Adamawa State
3 days ago
The National Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos and the Adamawa State government have started a five-day capacity training workshop for coaches, sports administrators and games masters, as well as Physical and Health Education teachers in the North East state .
22 Mar
Nyako Former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako; his son, Abdullaziz; and two others were, yesterday, re-arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on allegation of money laundering and theft of public funds amounting to N29 billion. Nyako was re-arraigned before Justice Peter Lifu on 37 counts bordering on money laundering, theft, diversion of public…
19 Mar
Adamawa State Government will spend more than N97 billion on the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project.
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…
Latest
2 hours ago
Investigations have revealed how Nigerian automobile dealers conceal vehicles with minor dents as salvage cars to qualify for 40 to 60 per cent duty rebates for such vehicles, a practice that may have become a survival measure against lull in the retail sector...
2 hours ago
Unrelenting, the band of party stakeholders at the grassroots have refused to back off on the suspension bid of the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje...
2 hours ago
The tasks of the Nigerian delegation to the just-concluded International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, United States, were well defined – sell Nigeria, seal economic pacts and market packages
2 hours ago
Notwithstanding advancement in new building construction techniques, many industry professionals and developers are not leveraging technology to make construction faster, safer, and more efficient, as well as increase the housing supply in the country.
2 hours ago
Inflation will hit 34.98 per cent this month, analysts at Cordros Capital analysts have said.
2 hours ago
The World Bank Group has prequalified Nigeria for a $2.25 billion loan at a one per cent rate, a 40-year term with a 10-year moratorium.
2 hours ago
Arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for alleged N80.2 billion fraud at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, will be held today.
2 hours ago
Enugu Rangers were beaten 2-0 in Port Harcourt, yesterday, by Rivers United, but the Flying Antelopes hold on to their lead in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) as their closest rivals, Enyimba of Aba and Lobi Stars, could only draw their respective games.
2 hours ago
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been standing trial on various charges, has debunked media reports and insinuations that he dictated to the court the conditions on which to continue his trial.
