Tag: Adamawa
Political Thugs Go Into Hiding In Adamawa
Political thugs in Adamawa have disappeared from the streets after the police began clampdown on them since the end of…
Former VP Atiku Bags Traditional Title
Adamawa Emirate Council has confirmed the elevation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to the position of Waziri Adamawa.
Gov. vows to pay arrears of LG staff salaries, pensions soon
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has expressed his determination to pay all arrears of local government staff salaries, pensions and…
NAOWA distributes breast examination kits to soldiers’ wives in Adamawa
The 23rd Amoured Brigade chapter of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) on Wednesday distributed personal breast cancer examination…
Voters Registration : INEC trains 105 staff in Adamawa
Ahead of the nationwide continuous Voters Registration exercise, the Adamawa office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced…
Security operatives arrests Boko Haram suspect
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa has arrested a suspected Boko Haram member, Amos Hassan.
Salary Arrears: Adamawa workers storm banks for withdrawals
Workers in Adamawa have besieged banks and ATMs to make withdrawals as the state government commenced payment of salary arrears…
Breaking: Many killed as explosions rock Adamawa
Several people are feared dead in an early morning bomb blast in Madagali town in Madagali Local Government Area of…
Jealous lover slits girlfriend’s throat
An enraged lover, Luka Shuaibu, who attempted to slit the throat of his girlfriend, following suspicion of unfaithfulness, has been…
District Heads to emerge through nomination in Adamawa
Mubi Emirate Council in Adamawa has announced that henceforth, new district heads in the emirate would emerge through nomination instead…
Driver jailed for knocking down FRSC Marshal
The Adamawa Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that a KeKe NAPEP driver was sentenced to…
ASUU donates foodstuff to IDPs in Adamawa
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has donated assorted foodstuff and detergents to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Damare…
Japanese largesse for IDPS in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
Japan has extended a grant of $1.5 million to support food distribution and provision of agricultural inputs to most vulnerable…
Workers shun strike in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa
Normal activities are continuing in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, and Jigawa states, as residents ignored the call by the Nigeria Labour…
6 Adamawa IDPs camps shut down
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday has confirmed that it had closed down six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
WHO declares Adamawa Polio-free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Adamawa as a polio-free state. The WHO Coordinator in the state, Dr Nuhu…
410 births, 187 marriages recorded at IDP camps
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Over 410 births were recorded between August and September and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons…
Kiri Dam: Flood submerges 7 communities in Adamawa
Seven communities in five local government areas of Adamawa State were submerged as flood waters from Kiri Dam in Guyuk…
Vigilance group member shoots cop dead for violating motorcycle ban
A member of a vigilance group on Thursday shot dead a policeman for allegedly violating the ban on use of…
APC postpones ward congresses in Katsina, Plateau and Adamawa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) have postponed today’s nationwide ward congresses in Katsina, Plateau and Adamawa states. In Katsina, the…
Boko Haram Insurgency Must End By April 2014, says new CDS
Ayorinde Oluoku/Abuja To avoid creating constitutional problems in the polity, the Boko Haram insurgency that has been ravaging the North…
INEC clarifies stance on polls in Borno, Adamawa
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if…
Nigerian senators extend state of emergency
Nigerian Senators on Thursday approved a request by President Goodluck Jonathan to prolong emergency rule in the restive northeast by…
Going Tough With Boko Haram
The military deploys its might to regain national territories from Boko Haram as President Goodluck Jonathan belatedly declares state of…
ACN slams emergency rule in Borno, others
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe…
Boko Haram Emergency: Jonathan’s Full Speech
Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES…
The Fault Lines in Nigeria’s ruling party
BY JAMIU YISA Crisis rocks PDP in Adamawa, Lagos, Ogun and Ekiti states Adamawa The power struggle within the ruling…
Eko 2012: Delta walkover Adamawa
Team Delta on Saturday continued its dominance of the male football event of the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival in…
Floods: Need For Efficient Emergency Services
As floods continue to ravage Nigeria, leaving behind deaths and devastation, many are asking: “where are our emergency services?” In…