Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) Sunday advised leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa against division. Senator Aishatu Ahmed said notwithstanding that APC is no longer in power in the state, members should continue to meet to keep the party stronger, asking the state chapter of the party Read More
2023 is far, but in politics, it is tomorrow, and tomorrow is far, we are seeing the opinions fly…The fear of other people’s opinion is called allodoxaphobia The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufa’i, a fortnight ago said he had no interest in becoming the president in 2023 and would not support a northern candidate for the presidency. I know when Read More
The Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed, has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government over the corruption allegation levelled against him and governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state. Recalled that the presidency, had in a statement urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sack governor Fintiri and the Bauchi state governor over alleged corruption allegations against them before their Read More
Participants at the capacity building workshop for strategic Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Adamawa state have resolved to raise awareness and disseminate information on national and international standards as well as strengthen relationships, cooperation and collaboration among Adamawa MDAs. They also resolved to bridge the gap between laws and policies and their implementation and to use empirical evidence for policy Read More
Traffic diversion in some strategic places within Yola the state capital is expected to last for several months due to ongoing construction of two flyovers with underpass and interchange roads. There is also construction of township roads and the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) Adamawa state command has extended its closing time by one hour in order to control traffic Read More
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has flagged off the construction of two flyover bridges and underpass within the state capital. Te bridges are expected to link up with some strategic roads within the state capital. Speaking at the flag off ceremony, Governor Fintiri said the decision to embark upon the gigantic project was in line with the urban Read More
The Taraba state command of the Department of State Security Service, (DSS) on Friday paraded a 45-year-old Ishaya Adamu Jonathan for defrauding people in Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba states, claiming he is a very senior officer of the service. The Taraba state director of DSS, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar, while briefing newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital said Ishaya Adamu Jonathan was Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of Col. Honest Irmiya Stephens (rtd), the Hama Bachama and paramount ruler of Bachama Kingdom over the transition of the monarch. The president also condoled with the Bachama Kingdom, the government and people of Adamawa state, saying the late traditional ruler who received his staff of office on December 15, 2013, served Read More
Latest report on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) portal indicate that the novel Covid-19 has dropped in Adamawa state. With the latest development, Adamawa became the 26th state to record the pandemic with Lagos state again leading massively with 74 cases. According to NCDC, “91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 74 in Lagos, 5 in Katsina, Read More
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has presented a First Class staff of office to the paramount traditional ruler of lunguda kingdom, His royal highness Gwandi Nunguraya kurhaye Dishon Dansanda 11, with a call on traditional rulers in the state to join hands with his administration to make Adamawa work again. Speaking at the occassion in Guyuk, governor Fintiri Read More
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); Adamawa state is among the top 10 states in Nigeria with least Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the third quarter of 2019. Adamawa state also recorded a decline of 47.04% in revenue generation with only N6.8bn generated. This is not good for an ‘aspiring’ state. If no creative and feasible measure is Read More
Christians under the umbrella body of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sunday protested the rising insecurity across the country and called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of the 36 states to stem the tide and bring perpetrators to justice. Their call came as the Kaduna state police command Sunday arrested a suspected suicide bomber in Living Faith Church Read More
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lured some operators of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres involved in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration scam to their headquarters and handed them to security agents for prosecution. This happened Wednesday in Bwari, Abuja after cross examinations of the operators by JAMB Registrar Is-shaq Oloyede. Oloyode had invited the unsuspecting operators Read More
Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) representing Adamawa central senatorial district, Monday gave out 698 equipment to her constituents for job creation and empowerment. A statement from the lawmaker’s media office Monday in Abuja listed the items to include irrigation water pumps (100); sprayer kits (570); rice milling machines (14) and tricycles (14). Similarly, the lawmaker distributed 139,000 free exercise books to Junior Secondary Read More
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State Reverend Lawan Andimi has been murdered by Boko Haram insurgents. Ahmed Salkida, the journalist noted for reporting on conflicts revealed this on Tuesday via his Twitter page. According to Salkida: “To break some news items can traumatise. I’m battling with one of such. Reverend Read More
A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Salihu Mustapha, has said that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has seized to be the National Chairman of the party based on a ‘subsisting court order’ and the position of Edo chapter of the party. The party which has been in various crisis further divided Tuesday Read More
Moved by the pathetic situation of residents of a border village between Nigeria and Cameroon in his senatorial district and, in line with his campaign promises, the senator representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Ishiaku Abbo has awarded a road contract in Mukta village of Mubi south local government. The road is expected to link the village up with the rest Read More
In line with his campaign promises, the senator representing Adamawa North Elisha Ishiaku Abbo, has awarded road contract for the construction of access road in mukta village of Mubi South local government. This followed the senator unscheduled visit to the community. After travelling for a long distance inside the bush the senator was shocked to realised that there is no Read More
A member of the House of Representatives, Zakariah Nyampa, has enjoined the authorities to beef up security in Michika to avert recurrence of another attack by the Boko Haram insurgents. Zakariah who represents Michika/Madagali federal constituency of Adamawa state said soldiers stationed in Michika deserve more logistic support to be able to withstand such attacks. The lawmaker in a statement Read More
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has formed his cabinet after nearly 7 months in power; he has also conducted local council elections, in which his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won all the 21 chairmanship seats. The Adamawa PDP now revels in power after four years of languish as opposition. The All Progressives Party (APC), on the other hand, is Read More
Barely 24 hours after the declaration of Saturday local government election results in Adamawa state won by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in all the 21 LGA’s of the state, Gov. Ahmadu umaru Fintiri has sworn in the newly elected local governments chairmen in the state. The chairmen were administered with the oath of office and oath of allegiance by the Read More
Fresh from his Court of Appeal victory and ahead of Saturday’s local government election in Adamawa state, the state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has cautioned the electorate against electing the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship and councillorship candidates in tomorrow’s election. Fintiri stated this yesterday at the PDP grand rally to round up the party’s local government campaign tours for Read More
The National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Adamawa state has declared Senator Elisha Cliff Abbo as the authentic winner of Adamawa North National Assembly elections. The election of Abbo was challenged by Senator Binta Masi Garba of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who had represented the senatorial zone in the 8th Senate. The tribunal in its ruling on Thursday, Read More
The Adamawa state government has provided assistance to indigenes who returned to the country after many years of taking refuge in the Republic of Cameroon. Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state had earlier promised that government would assist those who agreed to return. The returnees became refugees in Cameroon as a result of the invasion and attacks on their various Read More
Mustapha Usman, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member who was declared winner of the House of Representatives 2019 election for Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa State has just been sacked by the Supreme Court. The court judgement delivered by upheld an appeal court judgement. The Supreme Court held that it was found that Usman forged his credentials, he Read More
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