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9 Feb
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has ordered security agencies to tighten border controls and stop the illegal export of building materials.
6 Feb
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has vowed to prosecute individuals, who colluded with former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Hudu Ari, during the 2023 gubernatorial election.
31 Jan
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Adamawa State in the 2023 governorship election, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, and her party seeking to unseat Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, delivered on…
10 Jan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal brought before it by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its governorship candidate, Dr Umar Ardo challenging the declaration of Ahmadu Fintiri as Adamawa State governor. The appeal marked SC/CV/1219/2023 was thrown out by the apex court for want of merit. SDP and its candidate had scored…
18 Dec
The Appeal Court in Abuja has affirmed Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Adamawa State. In the judgement passed by Justice Tunde Awotoye on Monday, 18 December 2023, the court threw out the appeal of Aishatu Binani Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking merit. Also, the court…
8 Dec
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Friday presented N225.8 billion Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly for 2024 fiscal year. The budget is higher than N175 billion approved for 2023. Presenting the budget tagged: “Budget of Re-engineering”, Fintiri said it would focus on the development of critical infrastructure in the state. He said…
23 Nov
.FG orders curriculum review, facelift of police academy Army officers in 12 trucks, on Tuesday night, killed an inspector, Jacob Daniel, during invasion of the Police Headquarters in Yola, Adamawa State. Commissioner of Police (CP), Afolabi Babatola, while condemning the attack, urged officers to be careful and guard against attacks on security personnel. A statement…
22 Nov
A soldier was injured on Tuesday night while a policeman was killed in a clash between some Army and Police personnel in Adamawa. The injured soldier was allegedly shot in the leg by a policeman who was part of a patrol team at Target Junction in Yola. Some soldiers were said to have later stormed…
22 Nov
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday invaded the Adamawa Police Headquarters located in Jimeta in the Yola North Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje confirmed this in a statement where he said the armed men sent the residents of Yola into panic. “The…
7 Nov
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has alleged that suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, and his surety are on the run.
29 Oct
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, yesterday upheld the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of the state.
16 Oct
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the election of Senator Ishaku Abbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abbo winner of the February 25, 2023 parliamentary election. Amos Yohanna, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate rejected the result…

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