Tag: Adamawa State
Adamawa: Ngillari swears-in new Chief Judge
Governor Bala Ngillari of Adamawa state on Friday swore-in Justice Ishaya Banu as new acting Chief Judge of the state.…
Adamawa: Fintiri returns as Speaker, seeks Ngilari’s sack
The drama in Adamawa state seems to have moved to the fast lane as former acting governor, Umaru Fintiri is…
Adamawa: Let’s praise Jonathan for observing rule of law – Akpabio
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, said on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan deserved commendation for his adherence to the…
Adamawa: Verdict was wish of the people – Atiku
The Former vice president and presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, says the court verdict on the…
INEC suspends Adamawa governorship bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday it had suspended all preparations for the conduct of governorship bye-election…
Ngilari sworn in as Adamawa governor, appoints chief of staff
Former Adamawa Deputy Governor, Mr Bala Ngilari, was sworn in as the substantive state governor on Wednesday in Yola. Ngilari…
Adamawa: Rule of law was upheld – Melaye
Former House of Representatives member Dino Melaye said the rule of law was upheld by the judgment of a Federal…
Court Halts Adamawa Bye-Election, Orders Swearing In Of Ngilari
An Abuja High court has halted the 11 October bye-election in Adamawa state and has ordered the swearing-in of Bala…
Adamawa Election: INEC clears 7 candidates, 31 observers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it cleared seven political parties and their candidates for the Adawawa…
No change in Adamawa bye-election date – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC) on Friday restated that it had not changed its plan to conduct the governorship…
Boko Haram: Camp registers 1,300 refugees in Adamawa
The Commandant, Adamawa Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Mr Abdulmumini Jauro, on Wednesday said that no fewer than 1,300 Internally Displaced…
Voters complain over distribution of PVCs in Adamawa
The distribution of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which enters its second day in…
Fintiri visits Obasanjo’s injured son, lauds military
Adamawa acting governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Tuesday commended officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their effort in containing…
Boko Haram: Transport fares increases in Adamawa
Transport fare has increased following mass movement of people from the northern part of Adamawa state to other parts as…
Fintiri will not recontest in 2015
Prof. Wale Oladipo, PDP National Secretary, said the Adamawa acting governor, Alhaji Umar Fintiri, would not recontest in 2015 if…
Boko Haram claims Michika in Adamawa
Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has captured the key north-eastern town of Michika, residents say, gaining more territory in…
Adamawa Elections: Atiku calls for meeting of stakeholders
Former Vice President and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has called for an urgent meeting…
PDP BOT member urges delegates to put Adamawa first
A PDP chieftain, Prof Jibril Aminu, has urged delegates to put the state above any other interest in deciding the…
Adamawa Guber Race: Ribadu Withdraws From, Waits For 2015
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission early Friday morning withdrew from the primary…
PDM pulls out Adamawa guber election
The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) says the party will not participate in the 11 October Adamawa state gubernatorial bye-election. Alhaji…
Ribadu, Marwa, Gundiri granted PDP waiver
Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved a step further to realising his ambition of…
Insurgency: Adamawa, Borno elders meet, seek solution
A group of elders under the aegis, Northern Adamawa and Southern Borno Elders (NASBE), has urged the federal and the…
Adamawa probe panel summons ex-commissioners, LG chairmen
The Justice Bobbo Umar Panel in Adamawa has invited all former Commissioners for Local Government Affairs under former Governor Murtala…
Gundiri wants PDP primary election in Adamawa
Markus Gundiri, governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, said aspirants should be given equal…
Adamawa acting governor appoints 50 Special Advisers
Acting Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has appointed 50 Special Advisers to assist him in running the Government. The Secretary…
My defection is for good cause not selfish interest – Ribadu
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to…
Adamawa gov. poll: Ribadu picks PDP nomination form
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to…
Mixed reactions trail Adamawa acting Gov.’s decision to contest
The decision of the acting governor of Adamawa, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, to seek for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket…
INEC announces 11 October for Adamawa gov. election
The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday said the bye-election to elect a substantive governor for Adamawa State will hold on…
Adamawa ex-deputy gov. seeks court order to become Gov.
By Henry Ojelu Barr. Bala James Ngilari, deputy to impeached governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has proceeded to court…