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  • CAN Chairman tests positive for COVID-19

    CAN Chairman tests positive for COVID-19

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Bishop Stephen Mamza, Chairman, Christians Association Nigeria (CAN), Adamawa Chapter has tested positive for COVID-19. Mamza, who is a member of Adamawa State COVID-19 Committee, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Yola. The Bishop said that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had confirmed his positive status. He said: “Today (Sunday),…

  • Teenager dies after giving birth to triplets in Adamawa

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    A 19-year-old teenager, Lilian Benedict of Bwaranji ward, Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa, died on Sunday after giving birth to triplets. Mrs Josephine Geoffrey, Assistant Director, Nursing Services, Yola Specialists Hospital, confirmed the development on Tuesday in Yola. Geoffrey said that the teenager died as a result of Post Partum Haemorhrage. “She died…

  • Many killed in Adamawa communal clash

    Many killed in Adamawa communal clash

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    A violent conflict between two tribes in Lafia, a commercial border town between Adamawa and Gombe states, has claimed an unspecified number of residents.   People of Lunguda tribe and their Waja counterparts in the community, engaged one another in an overnight bloodletting and destruction of valuable property.     Many were killed while homes,…

  • Mob kills 3 Shila Boys in Yola

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    The police in Adamawa State on Sunday confirmed the killing of three suspected criminal members of Shila Boys gang by a mob in Yola. DSP Suleiman Nguroje, Spokesman, Adamawa Police Command said the incident occurred at 9.00 p.m. on Saturday in Nassarawo area of Jimeta. ”We received a distress call that Shila Boys attacked and…

  • BREAKING: Adamawa Govt. orders fresh lockdown

    BREAKING: Adamawa Govt. orders fresh lockdown

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Adamawa government has ordered lockdown of the entire state for another period of 14 days with effect from midnight Friday, April 24. The order was contained in a statement issued by Mr Solomon Kumamgar, Director General, Media and Communication to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, on Friday in Yola. Fintiri said that the lockdown would end midnight…

  • BREAKING: First COVID-19 case confirmed in Adamawa State

    BREAKING: First COVID-19 case confirmed in Adamawa State

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Adamawa State Government has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor of the State, Ahmadu Fintinri made this known on Wednesday. According to the Governor, the victim is a returnee from Kano State.   Details shortly…

  • Presidential hopeful, Atiku commissions restaurant [Photos]

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar on Sunday commissioned a restaurant in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. TheNewsGuru recalls the former vice president in 2017 commissioned the first outlet of the restaurant in Abuja. “Our vision was to open several other outlets as one of the contributions of my family to reduce unemployment in Nigeria. “I…

  • Mubi attacks: US reaffirms stand with Nigeria

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    The United States (US) has condemned Tuesday’s twin explosion in Mubi, Adamawa State in which over 20 persons were killed, and reaffirmed commitments with Nigeria in its fight against the scourge of terrorism. This is contained in a statement signed by White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “The United States condemns in the strongest…