Jalingo Times.

By our Correspondent.  Professor Jerome Nyameh, popularly known as The People’s Professor, has condemned the recent violent attacks on communities in Chanchanji Ward of Takum Local Government Area, describing reports from the affected areas as “heartbreaking” and unacceptable. Nyameh, under the platform Taraba Therapy, said he personally reached out to residents in the troubled communities and was overwhelmed by the distressing accounts of suffering, particularly among women and children. “The report is not good. It’s heartbreaking. I could hear women and children crying,” he said, stressing that the persistent attacks must be brought to an end, not only in Chanchanji Ward but across all parts of Taraba State. He urged the state government and security agencies to act swiftly and decisively to stem the tide of violence, noting that residents are going through severe hardship and living in constant fear. According to him, security agencies must intensify intelligence gat...

By our Correspondent, February 3,2026.  A concerned resident of Taraba State has raised an urgent alarm over the deplorable living conditions in a community within the Jalingo metropolis, calling on the state government to intervene with the provision of potable water, electricity and road infrastructure. In a formal appeal addressed to Governor of Taraba State and the Commissioner overseeing relevant ministries, Mr. Mascot Utenyang Igbain described the situation as “pitiable” and unbefitting of citizens living in the state capital. According to the appeal, residents of the Gullum community have, for many years, relied solely on an open, hand-dug pit as their source of water. The unsafe practice, he warned, exposes men, women and children to serious health risks, including water-borne diseases. Beyond the lack of clean water, the community is said to be completely cut off from basic amenities, with no electricity supply, no motorable access roads and no visible social i...

By Martins Abochol Jalingo, Jan. 3, 2026 (NAN) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, has reunited 10 trafficked children with their biological parents in Jalingo. The children were intercepted on Jan. 31, 2026, at Kurmi Park, Jalingo, while being transported by a suspected trafficker to Baissa, the headquarters of Kurmi Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr. Bako Amos, Commander of NAPTIP, Taraba Command. According to the statement, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs. Mary Sinjen, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr. Eric Juyo, visited the NAPTIP Command on Feb. 2, 2026, to receive the victims and interact with them. The interaction, the statement said, was aimed at identifying the root causes of the illegal movement of minors from their places of origin to unknown desti...

By our Correspondent, February 3,2026. The All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration exercise has gathered fresh momentum in Andami Ward of Karim Lamido Local Government Area, Taraba State, following an intensive grassroots mobilisation drive spearheaded by party stakeholders. The renewed surge in participation was attributed to the intervention of Hon. David Usman Enock Gashaka, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Agbu Kefas on Community Engagement, whose sensitisation campaign reversed what party officials earlier described as a low registration turnout in the ward. The mobilisation followed strategic consultations encouraged by General Jeremiah Faransa, after which Hon. Gashaka engaged traditional rulers, community leaders and party officials, moving round polling units to galvanise residents to register. The effort has since positioned Andami Ward as one of the leading wards in APC registration figures within Karim Lamido LGA. Speaking during the exercise, Hon. Ga...

The Chairman of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (TSESA), Iliya Kefas Alhaji, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to maintaining a clean and healthy environment across the state. Alhaji Kefas gave the assurance in an interview with our correspondent, where he stressed the need for staff of the agency to redouble their efforts in the discharge of their responsibilities. According to him, environmental cleanliness remains a top priority of the agency as part of efforts to promote public health, prevent disease outbreaks, and enhance the aesthetic value of the state. He noted that the agency’s sanitation drive is not limited to the state capital, Jalingo, but extends to all Local Government Areas of Taraba State. The chairman emphasized that regular sanitation exercises would continue across communities, markets, motor parks, and public spaces to ensure a cleaner and safer environment for residents. Alhaji Kefas also called on coordinators of the agency ...

By Jako Keke. The Taraba State Government has clarified the recent deduction made from the January 2026 salaries of civil servants, explaining that the ₦3,000 deducted was for the Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) forms. The clarification was made by the Permanent Secretary, Establishment and Records, Office of the Head of Civil Service, Mr. Christopher Machoko, in a statement issued to journalists following a meeting between the Office of the Head of Civil Service and the Joint Council held in Jalingo. According to Mr. Machoko, the explanation became necessary in view of widespread complaints and reactions on social media by civil servants over the deduction from their January salaries. He noted that the deduction was not a new development, recalling that a similar exercise was carried out in January 2025. He explained that the decision was taken after it was observed that many civil servants failed to regularly fill their APER forms, which are designed to as...

By, Isa Mohammed PhD The long-awaited and official defection of Governor Dr Agbu Kefas of Taraba State took place on Saturday, 31st January 2026, at the famous Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo The reception ceremony was very colourful and historically based on the personalities that attended the programme.  The political atmosphere in Nigeria is taking shape with alliances, coalitions, and defections of political actors, particularly governors. The pattern of the defections indicated that the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has introduced a new political strategy of winning the 2027 elections before the ballots.  Why is this happening? This is a question of Nigeria's political culture and elite politics guided by self-preservation and political expediency rather than national or ideological politics. I intend to unpack three things in this short piece. First, the new grand political strategy of Gov ...

 Christians have been urged to intensify efforts in spreading the gospel of God and to live lives that reflect the teachings of Christ in a rapidly changing world. The call was made by Pastor Barnabas Ayuba of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Prayer House, Dangangang, Jalingo Local Government Area, during a sermon delivered at the ECWA Gospel Shavon on Sunday. Preaching from the Book of Matthew, Chapter 28, Pastor Ayuba reminded believers that the mandate to preach the gospel is a responsibility placed on every Christian. He stressed that evangelism remains central to the mission of the Church, regardless of the challenges of the 21st century. The sermon, titled “Mission Fire for the Twenty-First Century: Living as the Church,” emphasized the need for churches to prioritize soul-winning and strengthen commitment to the Great Commission. Pastor Ayuba lamented that certain negative practices, including selfishness, tribalism and undue sentiments, have continued t...