Monica ugwuanyi, wife of enugu state governor, mrs. Darius dickson ishaku the executive governor of taraba state and captain of the rescue team. Danbaba suntai later died in his home while undergoing rehabilitation for brain injuries he sustained from a plane crash. He is a member of the peoples democratic party and the governor of taraba state. Why war games suspension is a huge concession for u. The biggest player, history, is least mentioned but is the most powerful driving force. The former governor became critically ill after he crashed an helicopter in 2012 while he was still. Governor suntais wife dissolves taraba state cabinet over.
Taraba state deputy governor impeached sani abubakar. Buhari mourns death of extaraba governors wife infotrust news. Former taraba state first lady, hauwa suntai is allegedly set to wed a young millionaire following the death of her husband 2 years ago. Governors wife launches campaign against gender based violence in taraba state. Although the governor s wife features in the novel, the story is not really about her, hence i question the title. Why i stayed away from taraba for 87 days, by gov ishaku. Taraba state was created out of the former gongola state on 27 august 1991 by the. The party also said it would explore options to compel the governor to return to the state. As he prepares to vacate the coveted seat at government house in jalingo, nyame, who has ruled the. As danbaba suntai, taraba state former governor bows out.
Ailing taraba governor, danbaba suntai, poses with wife s twin babies suntai in germany with his wife and the twin babies a picture exclusively received by premium times of taraba state s ailing governor in germany, danbaba suntai, and his wife, hauwa, posing with their new twin babies, has surfaced online. The former governor was charged by the economic and financial crimes commission for allegedly diverting n1. Sunday sabo, his wife and two children were killed in a yet another surprise attack by fulani herdsmen who came at about 2am. Governor ishakus last official function on taraba soil was the presentation of the 2019 budget estimate to the taraba state house of assembly, shortly before christmas. President buhari saddened by the death of extaraba.
She is married to darius dickson ishaku, the governor of taraba state. Wife of taraba based businessman chief uche obi who was kidnapped in jalingo, mrs chika obi has called on president muhammadu buhari and the inspector general. In fact, he managed to breeze into town to perform the function after a long absence from the state. Christian reformed church of christ in nigeria hospital, takum, taraba state. Few hours ago, 20 out of 24 members of the state house of assembly voted in support of his impeachment. The widow of late governor of taraba state, hauwa suntai has remarried two years after the death of her husband, danbaba suntai. The governors wife who was a book presenter stated this at a book launch at command guest house banquet hall, kaduna state. The project is in collaboration with centre for advocacy for persons living with disabilities and tolaram charity foundation. Its more about american politics in general, with no depth of feeling coming through in any of the main characters. The first consultative meeting by north eastern state governors took place in the gombe state government house. The governor s wife offers a voyeuristic look at the maydecember relationship, the nature of which is underscored by comments about trina s youth and interest in the edwin family s wealth. Molly kilete, abuja the inspectorgeneral of police igp, mohammed adamu, has ordered a probe into the raid of the home of the taraba state governor, darius ishaku, by police operatives in abuja. Hauwa suntai, the widow of the late former governor of taraba state, danbaba suntai, has reverted to islam and married a katsinaborn businessman, haliru saad malami, aka san turakin malumfashi.
A high court of the federal capital territory on wednesday ordered the refund of monies diverted by former taraba state governor, jolly nyame, after sentencing him to 14 years in prison. Abubakar has been kicked out of the deputy governors seat in taraba state. Cecilia abbott biography wife of governor greg abbott. Taraba governors wife decries genderbased violence, drug. Nyame paid n450 million for a n16 million contract. Each character is carefully constructed with enough attention paid to detail to ensure the seamless flow of the story without compromising on the suspense. There are rumours the wife of former taraba state governor, late. The governor s wife is a reflection of the distribution of good and bad within us. Oct 04, 2012 oct 4, 2012 taraba state deputy governor impeached sani abubakarthe deputy governor of taraba state, mr sani danladi abubakar has been impeached. The former governor of taraba state, late danbaba d suntais wife, hauwa suntai is set to marry young millionaire according to hausa news platform, rariya. Former governor of taraba state, danbaba suntai, his wife, hauwa and their children spent valentines day together. His impeachment move comes after allegations of gross misconduct against him. Photos from the wedding of taraba state governor s son over the weekend, david, the son of taraba state governor, dickson ishaku, got married to his hearthrob, dorcas, in jalingo, the state capital. Darius dickson ishaku on thursday returned to a rousing welcome in taraba after undergoing medical treatment following injuries he sustained from a.
Suntais wife, brother, and some commissioners loyal to him in taraba approached governor jonah jang of plateau state to bankroll the return of suntai in a grand style that would be designed to hoodwink the public. The taraba state chapter of the all progressives congress apc has threatened to explore legal options against the state governor, darius ishaku, staying in abuja for the past 54 days, since leaving the state on december 22, 2019. It chronicled the lives of former louisiana governor, edwin edwards, his third wife trina edwards and their family. The wedding bell is ringing again for the wife of former taraba state governor, hauwa suntai. The state s first lady led protesters over abuse against women at the state s arm of government in the petition, they demanded an end to the recurring phenomenon of violence against the girl child and other genderbased violence. Taraba governors wife leads council chairmens wives to. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. Happy birthday to governor suntai of taraba state happy birthday to governor suntai of taraba state on august 4. Taraba state government has said the state governor, darius ishaku, is a governor for all citizens of the state as against some insinuations that he is a jukun governor. Jan 01, 2012 the governors wife is another great read by mark gimenez. The governors wife by mark gimenez nook book ebook. This is a list of administrators and governors of taraba state, nigeria. Aug 25, 20 worried that the acting governor might decide to take over power, mr.
And for all the hardbitten grittiness of this book, harvey is capable of writing with touching tenderness. Police, extaraba acting governor knows whereabout of my missing husband wife of taraba abducted igbo businessman alleges. Taraba governors wife vows to fight genderbased violence against. Taraba state this year has a long list of governorship candidates, including females. Photo of tonto dikeh to release book about crashed marriage just like toke makinwa. Pages in category governors of taraba state the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. Edwin edwards, now 85 years old and still dubbed the king of louisiana, shocked the state and his family when he married trina grimes scott, a woman 50 years his junior. She finds that meaning in assisting a doctor in the colonias along the border. Hauwa suntai, the wife of danbaba was delivered of a set of twin.
The first lady and wife of the taraba state governor, hajiya hauwa d. Latest news about taraba state in nigeria today 9th april 2020. Jan 17, 20 the governor in the governor s wife, bode bonner, is trying to figure out how to get noticed on the national stage, his wife is bored and neglected, aware of bonner s affair with his aide, and seeking meaning outside of photo ops. Rather, he said the law remained one of the solutions to end the unwarranted massacre of lawabiding people in the state. The wife of the late governor dambaba suntai of taraba state who died in 2017, after being involved in a plane crash is set to the wed younger mansuntai. The governors wife, hajiya hauwa danbaba danfulani suntai is a graduate of the university of maiduguri, borno, her home state. The former govrrnor late suntai became incapacitated when his selfpiloted plane crashed in yola, adamawa state on october 25, 2012.
It is nearly four years now since former taraba state governor danbaba suntai, a pharmacist, survived an air crash in the suburb of yola, the adamawa state capital, in which he was the pilot. The braindamaged governor managed to mumble a few words during the swearing in ceremony of his new cabinet members. The dotting wife presented her husband with a bouquet of flowers, teddy bears and fed him chocolates. Ishaku, ortom disagree over commission of inquiry in abujatension heightened as taraba governor, darius ishaku and his benue state counterpart, samuel ortom on wednesday in abuja disagreed over the setting up of a commission of inquiry by the federal government to look into the protracted jukuntiv crisis in taraba.
State comes alive with governors return the nation nigeria. His excellency, the executive governor of taraba state, arc darius dickson ishaku has. The governor of nigerstate, governors office, no 1, shehu. In a message delivered on his behalf by a federal government delegation, president buhari said, i am sorry to know about the sad. Tambuwal, ambode, 7 other govs wives for 2018 mvgw awards. Anna mbasughun darius ishaku, wife of the taraba state governor was born on the 24 th of august, 1957.
Aug 14, 2019 andrew edaile, middle, with olubunmi edaile, wife of murdered police inspector mark edaile family members of inspector mark edaile, one of the police officers murdered by soldiers of the 93 battalion in taraba state last week, have demanded answers to some questions, as they called for justice and a thorough probe. Late governor of taraba state, danbaba suntais wife sets. Wife of executive governor taraba state government. Herdsmen kill man, wife, two children in taraba punch. The governor s wife is another great read by mark gimenez. Wife of former taraba state governor late danbaba suntai. In 2014, elrufai won the gubernatorial primaries of the all progressives congress for kaduna state and was declared the partys candidate for the april 2015 governorship election. During his funeral, the taraba state governor confirmed what sylvanus taught me. The wife of taraba state governor anna darius has expressed concern over rate of drug abuse among young people and genderbased violence against women and girls in the state. Igp orders probe into police raid on abuja home of taraba gov.
President muhammadu buhari on thursday conveyed his deepest condolences to the family of alhaji garba umar, a former governor of taraba state, following the death of his wife, hajiya hadiza garba umar. Anna ishaku, wife of taraba state governor, has spearheaded a protest against genderbased violence in the state. Taraba state was created out of the former gongola state on 27 august 1991 by the military government of general ibrahim babangida. An assessment of the response to the hivaids pandemic in taraba. Governor darius dickson ishaku of the pdp won the april 11, 2016 governorship election.
Hauwa suntai set to wed young millionaire, see their pre. Brain damaged taraba governor, suntai being flown home by wife and governor jang to stop inauguration of acting governor the people of taraba state are in for a shocker on sunday afternoon when. The deputy governor of niger state, alhaji ahmed mohammed ketso led the niger state governments delegation on a visit to kutigi town to inspect and ascertain the level of damage caused by the fire inferno that engulfed the town as a result of a collision between two tankers yesterday. Wife of late taraba governor, hauwa suntai marries. Hauwa, the wife of former governor of taraba state, late danbaba d suntai who died from brain injury after crashing a private helicopter a few years ago.
You remember the former governor of taraba state who was seriously injured when his selfpiloted plane crashed in yola, adamawa state on october 25, 2012. Local government retirees and deceased retirees next of kin in taraba state, smile to the bank. Wife of taraba governor express worry over the deteriorating. Gov ishaku explains absence from taraba taraba state governor, darius ishaku, said he has committed no offence that is worth impeachment as the governor of taraba state. According to the texas governors website, cecilia abbott is someone who reminds us all that the american dream is alive and well in texas. According to them, the award was premised on the fact that the governors wives had become part of the democratic team providing grassroots development. Former taraba state first lady hauwa suntai set to wed. Taraba state was created on august 27th, 1991 out of the defunct gongola state. The governor s wife is a hardeyed look at the intersection of the political and the personal, at the perils of trusting even those closest to us, and the collateral damage of our highest aspirations. Photos from the wedding of taraba state governors son. Danbaba danfulani suntai 30 june 1961 28 june 2017 was a nigerian pharmacist and politician. However, despite the long list, the major contenders are the incumbent governor, darius ishaku of the peoples democratic party, pdp.
Darius ishaku, taraba state governor related news governor darius ishaku of taraba state has directed workers on grade level 1 to 12 to stay at home for two weeks to check the spread of covid 19. Taraba governor suntai departs new york for nigeria p. Cecilia abbott is the current first lady of texas who has been in the office since january 20, 2015, as her husband greg abbott succeeded rick perry as governor of texas. Religion, politics and power in northern nigeria, ibadan. He never fully recovered from the injury of the plane crash in october 2012.
The event was led by his wife and senator emmanuel. The ceremony was attended by other governors, political associates, family members and friends. Why taraba governor works from abuja aide sahara reporters. Even though this book is a little long, it is not boring and it does not lag at all. Taraba state governor allegedly slaps nigerian man for. The wedding bell is ringing again for the wife of former taraba state governor, late danbaba suntai, hauwa suntai. The former governor was seriously injured when his selfpiloted plane crashed in yola, adamawa state on october 25th, 2012. Taraba, abia killings signs of inefficiency, irresponsibility. Governor darius ishaku on thursday returned to jalingo the taraba state capital, after spending 87 days outside the state. It is also an attempt to restore some of the former governor s reputation after being convicted on racketeering charges. Governor darius dickson ishaku of the pdp won the april 11, 2016 governorship election and went on to win the rerun elections. Brain damaged taraba governor, suntai being flown home by. She hails from vandeikya local government area of benue state and is married with 5 children.
Taraba state is back to life once again, following the return of governor darius ishaku. Apc threatens legal action against taraba governor over. In the latest installment in michael harveys beloved michael. Governor danbaba suntais speech in jalingo, taraba during swearing in of new cabinet members the is the first live video of taraba state governor danbaba suntai since his plane crashed in october 2012. The governor, who left the state for 87 days, bowed to pressures and returned on thursday last week, the. Wife of taraba state governor, anna ishaku, has restated her.
Exgovernors wife marries another manphotos dammylink. Olufunsho amosun, wife of ogun state governor, mrs. Dambaba suntai, who survived an air crash at the yola airport in 2012, is dead. These are certainly not the best of times for reverend jolly nyame, the governor of taraba state. He subsequently successfully defended his victory at the supreme court which cleared any doubt of his victory. Before her husband was elected governor in 2007, she was a lecturer with the college of education, jalingo. Governor ishaku finally returns to taraba after over 80.
Wife of late taraba governor who died in a plane crash set. Although the governors wife features in the novel, the story is not really about her, hence i question the title. Controversy over taraba governors absence from the state. He was elected as executive governor of taraba state, nigeria running for the peoples democratic party pdp in april 2007, and was sworn in on 29 may 2007. Every time the reader turns the page and thinks he knows what hes going to encounter, theres harvey waiting to wallop him with a sandbag.
This is the first mark gimenez book i have read, and i wont be rushing out to buy another. A few weeks back, giwa was laid to rest at his hometown, takum, leaving behind a wife and three children. President buhari saddened by the death of ex taraba governors wife, hadiza umar. Wife of former taraba state governor, late danbaba suntai set to. Hauwa suntai, wife of former governor of taraba state, the late danbaba danfulani suntai, has remarried two years after the death of her first husband. One of my very favorite books the color of law was written by him, and he does not disappoint. Mambila beverages production company limited launched its products. The foundation of the wife of taraba state governor, barrister anna darius ishaku, will provide artificial limbs to 500 amputees across the state.
Hauwa, the wife of former governor of taraba state, late danbaba d suntai who died from brain injury after crashing a private helicopter a few years ago, has reportedly found love again and is about to get married. The governor s wife follows former louisiana governor edwin edwards and his 34yearold wife, trina, as they redefine a new normal in the new south. Darius dickson ishaku, fnia, fnitp born 30 july 1954 is a nigerian architect, urban planner, university lecturer and political figure. Hauwa is said to have remarried his sweetheart and a younger bridegroom, haliru saad malami, aka san turakin malumfashi, who is the chief executive officer, itban global resources ltd. Today, destiny has crowned this ever dynamic leader. Aug 12, 2019 the peoples democratic party pdp governors forum has condemned the killing of three policemen and a civilian by men of the nigerian army in taraba state, describing it as signs of. Oct 23, 20 finally, a sitcom with an 86yearold leading man.
Ibrahim idris has no right to direct us benue, taraba and. Suntai, has travelled to dubai with wives of the 16 local government. He was in the company of his beloved wife her excellency barr mrs anna. Pdf taraba state has one of the highest hivaids prevalence rate in north eastern nigeria. Published on jun 10, 2019 the wife of the late governor dambaba suntai of taraba state who died in 2017, after being involved in a plane crash is set to the wed younger mansuntai had died at home. Sep 12, 2017 mama taraba is senator aisha alhassan, the current minister of women affairs in the muhammadu buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential female politician in taraba state today.
Hawwa suntai, wife of former governor of taraba state, the late danbaba danfulani suntai sets to remarry barely two years after the death of first husband, release pre wedding pictures. Jolly nyame was the governor of taraba state from may 1999 to may 2007 under the auspices of the ruling party, the peoples democratic party. Ailing taraba governor, danbaba suntai, poses with wifes. These are certainly not the best of times for mrs hauwa, wife of taraba states ailing governor, danbaba suntai. The wife of late danbaba suntai has a reason to be happy again as she is settling down to a second marriage after the death of her husband who succumbed to injuries he had years after a plane he was flying crashed. In november 2011 another permanent secretary in taraba state ministry of finance told the court that the former gov. In his response, ambassador brill promised to facilitate the visit of belarusian experts to taraba state to further study the critical areas of technical assistance that the state would require.
He spoke yesterday at the university of ibadan during the launch of a book. Speaking in a similar vein, the taraba state governor maintained that his antigrazing law was not the cause of the killings being perpetrated by the herdsmen in the state. Violent conflict in taraba state world watch monitor. August 28, 20 governor danbaba suntais wife dissolves taraba state cabinet over husbands mental state over 72 hours after her husband returns from the united states of america where hes being receiving mental health treatment for the past 10 months, the wife of the braininjured governor has purportedly dissolved his entire cabinet. The governors wife by michael harvey, paperback barnes. Governors wife foundation to provide 500 amputees with. Gov ishaku explains absence from taraba leadership newspaper.
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