Adamawa State
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The Adamawa government has called for support from international partners to implement digital learning and e-learning in the state. Dr Garba Pella, Commissioner for Education, made the call on Friday at the International Day of Education commemoration in Yola. The commemoration was organised by the Education in Emergency Working Group (EiEWG). Pella emphasised that while…
3 days ago
The Police Command in Adamawa is to appeal against the judgement of a Yola High Court directing it to release a defendant in a kidnap case and pay him N5m as damages for wrongful detention. The development was made known in Yola on Thursday in a statement by the command spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje. Nguroje…
10 Jan
The Federal Government says it has trained 100 youths and women in agribusiness, focusing on tomato/pepper production in Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency, Adamawa State.
30 Dec
Two priests of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, also known as ‘Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria’s (EYN) clergymen, Rev. James Kwayang and Rev. Ishaku Chiwar have been abducted by unknown gunmen. Spokesman of the Adamawa Police Command, Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement, said police personnel have been deployed to trail the gunmen and rescue…
29 Dec
The police in Adamawa State have apprehended three members of a notorious gang group known as “Shila boys” in Yola for alleged robbery. The police spokesman in Adamawa, Suleiman Nguroje, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Yola. Nguroje said the police received credible information that five of the boys were robbing people…
16 Dec
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has presented a N486.2 billion budget to the State House of Assembly for 2025. The budget tagged “Budget of Service” was presented on Monday in Yola. The governor said the appropriation bill budget was in line with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). “Out of the…
4 Dec
The Adamawa State government has directed traditional rulers to take active steps in curtailing the perennial clashes between herders and farmers in their domains.
6 Nov
The Adamawa State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its crackdown on violent crime and gang activities, arresting two suspected gang members linked to multiple robberies and violent incidents in Yola North.
30 Oct
The Adamawa State Government has called for peace following a violent clash between farmers and herders last weekend
28 Oct
A violent clash between herders and farmers in Kukta, Waltandi district of Song Local Council, Adamawa State, in the early hours of yesterday resulted in multiple fatalities.
13 Oct
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, over the weekend, submitted names of six nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as Chairman and Members of the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) and Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). In the letter presented to the House, Fintiri urged the Assembly to expedite the screening and…
12 Oct
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has argued that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should not be scrapped but rather strengthened to improve its effectiveness. Fintiri made this statement in response to a lawsuit filed by 16 state governors at the Supreme Court, challenging the legality of the laws establishing the anti-graft agency. Speaking…
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