Tag: Adamawa State
The Late 5: 12 die of cholera in Adamawa, SERAP advises Buhari to refer Obasanjo to EFCC and other stories
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Twelve people have died of cholera in Adamawa state in the ...
Just In: Boko Haram insurgents attack two Adamawa communities
Two communities in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State have been attacked by Boko Haram. Channels TV reports that ...
The Spelling Bee Challenge Adamawa quiz debate contest: AUN Academy, St. Peters, Concordia, five others, survive first scare
Twelve schools took centre stage on Wednesday, March 08, 2017, as The Spelling Bee Challenge Adamawa Quiz Debate Contest. The ...
Macwrites launches the Adamawa Quiz Debate Contest in the North-east
Come the 25th – 28th of January 2017, The Spelling Bee Challenge, the educational promotion initiative administered by Macwrites, will ...
Adamawa govt to review use of hijab over suicide attack
As part of efforts to reduce suicide attacks, the Adamawa State government may temporarily review the use of hijab in ...
JUST IN: Twin explosion hits Adamawa town
A twin bomb on Friday exploded at Madagali in Adamawa State, leaving scores of people dead, Premium Times reports. It ...
Adamawa LG destroyed by Boko Haram calls out for help
Chairman of Madagali Local Government Council in Adamawa State, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed on Monday pleaded with the Federal Government to assist in ...
N41.1m fraud: Council boss sentenced to 70 years
The Federal High Court sitting in Yola the Adamawa state capital on Thursday sentenced a former local government area chairman ...
One Governor, 35 special advisers, only in Adamawa
The Adamawa House of Assembly has approved the appointment of 35 Special Advisers for Governor Jibrilla Bindow. This approval makes the ...
Vice President Osinbajo visits IDP camps in Adamawa state (Photos)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Adamawa state on Thursday to visit some of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the ...
Suicide bomber kills 9 people, injures many in Adamawa
by Ranti Joseph A fresh attack occurred in Adamawa state as a suspected male suicide bomber attacked the Garkida cattle market ...
Gunmen kidnap Adamawa lawmaker
by Ranti Joseph A group of unknown gunmen has kidnapped the member representing Toungo Counstituency in the Adamawa House of Assembly, ...
Forget the leadership war, PDP has another battle on its hands
by Kolapo Olapoju The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party may be presently engulfed in the battle of its lives, but ...
Today’s Daily Brief: I want to be first female Senate President, says Garba, Benue Assembly Shut Over Plot To Impeach Speaker, Governor, This is the total number of females rescued from Boko Haram this week, and more
The Adamawa North Senatorial District Senator-elect, Binta Garba, on Thursday said she would unite the upper legislative chamber if she ...
Opinion: Why Ribadu remains the best choice for Adamawa
by Jocob Hamman True leadership presupposes that the leader is capable of leading, not some puppet that will be controlled ...
Ribadu will pull a GEJ… if he loses Adamawa election
by Panshak Ibrahim If his fate turns out to be like that of President Jonathan, Ribadu will borrow a page ...
People of Adamawa can now sleep easy, as the state is finally free of Boko Haram
by Panshak Ibrahim According to the Nigerian Military, Adamawa state is now totally free from the bondage of Boko Haram. ...
Jonathan pays surprise visit to Adamawa
by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday has visited Mubi in Adamawa State, more than three months after ...
Razed buildings and a destroyed bridge – this is how Boko Haram left Michika (PHOTOS)
by Panshak Ibrahim Following the recapture of Michika town, in Adamawa, by the Nigerian military, pictures of the damage done ...
Gimba Kakanda: Dear partisan critics, Nuhu Ribadu deserves a fair chance
by Gimba Kakanda And, thus, I understood that partisan sentiment, like religious, is an indoctrination hard to overcome, and for ...
EFCC declares Murtala Nyako and son wanted
by Panshak Ibrahim Immediate past governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial ...
Gov. Ngilari apparently wants elections postponed in Adamawa – here’s why
by Panshak Ibrahim The Governor of Adamawa State, James Ngilari, has pleaded with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), not ...
Opinion: Adamawa 2015 – Between Ribadu and Bindowo
by Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo Two candidates have finally emerged to run for the governorship of Adamawa State in the forthcoming 2015 ...
#BokoHaram suffer another blow as army finally clears #Mubi
by James Sambo The Nigerian Army has completed the operation to clear Mubi, Adamawa State of terrorists who had captured ...
Like Mahia, Mubi vigilantes chase out #BokoHaram insurgents
by James Sambo Local Vigilantes in Adamawa State have reportedly chased out Boko Haram militants out of Mubi, nearly two ...
#BokoHaram capture another town in Adamawa, as soldiers flee
by Kolapo Olapoju Boko Haram insurgents have captured Maiha town, in Adamawa State. Maiha town is about 25 kilometres ...
We need more troops in #Adamawa – Governor Ngilari cries to President Jonathan
by Laila Ibrahim Governor of Adamawa State, James Ngilari has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to save his state from being ...
Ngilari sworn-in as new governor of Adamawa state
by James Sambo Bala Ngilari, the deputy governor of Adamawa State during the governorship of the now impeached Murtala Nyako, ...
Court stops Adamawa bye-election, orders swearing-in of Ngilari
by Kolapo Olapoju The Adamawa state bye-election slated for Saturday, 11 October, has been stopped, following the order of a ...
INEC clears 1.5 million voters for Adamawa by-election
by James Sambo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said that 1,529,636 voters were registered to vote in ...