REA MD, executive directors, suspended indefinitely over N1.2bn fraud

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the managing director and chief executive of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, indefinitely. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Also suspended indefinitely, are Olaniyi Netufo, executive director, corporate services, Barka Sajou, executive director, technical…

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Lassa fever kills 19 in Taraba

By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo At least 19 persons have died of  Lassa fever at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, Taraba state,  in the last two months. The state commissioner of health  Gbangsheya Buma, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with journalists in Jalingo. He said eight out of nine suspected cases that…

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Tiv, not settlers in Taraba, says group

By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Taraba Tiv Youth Development Forum (TTYDF) has said that the Tiv people are not settlers but part of the indigenous ethnic groups in the state. In a statement in Jalingo, President of the forum, Torkuma Moses dismissed insinuations by the Jukun Youth and Cultural Development Association (JYCDA) that the…

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