From Umar Dankano, Yola A High court sitting in Yola has adjourned the hearing to 3rd April 2025 in the suit instituted by three (3) aggrieved members of Adamawa Emirate challenging the…
Tag: Adamawa
Adamawa: Arrested Kidnapper of Catholic Clergymen Was a Church Member, Not Mass Server – Bishop Mamza
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Catholic Diocese of Yola has refuted claims that the arrested suspect involved in the kidnapping of two Catholic priests was a mass server, clarifying that he was…
Adamawa: 34-Year-Old Altar Servant Arrested for Alleged Abduction of Two Reverend Fathers
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Tahamado J. Demian, a 34-year-old altar servant, for allegedly orchestrating the abduction of two Reverend Fathers in Numan. The clergymen, Abraham…
Customs Seize Smuggled PMS Worth N51.9 Million in Adamawa/Taraba Area Command
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted smuggled goods worth ₦51,947,500.00 in duty-paid value (DPV) across the command’s borderlines. Comptroller of the Command, Compt….
Ramadan: Adamawa Govt. Reviews Working Hours, Movement Restrictions on Commercial Tricycles
From Umar Dankano, Yola In a bid to facilitate the smooth observance of Ramadan, the Adamawa State Government has announced a review of movement restrictions on commercial tricycles in three metropolitan local…
Adamawa: NLC Unveils FG’s CNG-Powered Buses for North-East
From Umar Dankano, Yola The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called on the Adamawa State Government to urgently establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refilling stations to…
Adamawa Govt. Establishes Investment Promotion Agency, Appoints Executive Secretary
From Umar Dankano, Yola In an effort to promote investment potentials (opportunities), the Adamawa state government has established an investment promotion Agency along with its executive secretary. Announcing the development through a…
Wealth creation: Go back to solid minerals, FG, State govts, farmers advised
From Umar Dankano, Yola Stakeholders have advised the federal, state governments and large-scale farmers to invest heavily in the exploration of solid minerals endowed by their states. The resolution was reached at…
Adamawa: FG urge traditional rulers, parents to invest in education
From Umar Dankano, Yola Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Alhaja Khadijat Kareem Omotayo has urge the traditional royal highnesses to encourage people in their domains are pursuing education for…
UNICEF, Donors Donate 4,290 Cartons of SQLNS Food Supplement to Adamawa Government
From Umar Dankano, Yola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with other donors, have procured 4,290 cartons of SQLNS food supplement to prevent undernutrition among…
High Court Summons Governor Fintiri Over New Fufore Emirate
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Government has been served with litigation summons regarding a suit challenging the constitutionality of the creation and appointment of the new Fufore Emirate and its…
Man Arrested for Alleged Fraud, Car Theft in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a man in his late 30s, Mubarak Abdulkadir, a resident of Shagari in Yola South Local Government Area, for alleged fraud…
Adamawa Senator Clarifies Status of Bill for Federal University of Education, Numan
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Senator representing Adamawa Southern Senatorial District, Binos Dauda Yaroe, has refuted speculations that the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Education, Numan, was rejected…
Aggrieved Adamawa Stakeholders Sue Gov. Fintiri Over Creation of Fufore Emirate
From Umar Dankano, Yola A group of concerned stakeholders in Adamawa State has taken legal action against the state government over the creation of the Fufore Emirate, carved out of the historic…
Police Arrest Four for Burglary, Car Theft in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects in two separate incidents of store burglary and car theft. Command spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje said in a press…
NNPP Elects New 30-Man State Executive in Adamawa for Four-Year Tenure
From Umar Dankano, Yola The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Adamawa State chapter, has successfully elected a new 30-man state executive committee to steer the affairs of the party for the next…
Tola Community Protests Alleged Move to Change Name of Newly Created District in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola Thousands of residents from Tola Community in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State staged a peaceful protest on Thursday, demanding the reinstatement of the name of the…
Police Arrest 3 Shila Boys Gang Members for Alleged Armed Robbery in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola In its ongoing fight against Shila gangsterism, the Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three members of a five-man syndicate suspected of terrorizing residents in the state capital,…
Governor Fintiri Creates 7 New Chiefdoms, Emirates in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has announced the establishment of seven (7) new chiefdoms and Emirates in the state. In a statewide broadcast on Monday at the…
Foundation Secures Release of 51 Inmates in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola In celebration of Christmas and the founder’s birthday, the Yola-based humanitarian organization, Emnamu Foundation, facilitated the release of 51 inmates from various correctional facilities across Adamawa State. The…
2024: Adamawa Police Arrest 715 Suspects, Prosecute 292 Offenders
From Umar Dankano, Yola As 2024 draws to a close, the Adamawa State Police Command has reported significant achievements in combating crime, including the arrest of 715 suspects and the prosecution of…
CSLS, Justice Ministry & RoLAC Train Justice Sector Operators on ACJA in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS), in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) program and the Federal Ministry of Justice, has organized a two-day capacity-building…
Nobody Sacked Lamido Adamawa as Life Chairman, Council of Emirs & Chiefs, Says State Assembly
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State House of Assembly has refuted reports suggesting the removal of the Lamido Adamawa, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, as the Life Chairman of…
NDE Commences Employment Initiative Training to 93,731 Beneficiaries
From Umar Dankano, Yola No fewer than 93,731 youths and women have been selected for an extensive skills acquisition and vocational training across the country. Director General, National Directorate of Employment, NDE….
AGILE to construct 64 classrooms across 21 LGA’s in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola In an effort to improve quality education on the adolescent population especially girls aged 13-19, the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, AGILE to construct 64 class…