Adamawa
30 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confiscated 199,495 liters of smuggled Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), worth N199 million in Zone D axis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zone D comprises Adamawa and Taraba commands. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday in Yola. He said…
27 Jan
Adamawa Government in collaboration with Datarose Limited on Monday began digital skills initiative training for 50 youth and women to promote technological skills. Speaking at the training in Yola, Hammanjumba Gatugel, Commissioner for Entrepreneurship Development charged the participants to actively participate to acquire the skills for more opportunities. According to him, the selection of the…
25 Jan
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,…
25 Jan
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…
24 Jan
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.…
23 Jan
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari has plead
23 Jan
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…
23 Jan
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…
23 Jan
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…
22 Jan
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…
21 Jan
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…
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