Tag: Adamawa State
Boko Haram invades two towns in Adamawa
Scores of Boko Haram fighters on Thursday invaded two towns in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state after hunters and civilian vigilantes…
Courageous Hunters Set To Recapture Mubi
Hunters in Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, are said to be mobilising to retake the town captured by Boko Haram…
Boko Haram Seizes Another LG In Adamawa
As different groups and politicians endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in Abuja, reports have it that Maiha…
My family trapped in Islamic Caliphate, says Alex Badeh
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Monday that his family remains under Boko Haram’s…
Nigeria military helicopter goes down in Adamawa
The Nigeria military said one of its helicopters made an emergency landing in the restive northeast on Monday, while witnesses…
More troops needed to stem Boko Haram, says Ngilari
Boko Haram has taken over at least five municipalities in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, its governor said on Friday, calling…
Nigeria needs volunteers, troops to fight Boko Haram
A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Friday, as Adamawa state…
Only 64 Boko Haram fighters captured Mubi
Last week’s seizure of Mubi, Adamawa state’s second largest city was carried out by only 64 Boko Haram fighters, a…
Boko Haram: Adamawa to review curfew, warns against false info
Adamawa Government has cautioned the public against rumour mongering capable of raising tension in the state. A statement by Mr…
Policeman kills immigration officer
The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Gabriel Adaji, has confirmed the death of an immigration officer shot by a…
Boko Haram attacks commercial hub in Adamawa
Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday clashed with Nigerian troops in the country’s remote northeast, forcing thousands to flee, after two…
Boko Haram abducts 30 boys, girls in fresh attack
Around 30 adolescents — some of them girls aged as young as 11 — have been abducted in northeast Nigeria…
Nyako’s impeachment: Court reserves judgment for Nov. 7
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed 7 November to rule on a fundamental rights enforcement suit seeking…
Girl found in bush not a Chibok schoolgirl
A young woman found wandering in northeast Nigeria who police said was one of more than 200 missing schoolgirls was…
Zoning agreement ended with Fintiri, says Adamawa PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said the agreement to pick gubernatorial candidate for 2015 from the central zone…