Adamawa State
19 Aug
Leaders and concerned members of Girei local government council of Adamawa State have called on their elected representatives to address the
15 Aug
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order prohibiting all forms of scavenging activities across the nooks and crannies of the state. In a statement made available to journalists in Yola, the state capital, by the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, on Thursday, Fintiri also directed the security agencies in the…
13 Jun
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued a directive to the leadership of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure that women are selected as chairmanship running mates ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
26 May
Adamawa Government has partnered Federal Government to empower 2,000,000 farmers through National Agriculture Growth Scheme and Agric-pocket (NAGSAP) initiative of President Bola Tunibu.
7 May
Adamawa State Government has postponed the resumption of schools for the third term.
19 Apr
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…
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