The former governor is facing trial for allegedly misappropriating N1.64 billion during his tenure as the state governor from 1999 to 2007.
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“A part of Taraba was once part of Southern Cameroon before they voted to join Nigeria; such people are happy they took that decision and will never toy with Nigeria’s unity and oneness,” he said.
The former governor said this during cross examination by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN).
Nyame is facing trial for alleged misappropriation of Taraba State funds to the tune of N1.64 billion during his tenure as the governor.
According to them, rather than tap the great potential of the social media in expanding knowledge, many youths have been using it to spread falsehood, disseminate hate speeches and engage in slander.
They have labeled Mama Taraba a traitor, and an ingrate and have even called for her immediate sack, disgrace, humiliation and outright dismissal for “anti-party activities”.. What is not clear is how a serving Minister expressing an opinion amounts to “an anti-party activity.” Alhaji Atiku Abubakar whom she visited is a member and one of the leaders of the APC, and she has since made it clear, not only in private, but through the BBC, that she regards Atiku as her political godfather and mentor, and should he decide to run for President in 2019, she will support him, not Buhari.
Its president, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, made the call while declaring open the second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for 2017 holding at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cathedral in Jalingo.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the project was approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, August 30.
Alhaji Umar Usman, the chairman of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo that the prices of bags of beans and guinea corn chaffs had risen by 100 per cent.
According to him, our people already have enough problems as it is, and the most important thing for our people is the security of lives and property and food on their tables.
The ex-governor said in Jalingo at a meeting of the APC Integrity Group on Tuesday that he took the decision after consultations with political stakeholders in and outside the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a cross section of Nigerians, who were touched by the late governor’s kind gesture and sterling leadership qualities, could not hold their tears as they gave their testimonies of his legacies.
They said fighting kidnappers and insurgency required not only force and arms but also indepth knowledge of the conflict terrain and the people around it.
The petition, signed by 16 elders and copied to the Speaker, Taraba House of Assembly, security agencies and other traditional rulers, alleged that Chiroma was promoting indiscipline by pitting village heads against district heads.
Leme told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo on Monday that 177 of the pilgrims were sponsored by the state government and 37 by local councils.
Spokesman of the command, David Misal, told newsmen in Jalingo that the fifth suspect, Salisu Zakari, who narrowly escaped the mob action, was arrested and detained in the command.
Vakkai told newsmen on Wednesday in Jalingo that majority of those affected were children bellow five years, who had not been vaccinated
A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, in Jalingo on Saturday said the new date followed the governor’s consideration of the report submitted to him by the steering committee for burial of the late governor.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to a criminal complaint petition written against the governor to the Office of Madame Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, the governor and some other top government officials in the state were accused of not doing enough to halt the killings.