Tag: Adamawa
Tinubu in Adamawa, vows more prosperity, backs Fintiri’s ₦52bn Projects
Among the projects commissioned were a model school, one of 21 built across the state’s 21 local government areas at…
Salihu’s high-stakes gamble: Defection talks, ethnic fault lines shake Adamawa politics
Fresh political maneuvering is unfolding quietly in Adamawa State, revealing an emerging struggle for influence within the All Progressives Congress…
Panic as mystery disease eats flesh, kills seven in Adamawa
As of September 10, no fewer than 67 cases had been reported, with eight patients undergoing surgical treatment at the…
Yola illegal slaughterhouse exposed in cattle rustling crackdown
Security operatives in Adamawa have busted a secret slaughterhouse in Yola where stolen cattle were being butchered and sold to…
Adamawa: Boy arrested for allegedly killing herder grazing on his father’s farm
The 15-year-old boy, resident of Auno village, allegedly caught the deceased identified as Barau Aliyu grazing animals on his father’s…
IRC, state leaders unite in Adamawa to drive long-term health reforms
In a keynote speech, IRC Nigeria Country Director Babatunde Ojei traced the organization’s impact in Adamawa from its initial flood…
NCS seizes smuggled PMS worth N22.9m in Adamawa
She urged marketers to abide by regulations, saying "PMS is meant for local consumption and should not be smuggled out…
Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 1600 personnel in Adamawa
He explained that the collaboration with other security agencies includes intelligence sharing, coordinated patrols, and rapid response mechanisms to address…
Tinubu approves reconstruction of Wagga bridge linking Adamawa, Borno
Goni disclosed this during an inspection of the bridge that collapsed for the second time in two months. The bridge…
Tinubu approves reconstruction of bridge linking Adamawa, Borno
He appealed to the federal and state governments to come to their aid immediately.
Boy,19, another 20 threaten to unleash terror in Adamawa; demand N10m
Nguroje confirmed that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 17, by the Intelligence Department of the command in Kojoli, Jada…
NYSC warns corps members against indecent dressing
“Please don’t take any of the bye-laws for granted, as this may come to haunt you several years after your…
Gov. Fintiri declares 24-hour curfew in Adamawa
With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the state.
Gov. Okowa congratulates Fintiri on his re-election
He commended Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful and the people of Adamawa for standing firm with the governor and the…
INEC suspends collation in Adamawa, summons REC for declaring Binani winner
INEC has suspended the collation of the results of the supplementary election conducted in Adamawa and summoned its Resident Electoral…
Adamawa govt. inaugurates street naming, house numbering committee
The Adamawa State Government has inaugurated a committee on street naming and house numbering to promote urban development and enhance…
Adamawa govt. approves N1.02bn road contract variations
According to him, the contract has been awarded to Hydro Source and Resource Nigeria Ltd. with an 18-month completion period.
NHRC records 229 gender based violence cases in Adamawa
Mamza said the Commission recorded 262 human rights violations, adding that significant violations during the period under review include parental…
Adamawa govt. settles backlog of N5bn pension arrears
The Adamawa State Government said it has so far spent N5 billion on the settlement of the backlog of pension…
Floods kill 50 people in Adamawa
Recent floods killed at least 50 persons in 11 communities in Adamawa and injured 71 others.
Dangote Sugar commits billions to CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa
The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa…
Adamawa confirms 11 cases of Cholera
As of Tuesday, the suspected cases were 96 and 11 confirmed positive, with a 2.1 per cent case fatality ratio.…
Flood destroys farmlands, displaces 183 households in Adamawa
Floods have destroyed 1,750 hectares of farmland and displaced 183 households in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa.
Gov. Fintiri reinstates 1,699 sacked workers
Also, 1,000 health workers were reinstated into the service, saying their earlier disengagement was due to the faulty process in…
PDP humbles APC, wins all seats in Adamawa LG polls
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa has won all the 21 local government council elections held on Saturday.
Nigerian soldiers ambush terrorists in Adamawa; kill 6
The Nigerian Army said its troops killed six Boko Haram terrorists in a gun battle at Sabon Gari in Madagali…
#EndSARS: Adamawa panel submits report to Gov. Fintiri
The Adamawa Commission of Inquiry on the alleged police brutality has submitted its final report to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
Witchcraft killings: Residents of Adamawa village on the run
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the police spokesman in the state, said the village head, is also at large.
7 killed over witchcraft in Nigeria’s Adamawa
Nguroje said that the incident occurred on Tuesday, adding that an investigation team had been deployed to the village.
Salaries gulp 95 per cent of Federal allocation: Fintiri laments
Gov. Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa said the state government spends 95 per cent of its monthly Federal allocation on the…