi won substantial votes in states including Plateau and Nasarawa during the last presidential election, Sheriff maintained that circumstances had since changed. He alleged that Obi's time as governor of Anambra State had left many Northerners dissatisfied. "The situation is different now.…