Adamawa State
2023: Examine Politicians Before You Vote, Christian Cleric Tells Voters
By Rayyanu Abubakar, Adamawa The Pastor, Haske Baptist Church, Yola, Adamawa State, Reverend Daniel Kankum has called on electorate to know whom to cast their vote for, at the 2023 general elections. He gave the charge while interacting with our reporter, Rayyanu Abubakar Umar in his office after the commencement of political campaigns by political […]
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Police in Adamawa parades 44 criminals terrorising communities, vows to fish out more ailments ahead of 2023 elections
By Rayyanu Abubakar, Adamawa The Commissioner of Police Adamawa State command CP Sikiru Kayode Akande, has appealed to the communities Of Bagale in Fofure Local Government Area of Adamawa to give the command some time to enable it fish out criminals who use the mountainous area as their hideout. The police boss made the […]
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Northeast: Emerging trend of kidnap worrisome, Zulum says as Governors meet in Gombe
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has described the emerging trend of kidnapping across the northeast geopolitical zone as a worrisome situation. Zulum spoke on Friday night in Gombe town, in his capacity as chairman of the North East Governors Forum. He spoke at the opening of the forum’s meeting held at the banquet […]
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NEDC Master Plan: ZULUM calls for shift from short-term interventions to long-term projects in the North East
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has called on the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), as well as humanitarian and development stakeholders to start shifting their focuses on interventions across the North-East from short term humanitarian interventions to undertaking medium and long term capital projects and programmes that can hugely impact on addressing the […]
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Gov. Fintiri flags off work on 6.8km roads in Mubi Byepass
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri laid the foundation for the six and half kilometer Mubi bypass road, which will cost three billion naira to build. Governor Umaru Fintiri, speaking at the event in Mubi, said the Mubi bypass project has been long overdue because the town relies on only one main road for entry and […]
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Northeast Governors issue five-point communique
At the end of their sixth meeting held in Damaturu, Yobe State, the Northeast Governors Forum on Tuesday night, issued a five-point communique, mostly bothering on security and power supply. The communique was signed by the forum’s chairman and Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, and read out by Governor Inuwa Yahaya […]
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Adamawa State Government Proscribes Professional Hunters Association
The Adamawa State Government has banned the operations of the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria across the 21 Local Government areas of the State, especially in Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk and Shelleng. This follows reports of abuse of the rules of engagement and lack of regard to the traditional institution and security agencies. “The […]
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EndSARS: Gov Fintiri Receives Report from Judicial Panel of Inquiry
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Monday received the report of the Judicial Panel on police brutality and extrajudicial killings. The committee was inaugurated on October 2020 under the directive of the National Economic Council following the nationwide protest against the Special Anti Robbery Squad or SARS. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri commended the sacrifice of the […]
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Adamawa: We’re working around the clock to improve people’s socioeconomic conditions – Fintiri
Despite the country’s instability, Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said the current administration has been working around the clock to improve people’s socioeconomic life. The Governor mentioned this at an audience with senior course forty-four of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, who have been in the state on a study visit […]
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Witchcraft: Group Condemns Detention Of Alleged Witches In Adamawa
By Idris Khalid The Northern co-ordinator for Advocacy for Alleged Witches, Aliyu Bashir Limanci, has condemned as unacceptable, the decision by a judge in Song Local government of Adamawa state to detain four people remanded in prison custody for allegedly killing one and torturing another. Limanci in a press release issued to journalists in […]
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