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Don’t trust APC with power again, Fintiri tells Adamawa electorate

December 5, 2019 Muazu Abari 0

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 […]

Judiciary

Adamawa Senator Abbo floors Binta, wins at tribunal

August 29, 2019 Muazu Abari 0

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 […]

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Returnee refugees get Adamawa govt’s support

August 29, 2019 Muazu Abari 0

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 […]

Judiciary

Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Adamawa Reps member, dismisses case against Ihedioha’s election in Imo

July 30, 2019 Editor 0

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 […]

News

Adamawa gov’s father buried amidst tears

July 29, 2019 Muazu Abari 0

Adamawa state Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Sunday lost his biological father Alhaji Umaru Badami to the cold hands of death. The governor’s father who was an ex-serviceman retired in 1984. He died at Federal […]

Security

Breaking: Adamawa Senator Abbo’s uncle killed, stepmother kidnapped

July 13, 2019 Editor 0

Uncle to Adamawa senator Elisha Abbo who recently assaulted a woman, has reportedly been killed by gunmen. Also Senator Abbo’s nursing stepmother was said to have been abducted during an attack in his home state […]

Politics

Breaking – Assault: Adamawa Senator Abbo weeps, apologises to shop attendant, Nigerians

July 3, 2019 Abdulrahman Zakariyau 0

The embattled senator representing Adamawa north in the National Assembly, Senator Elisha Abbo, on Wednesday wept uncontrollably as he sought for forgiveness from the lady he assaulted and Nigerians at an Abuja sex toys’ shop. […]

Education

Breaking: Fire guts remaining govt-owned girls’ hostel in Adamawa community

June 18, 2019 Editor 0

The remaining hostel block being used by the boarding students of Government Girls College in Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa State, has been gutted by fire. The college had two hostel blocks, but one was destroyed by fire […]

Politics

Adamawa governor-elect vows to probe Bindow

May 27, 2019 Blueprint 0

Ahmadu Fintiri, Adamawa Governor-elect has said he’s ready to step on toes to address injustice against the people of the state by the outgoing administration of Gov. Jibrilla Bindow. He made this known on Saturday […]

Security

Boko Haram kills 26, injures scores in Adamawa village

May 1, 2019 Blueprint 0

Not less than 26 people were feared killed and several others injured Monday in a suspected Boko Haram attack at the Madagali area of Adamawa state. Similarly, the insurgents also invaded a military base in […]

News

Timi Frank salutes Wike, Fintiri, Bala, other PDP govs

April 4, 2019 Editorial II 0

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has saluted the courage of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Bala Mohammed in Bauchi state and […]

Politics

Adamawa incumbent governor passes ‘strong’ verdict after Fintiri’s victory

March 29, 2019 Blueprint 0

The outgoing governor of Adamawa state, Jibrilla Bindow, has reportedly conceded defeat and congratulated Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the winner of the state governorship supplementary election, held on Thursday, March 28. Bindow congratulated the governor-elect and […]

Politics

Adamawa governor-elect gets INEC’s certificate of return, less than 24 hours after supplementary poll

March 29, 2019 Blueprint 0

The governor-elect of Adamawa State, Mr Ahmadu Fintiri, has immediately been issued certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) less than 24 hours after his election victory. After the event on Friday […]

Politics

At last, INEC declares Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship poll

March 29, 2019 Editor 0

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Adamawa State governorship election, Ahmadu Fintiri, has been declared the winner of the poll. Fintiri had acted as governor of the state. Returning officer for […]

Politics

Live – Adamawa supplementary poll: PDP’s fintiri in early lead as result trickles in from polling units

March 28, 2019 Editor 0

Results Dangir Dutse Polling Unit 001, Chikala Ward Guyuk LGA APC – 0 PDP -144 Bako Ward, Yola South LGA APC – 60 PDP – 185 Polling Unit 001, Guyuk LGA APC – 0 PDP […]

Politics

Live – Supplementary election: Security beefed up in Adamawa as ballot sorting begins after voting

March 28, 2019 Blueprint 0

Scheduled governorship supplementary election in Adamawa has already begun. Blueprint Correspondent reports that voters lining up at various polling centresdesignated for Thursday’s poll in Yola and parts of the state. It was also learnt that […]

Politics

Breaking: After Court verdict, INEC picks new date for Adamawa guber supplementary poll

March 26, 2019 Muazu Abari 0

The independent National electoral commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday March 28, 2019 for the gubernatorial supplementary  election in Adamawa state. This followed the decision by Yola high court presided over by Justice Abdulazeez Waziri to […]

News

Breaking: Court orders INEC to conduct supplementary poll in Adamawa

March 26, 2019 Ibrahim Abdul'Aziz 0

A State High Court sitting in Yola, Tuesday vacated it’s earlier order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa. The court presided over by Justice Abdul’Aziz Waziri […]

Politics

Breaking: Like in Bauchi, INEC complies with Court restraining order on Adamawa guber supplementary election

March 20, 2019 Ibrahim Abdul'Aziz 0

Three days to the conduct of Adamawa governorship supplementary election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared it would abide by court decision which had retrained it from going ahead with the re-run exercise. […]

Security

Troops quell Boko Haram attempt to invade Adamawa community

March 19, 2019 NAN 0

The military on Monday routed insurgents who tried to enter Michika, a commercial town in Adamawa, after a fierce battle that raged for hours. Some residents of Michika told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

Politics

Breaking: Finally, INEC schedules supplementary elections for Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau, Sokoto

March 12, 2019 Emeka Nze 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday March 23 for 2019 supplementary elections in states where governorship elections were declared inconclusive. According to the Commission in a statement on Tuesday by Commissioner and […]

Religion

Breaking: Suicide bomber blows self up, resident near Adamawa Church

March 10, 2019 Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz 0

Two suicide bomber on Sunday morning attacked Shuwa community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing himself and a resident, a witness said. The attack occurred at about 7.30 a.m. near a village […]

Politics

Voters’ low turn-out mar elections in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Borno, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, others

March 9, 2019 Chizoba Ogbeche, Andrew Patrick, Muazu Abari, Sanusi Muhammad, EgwuAgha Amarachukwu and AbdulRaheem Aodu 0

Reports from our Correspondents across Nigeria indicate that low turn out of voters have been witnessed in various polling unit visited so far. Particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kaduna, Borno, Ebonyi, Zamfara […]

Politics

Guber Polls: Buhari support group dumps Bindow, backs Nyako in Adamawa

March 6, 2019 Ibrahim Abdul'Aziz 0

The Adamawa chapter of North-east Youth Buhari Support group, has endorsed the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Murtala Nyako as its preferred candidate for Saturday governorship poll. Director General of the group, Aliyu Usman […]

Politics

Presidential poll: In Adamawa, Bindow gave Atiku good fight – Oshiomhole

February 27, 2019 Tope Sunday 0

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has hailed Governor Muhammad Umar Jibrilla Bindow  of Adamawa state for taming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the just concluded […]

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Nigeria’s salvation lies in education

December 6, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, speaking this week in his hometown of Daura, Katsina state, said Nigeria’s socio-economic and political salvation would come from education. Express desire to acquire education, and the government will do its best […]

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The legacy of a good electoral system should matter to Buhari

December 5, 2019 0

In his reaction to the howl of painful protests over the war that passed for the conduct of the Kogi governorship election on November 16, President Muhammadu Buhari told those who did not accept the […]

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E- Nigeria: And the evolving role of ICT in a digital economy

December 7, 2019 0

Going digital is no longer an option, it is the default – Natarajan Chandrasekaran. Over the last decades, the great diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) has caused a dramatic transformation of the world […]

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Sex for grade controversy

December 4, 2019 0

Sex for grades phenomenon has been with us for a while, especially in institutions of higher learning. They are now even prevalent in most secondary schools in the country. From universities to secondary schools even […]

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APC and the question of power rotation

December 4, 2019 0

With election of President Muhammadu Buhari for the second term, it seems the door to 2023 elections campaign has been opened. Although, there were speculations that Buhari would seek third term, the president had denied […]

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Review of DisCos’ ownership

December 5, 2019 0

The recent setting up of an adhoc committee to review the ownership structure of Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) by the National Economic Council (NEC) is the right foot forward at resolving the nation’s seemingly intractable […]

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Worrisome dearth of doctors

November 30, 2019 0

The disclosure of the President of the Association of Resident Doctors operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Roland Aigbovo, that its members are being burnt out on their jobs as a result of […]

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