Adamawa
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The Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board has officially flagged off the 2024 pilgrimage for 180 Batch A Christian pilgrims set to visit Jordan and Israel. The pilgrims will spend three days in Jordan before proceeding to Israel for six days. The orientation and farewell service, held on Friday at the E.Y.N Church, State Low-Cost,…
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The Adamawa State Police Command on Friday arrested two persons for allegedly raping two minors at Sangere Futy, Girei Local Government Area (LGA). Adamawa State Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, said those arrested include Bala Muhammed, 35 years, and Usman Abdullahi, 17 years, both residents of Dadin Kowa, Sangere Futy. "The…
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Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has pledged to renovate facilities at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Damare, Girei Local Government Area, to enhance its suitability for activities. The Governor made this commitment during the 2025 orientation course for 1,700 Batch C Stream II corps members deployed to the state.…
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The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari has plead
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No fewer than 582 cases of right violations, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) were recorded in Adamawa, according to National Human Right Commission (NHRC). Mrs. Grace Mamza, the NHRC state Coordinator, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola. She said the incidents which were the highest ever recorded in the…
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The Adamawa State High Court in Yola has ordered the state’s Police Command to pay N5 million in damages to Hammandu Musa for his unlawful detention at the Jimeta Correctional Centre for five years without trial. Musa was arrested in 2019 by a vigilante group in Song Local Government Area over alleged involvement in kidnapping…
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The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a store breaking and theft incident that occurred early Wednesday morning. The suspects are Abdullah Tanimu, 18, of Luggere Jimeta, and Musa Isah, 24, of Doubeli Chochi Street. The police said the duo were apprehended after allegedly breaking into a shop belonging to…
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The "Chess in IDP Camps" initiative in Adamawa State, Nigeria, is changing lives through the power of chess. Spearheaded by Vivian Ibrahim, a former beauty queen and founder of the Queen Vee Chess Academy, the programme introduces children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps to the game of chess to build critical thinking skills, and…
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The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 536 suspected drug peddlers and removed from circulation 4,880kg of substances of abuse in Adamawa. Mr. Agboala Femi, the NDLEA Commander, Adamawa Command, said at a news conference in Yola on Monday that the arrests and seizures were made between January and December 2024. Femi said…
20 Jan
The Adamawa Police Command says it has begun the training of the first batch of 85 investigators and prosecutors across Area Commands, Divisional Headquarters, and all the investigative departments of the command. Speaking at the formal opening of the five-day capacity building workshop, the Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, said the training was organized in…
20 Jan
The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a young man, Ferdinand Yerima, for armed robbery in the state. The command arrested the man on January 18, 2025, as part of its efforts to combat all forms of violent crimes within the state In a statement, the command's spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspect was…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has directed that the Administrative Department of its Academy be named after the slain officer, Aminu Salisu, killed by a suspected internet fraudster in Anambra. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede announced this on Saturday in Abuja at the 2024 EFCC Rewards and Recognition ceremony. Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent…
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The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, says it is building the capacity of its students to harness engineering and technology for sustainable society and inclusive economy. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, said this at the inauguration of a one-day capacity building workshop for prospectus enginers, on Saturday in Bauchi. The programme is being implemented…
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The Nigeria Police, Edo Command, on Saturday pulled out the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Umoru Ozigi from service after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the event which held in Benin, featured parade by fellow officers, amidst cheers and fun fare from family…
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Israeli authorities released on Saturday 200 inmates, nearly all Palestinian, in exchange for four Israeli women soldiers held hostage
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The Kebbi State Government has announced plans to recruit 500 additional health workers and absorb 390 staff members of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) into the state’s workforce this year. Gov. Nasir Idris made the disclosure during the handing over ceremony of the NGF/GAVI UNICEF Project in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “We…