The governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, says he contested the gubernatorial election in the state against “enemies of democracy”. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview with Channels Television after his victory, Fintiri said those against his reelection wanted a woman to become governor without considering his performance. Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]
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The Government of Adamawa State has said it has confirmed five cases of monkeypox and is examining 57 other suspected cases. The state Ministry of Health has laboratory-confirmed cases of the five as of June 12. The Director of Public Health, Dr. Celine La’ori, said in a press interview that the first case was recorded […]
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The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship positions in the Adamawa State local government elections. The results released Sunday evening indicated that the PDP was trailed in each of the 21 LGAs of the state by the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The election was conducted across […]
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The Government of Adamawa State on Friday, said it has resolved to enforce a ban on the sale and haulage of livestock out of the State to other parts of the country. The government claimed, the measure would help to stop revenue leakages and boost internally generated revenues from livestock business, where the State has […]
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Some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed six hunters in Aljannaru, a farming community in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to residents, the gunmen, who were on camels got to the community in a night raid, destroying farms and shooting indiscriminately. The sources said the attackers eventually gunned down six of […]
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The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the March 28 date the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed for the supplementary governorship election in the state. Ahmed Lawal, organising secretary of the party, announced the party’s decision in an interview with NAN in Yola on Tuesday. Lawal said INEC did […]
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The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed on Sunday after a botched attack on Gulak, headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Dr Muhammed Suleiman, Executive Secretary of the agency disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola […]
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The Adamawa Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Ahmad Sajoh, has confirmed the death of a boy with two others injured following an explosion in Mubi town. Mr Sajoh told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Sunday, that the explosion suspected to be from an Improvise Explosive Device (IED) occurred at a scrap materials […]
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As cholera epidemic continues to ravage some local governments in Adamawa state, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 personnel to assist in combating the menace. They were deployed in Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas to control a recent outbreak of cholera in the state, an official said. Ms Charity Warigon, […]
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Musa Mahmud, chairman of the Adamawa Congress Committee for All Progressives Party, APC, has announced the shifting of Saturday Ward Congress to Sunday. Mahmud made the announcement shortly after a meeting with some stakeholders who protested that many candidates were yet to obtain the nomination forms to contest the election. Some of the stakeholders that […]
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