The 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, has launched Operation “Egwu Eke III” code-named the Python Dance to tackle the country’s security challenges ahead of the 2019 general elections. The operation, with headquarters in Plateau State, is expected to cover Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba states.   Speaking during the…

The Brigade Commander, 23 Brigade, Yola, Brig. Gen. Bello Muhammad, said his command had succeeded in curtailing clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Adamawa and Taraba states. Muhammad said this on Saturday in Yola at the annual West African Social Activities (WASA) organized by the command. “The brigade has successfully curtailed the crisis between the…

The Gubernatorial candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. Abdul-Azeez Nyako, said he had no plan to dethrone the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Barkindo Mustafa, if elected governor in 2019, as being speculated by his opponents. Nyako cleared the air on Saturday in Yola during a Town Hall meeting with students and youth groups and…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja pledged that the Federal Government would look into the issue of illegal tax collections to encourage more private sector businesses to thrive in the country. The president made the pledge when he received the leadership of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria (AUFCDN)…

The alleged certificate forgery case of Adamawa State governor, Mohammed Bindow, has been returned to the chief judge of Federal High Court Abuja, a month after Justice Babatunde Quadri of the same court transferred it to Yola, Adamawa capital. When the case was mentioned yesterday in Yola, Justice Abdullaziz Anka adjourned hearing for one hour…

Former national vice chairman (north east) of the Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Umar Duhu, has criticised the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, for failure to prosecute former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, over corruption allegations. Duhu told journalists in Yola, Adamawa State, yesterday…

No fewer than seven million Nigerians have been displaced and are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the protracted activities of the Boko Haram insurgents, in northeastern Nigeria. This was disclosed in a recent report by the UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, as it prepares to provide life-saving emergency assistance to the…

Former EFCC boss, Malam Nuhu Ribadu said he was committed to mobilising Adamawa people with other stakeholders to ensure that President Buhari win in the state by landslide. Ribadu made the commitment Monday in Yola while inaugurating 40 vehicles donated by his support group, Black Cap Revolutionary Movement, for the mobilidation of voters in Adamawa.…

Adamawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested 120 suspected kidnappers, fraudsters, bandits, rapists and vandals in Adamawa between January and December. The commandant of the corps, Mr Aliyu Ndanusa, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Yola. “We have prosecuted…

The Adamawa State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has suspended his ongoing campaign to mourn former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who was assassinated last week by yet to be identified gunmen along Abuja-Keffi express road. In a statement made available to The Guardian, Fintiri expressed deep…

The country’s gallant forces battling the unrelenting Boko Haram insurgents must always keep in mind the popular soccer parlance which says it’s not over until it’s over. And so they cannot layback because it’s not over. Not by any means. And the military authorities - from the Commander-in-Chief himself to the field commanders in the…

Alhaji Sa’ad Tahir, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Adamawa has defected to All Progressive Congress (APC) . Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa confirmed the development during the inauguration of Menene Buhari-Bindow Ne 2019, North-East Campaign Office on Tuesday in Yola. Bindow said that the defection of the former PDP governorship aspirant…