Tag: Adamawa State
Nyako’s Impending Impeachment
After weeks of shoving, the Adamawa State House of Assembly last week mandated the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ambrose Mamadi,…
Impeachment: Quit Now, Associates Tell Nyako
Close associates, party elders and spouses of embattled Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State have reportedly advised him to resign…
Bomb fails to hit police target
The Police Commissioner in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, Mr John Abakasanga, on Wednesday confirmed that a blast occurred in Mubi…
‘Nyako’s Impeachment Notice Can’t Be Through Media’
A Yola High Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by Adamawa State House of Assembly requesting to serve Governor…
Nyako’s Impeachment: 13 Adamawa Lawmakers Back Out
Barely a week after 19 members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly served the state Governor, Murtala Nyako, and…
Boko Haram kills 10 in raids on five villages
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed 10 people in raids on five villages in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa state, a local…
Lawmakers default five years shop fees
The Adamawa Government said on Tuesday that some members of state House of Assembly were among those who defaulted in…
Adamawa bans football viewing centres
The Adamawa Government has banned the operation of football viewing centres indefinitely in the state. The state government said in…
Boko Haram attack soldiers, church
Suspected Boko Haram militants Thursday 5 June in a fresh raid on a town in the restive northeast of Nigeria,…
18 dead in Mubi bomb blast – DHQ
The death toll in Sunday’s bomb explosion in Mubi, Adamawa, has risen to 18 from the initial 14 deaths confirmed…
APC has no anointed candidate – Chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa says it has no anointed candidate for the position of governorship for 2015…
Insecurity: Lawmaker urges recruitment of policemen
Lagos State lawmaker, Abdulbaqi Balogun, on Tuesday called for recruitment of more policemen and other security operatives to tackle Nigeria’s…
Boko Haram kills 20 in another village raid
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, killing 20 residents, a government spokesman said Monday. The…
Insurgency: NUT wants life insurance for teachers, students
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa chapter, has called for the introduction of life insurance policy for teachers and…
National Assembly approves state of emergency extension
The National Assembly on Tuesday approved a six-month extension to the state of emergency in three northeast states hit by…