Tag: Adamawa State
Adamawa inaugurates panel to probe company
The Adamawa State Government on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member panel to probe the activities of Adamawa Homes and Savings Limited.…
Contest Adamawa guber under PDP, group urges Ribadu
A youth organisation in Adamawa, The Adamawa Concerned Youths for Good Governance, has urged the former Chairman of Economic and…
A Nation In Turmoil
Nigeria has been on tenterhooks in the past few days following serial suicide bombings in Kano, Kaduna and Adawawa states.…
Adamawa acting governor to probe Nyako
The Acting Governor of Adamawa, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, said Government has concluded plans to probe former governor, Murtala Nyako over…
Jonathan condemns terror attacks in Kano, Adamawa, Cameroon
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he “wholeheartedly condemned’’ the recent terrorist attacks in Kano and Adamawa states. The president…
Adamawa traditional rulers declare support to acting Governor
Traditional rulers in Adamawa have declared their full support and commitment to working with the acting governor of the state,…
Commissioners deny dumping Nyako
Commissioners who served under former Adamawa state governor Murtala Nyako, have denied dumping Nyako and the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Adamawa: Acting governor distances presidency from Nyako’s impeachment
The Acting Governor of Adamawa, Ahmadu Fintri, on Monday distanced the presidency from the impeachment of former Govover Murtala Nyako…
Impeachment: Buhari Blasts Jonathan
Former military Head of State and leader of opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has lambasted President…
Adamawa Acting Gov. appoints SSG
The Acting Governor of Adamawa, Alhaji Ahmad Umaru, on Wednesday in Yola swore in Prof. Liman Tukur as the new…
Gunmen kidnap German in Adamawa
Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped a German national on Wednesday in Adamawa state, police said, in the latest assault in the…
Adamawa lawmakers impeach Governor Murtala Nyako
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state has been impeached. He was impeached after the state House of Assembly deliberated upon…
Adamawa deputy governor, Bala Ngilari, resigns
Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, has resigned his position as the number two man in the state. Ngilari…
I forgive those planning my impeachment – Nyako
Adamawa state governor, Murtala Nyako, said on Saturday 12 July that he had forgiven all those planning to impeach him…
Nyako’s impeachment panel commence sitting in Yola
The seven-man panel investigating the Adamawa House of Assembly allegations of gross misconduct against Gov. Murtala Nyako and his Deputy,…
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…