Tag: Adamawa State
Ribadu gets poll spanking in Adamawa, trails in third
INEC has released the results of Saturday governorship election from 12 of the 21 local government areas of Adamawa, which…
I will concede defeat if I lose election, says Ribadu
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Adamawa, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, said on Saturday that he would concede defeat if…
Gov. Ngilari disowns police over curfew announcement
Adamawa Government on Saturday denied imposing a dusk to dawn curfew in the state as announced by the Police Commissioner,…
Nuhu Ribadu dumped 2 days to polls
Nuhu Ribadu’s chances of winning the Adamawa governorship election was left in tatters today, following the desertion of his Peoples…
Chibok Girls Who Escaped Boko Haram Return To School
The twenty-one Chibok schoogirls who escaped when Boko Haram abducted hundreds of them on 14 April last year are back…
Thieves terrorise fish farmers, raid ponds
Local fish farmers in Adamawa State have raised the alarm over rampant raids of their fish ponds by thieves. The…
Military recaptures 10 towns from Boko Haram
The National Information Centre said on Monday that the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East was yielding desired…
Military confirms recapture of terrorists from Michika
The Military authorities on Friday confirmed that its troops sacked the terrorists who had been occupying Michika and its environs…
Fresh Boko Haram raids kill many in Adamawa
Scores of people have been killed and many others forced to flee to the mountains following a renewed series of…
Adamawa SDP Governorship Candidate Dies
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Reverend Hakila Yerima, is dead. He was said to have died…
Hot Cake: N3m Buhari scratch cards scarce in Adamawa
The Chairman, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Adamawa, Alhaji Ibrahim Waziri, on Thursday said the N3 million worth of Buhari Scratch Cards…
Explosion rocks Adamawa, kills 2
A blast suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sunday claimed two lives in Dahlehi Community in…
Ribadu emerges PDP governorship candidate in Adamawa
Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of EFCC, on Monday, emerged winner of the PDP gubernatorial primaries in Adamawa. The election,…
River Of Tears In Mubi
By Oyebanji Gbenga The song of Eric Patrick Clapton “River of Tears” invoke sober feelings and pains. The month of…
Three dead in Yola air crash as Boko Haram attack
Nigeria on Friday said three servicemen were killed in a military helicopter crash in the restive northeast, while Boko Haram…
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…