Adamawa State
7 Nov
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has alleged that suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, and his surety are on the run.
29 Oct
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, yesterday upheld the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of the state.
16 Oct 2023
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the election of Senator Ishaku Abbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abbo winner of the February 25, 2023 parliamentary election. Amos Yohanna, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate rejected the result…
4 Oct 2023
The police in Adamawa confirmed the arrest of a 36-year-old man, Jaafar Adamu for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife in Hong LGA.
27 Sep 2023
Three royal fathers and a councillor from Girei Local Council of Adamawa State are in police net for allegedly diverting and selling 90 bags of rice meant for Tambo Ward as palliatives.
19 Sep 2023
The Adamawa government has approved the release of over N30 billion for the construction of a flyover and a super highway in Jimeta to facilitate easy traffic flow in Jimeta metropolis. Mrs. Nedo Kufulto, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy made this known while addressing newsmen in Yola on Tuesday. She explained that out…
16 Sep 2023
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has begun the N5bn credit guarantee scheme for agribusiness owners in the state.
13 Sep 2023
An adhoc committee of the House of Representatives yesterday order the national boundary commission (NBC) to suspend ongoing work on the demarcation of the Nigeria Cameroon border in the Adamawa state axis of the country
5 Sep 2023
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Tuesday urged employers to stop rejecting corps members posted to their establishments for primary assignments. Fintiri made the remark while declaring the 2023 Batch ’B’ Stream 2 orientation programme closed at Damare orientation camp, Girei Local Government. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, described the situation…
23 Aug 2023
The Adamawa Government on Wednesday inaugurated palliative distribution committee with Auwal Tukur, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), as Chairman. Inaugurating the committee in Yola, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by his Deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, charged the committee to work for residents in the state, irrespective of where they come from. According to him, Adamawa…
18 Aug 2023
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday warned Corps members against indecent dressing and disrespect to the corps uniforms. Mr Jingi Denis, NYSC Adamawa Coordinator give the warning at the swearing-in ceremony of 2023 batch ‘B’ Stream 2 orientation course in Damare camp, Girei Local Government, in Adamawa. He said anyone caught would be…
14 Aug 2023
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), yesterday, condemned the torture and alleged gruesome murder of a 17-year-old student, Abdullahi Tukur Abba, by security personnel in Adamawa State.
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