Jalingo Times.

By Jako Keke,  [Jalingo Times] November 5, 2026. The Taraba State Police Command has presented cheques totalling ₦13,904,924 to families of police officers who lost their lives in active service. The financial support was provided under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Family Welfare Scheme. Presenting the cheques on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edwin Ogbegaghа, said the initiative reflected the commitment of the police leadership to the welfare of serving personnel and families of officers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty. CP Ogbegaghа expressed sympathy to the beneficiaries, acknowledging the courage, dedication and sacrifices of the deceased officers in protecting lives and property. He urged the families to utilise the financial assistance judiciously to address their welfare needs and secure their future. The Commissioner further assured the beneficiaries that the welfar...

By Jako [Jalingo Times] November 4, 2026 A 57-year-old woman, Patricia Likukela, has returned to the classroom to pursue secondary education, becoming the oldest pupil to enrol at Chuundu Secondary School in Choma, Zambia, since the introduction of the country's free education policy. Likukela, a resident of Zambia Compound in Choma, said her decision to return to school was driven by her desire to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills to improve the management of her business . The entrepreneur, who has interests in farming, explained that the inability to read, write and perform basic calculations could limit her capacity to effectively manage and expand her business. "I realised that I need to know how to read, write and calculate if I am to run my business properly," she said. She subsequently seized the opportunity provided by Zambia's free education policy to return to school and pursue her academic ambitions despite her age. Likukela, who previ...

By Keke, [Jalingo Times] November 4, 2026 The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the inclusion of two new Ebola vaccine candidates in ongoing clinical trials as health authorities intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus that has killed more than 5,300 people across Africa. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on Wednesday, explaining that the two vaccine candidates were specifically developed to protect against the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to him, the newly recommended candidates are ChAdOx1 BDBV, developed by the University of Oxford in collaboration with the Serum Institute of India, and mRNA-1469, developed by Moderna. Tedros explained that a clinical trial using the Ervebo vaccine, which is approved for another strain of the Ebola virus but not the Bundibugyo strain, commenced last month. He said the DRC's National Inst...

By Jako Keke[Jalingo Times] November 4,2026. Kenyan international law expert, Professor Phoebe Okowa, has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), securing a nine-year tenure beginning in February 2027. Okowa emerged victorious after receiving 183 votes in the United Nations General Assembly and 13 votes in the Security Council, meeting the required voting threshold in both organs. She is a Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London and has been a member of the United Nations International Law Commission since 2021. Her election is part of the appointment of five new judges to the ICJ. The other successful candidates are Dapo Akande of the United Kingdom, François Alabrune of France, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan and Rena Lee of Singapore. The International Court of Justice, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It is responsible for resolving legal disput...

By Jako Keke [Jalingo Times], November 4, 2026. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Mayor of Atlanta, has made history as the first Black woman elected governor of a US state following her victory in Georgia's gubernatorial election. Media projections by CNN and NBC News on Tuesday declared Bottoms the winner after defeating Republican candidate and billionaire healthcare executive, Rick Jackson. Her victory ends more than two decades of Republican control of Georgia's governorship, with outgoing Governor Brian Kemp unable to seek re-election after reaching his constitutional term limit. The result also represents a political setback for President Donald Trump, who endorsed Jackson in July and campaigned alongside him in the Atlanta area during the final weeks of the election. Former President Barack Obama, on the other hand, rallied support for Bottoms in Georgia in late October. In another significant development, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff secured re-...

By Jako Keke,[Jalingo Times] November  4, 2026. The Executive Chairman of Takum Local Government Council, Taraba State, Hon. Bako Benjamin, is set to mark his first year in office on November 16, 2026, with several development projects and interventions recorded across critical sectors of the local government. One of the administration's major achievements is the construction of the Takum Ultra-Modern Main Market, a flagship project that has reached 98.5 per cent completion, with 50 shops already completed and ready for occupation. The market is expected to boost commercial activities, create business opportunities and enhance the internally generated revenue of the local government upon completion. In the health sector, the Bako-led administration has sponsored medical bills for more than 43 patients, including those who underwent surgical operations at Riftaku Hospital, Takum. The council also provided ambulance support for emergency referrals to facilitate access to ...

By Jako Keke [Jalingo Times], November 4, 2026. The Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has received the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Taraba State, Engineer Al-Amin Ibrahim, on a working visit aimed at strengthening institutional collaboration and improving emergency management operations in the state. Engineer Ibrahim, who oversees the administrative affairs of the Deputy Governor's Office, was received on Wednesday by the Executive Secretary of TSEMA, Dr. Echuseh Audu, at the agency's headquarters in Jalingo. The Deputy Chief of Staff was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Deputy Governor's Office, Alhaji Usman Madu, alongside other senior officials. Speaking during the visit, Engineer Ibrahim described the engagement as a routine working visit designed to familiarise his office with the agency's operations, staff strength, working conditions and challenges. He explained that the visit also provided an opp...

By Jako Keke [Jalingo Times ] November 4, 2026. The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Taraba State Chapter, Hon. Moses Maihankali, has commended Governor Agbu Kefas for his swift response to security challenges in the state, particularly in Binnari Community of Karim Lamido Local Government Area. Maihankali described the recent donation of 40 motorcycles, petroleum products and other operational materials to local hunters in Binnari as a timely intervention that would strengthen grassroots security operations, improve mobility and enhance the capacity of local security stakeholders to respond to emerging threats. In a statement issued on November 5, 2026, the ALGON Chairman also applauded the governor for awarding the construction of the Binnari–Jebjeb road, noting that the project would complement security operations by improving accessibility and facilitating the movement of security personnel to affected communities. He observed tha...