By AHMED UBANDOMA, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In 2009 the Boko Haram sect launched its insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country. The aim, according to its leaders was to stop people from embracing western education and advance what they saw at the true Islam. A 2023...
Adamawa state
Adamawa Government on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded. The Commissioner for Health, Chief Felix Tangwami, who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, said that out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive. Tangwami said that six of the deaths were...
National Chairman of the Tinubu/Shetima Foundation, Mr Hammanjulde Yahaya, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the present administration and shun the proposed national protest in the country. Yahaya made the appeal at the Tinubu/Shetima Foundation General Meeting, on Saturday in Yola. Yahaya said it was important...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested one Vincent Markus, a suspected serial internet fraudster. The suspect, a student of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) was arrested in Badirisa, Damare Ward Girei Local Government, Adamawa...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa has won all the 21 seats in the Local Government election conducted on Saturday. The Chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), Alhaji Mohammed Umar, announced the results of the election on Sunday in Yola. Umar said for councillorship...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Adamawa/Taraba chapter, has expressed resolve to continue its ongoing strike even as petrol sells N2,000 per liter. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Dahiru Buba, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday. He...
Adamawa State Government has declared a three-day mourning in honour of former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, and the late Member State Assembly, representing Ganye Constituency, Musa Abdulmalik. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, said this in a statement on Monday...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Oliver Buba. Fr. Buba was abducted on Tuesday in his residence in Numan Local Government Area of the Adamawa State. Confirming the incident, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev....
Adamawa State Government has said it had recorded no fewer than 838 cases of measles outbreak and 49 deaths in the state. Director, Disease Control and Immunisation, Dr James Jacob, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday. He said, so far no...
The Adamawa/Taraba command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it has recently seized 12,435 liters of petrol worth N10.8 million. The Customs Area Comptroller in charge of the command, Bashir Garba-Bature made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Yola. According to him, the seized items included 491×25lt...
Complication from measles is suspected to have killed at least 19 children in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mubi on Saturday that more than 200 children in the local government area...
A renowned stakeholder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, Mr Mark Wosu, has said their loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unwavering and unshakable. Mr Wosu, a former Council Secretary of Jada local government area in Adamawa, made this known during a news conference...
Police in Adamawa have arrested a 42 year-old man for raping his nine-year-old daughter at Kabak in Mubi South Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated on Thursday in Yola that the man was arrested on Tuesday following a report...
The Lack of steady power supply, further worsened by insurgency, has continued to affect businesses and other activities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three states, known as BAY states, are the worst affected by the activities of insurgency...
No fewer than 150 former State House of Assembly speakers are expected to participate in Adamawa Conference 2024, says Sen. Simon Lalong. Lalong, a former governor of Plateau and the Chairman of the conference, made the disclosure in Yola on Friday, while briefing newsmen ahead of the meeting...
The Federal Government has commenced allocation of affordable houses to Nigerians, an official has confirmed. Mr Martin Gyado, the Federal Controller of Housing in charge of Adamawa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola. He said that President Bola...
A 22-year-old girl, Florence Vandi, has reportedly committed suicide at Viniklang community in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa. Vandi is believed to have consumed a poisonous substance locally called “Otapiyapiya”. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the police spokesman in Adamawa confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in...
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday visited the Adamawa Police Command to sympathise with officers and men over the killing of an Inspector by soldiers on Nov. 21. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Inspector Daniel Jacob was shot to death when some...
A soldier was injured on Tuesday night while a policeman was killed in a clash between some Army and Police personnel in Adamawa. The injured soldier was allegedly shot in the leg by a policeman who was part of a patrol team at Target Junction in Yola. Some...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country. NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation...