Tag: Adamawa
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Forgive me if I wrong you, Gov. Bindow begs APC stakeholders
Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has urged stakeholders and other members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to forgive him, if he wronged them. Bindow made the plea Monday at a stakeholders meeting in Yola to discuss the upcoming party congress. “If I offended any of you here please forgive me. I didn’t…
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One dead, 81 quarantined in Adamawa’s Lassa Fever outbreak
Adamawa Ministry of Health, on Monday, said one person has died from the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. The Information Officer of the ministry, Mr Abubakar Muhammed, made the disclosure in Yola on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Muhammed said 81 others had been quarantined following the…
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IDPs protest over shortage of food in Adamawa
Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Fufore and Malkohi camps in Adamawa staged peaceful protests over lack of food in their camps. The IDPs mostly Women and Children on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in their plight. Adamawa has only two designated camps managed by NEMA and they are situated at…
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Boko Haram: Adamawa bans visitors from Girls schools
The Adamawa State government has ordered principals of girls secondary schools not to allow visitors into their school premises. The Adamawa State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aliyu Tola made the disclosure on Monday, while briefing the newsmen on activities outlined by the ministry to commemorate the International Women’s day in the state.…
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Rice production: Dangote inaugurates multi billion naira processing plant in Jigawa
…Promises to end rice importation The Dangote Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-billion Naira rice processing mill in Hadin, Jigawa state. The mill with capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy…
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PDP mourns Adamawa spokesman, says ‘Nigeria falling by the day under APC’
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed shock over the alleged murder of its spokesperson in Adamawa State, Mr. Sam Zadock, by suspected gunmen. Describing him as one “known for his patriotism, dedication to national development and pursuit of the revitalisation of the re-positioned party in the state,” PDP said Zadock’s…
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Violence: Gunmen kill PDP Publicity Secretary in Adamawa
The Adamawa Chapter of People’s Democratic Party has confirmed the killing of its spokesman, Mr Sam Zadock, by gunmen in the latest sectarian violence in the state. The State Secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Abdullahi Prambe, told newsmen on Wednesday in Yola that the incident was a “big shock’’ to the party. “We were expecting…
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Operation Cat Race: Troops kill 10, arrest 6 herdsmen who set Adamawa village on fire
The Nigerian Army said troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion on Exercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) have arrested six notorious herdsmen who invaded and set on fire Gwamba village in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a statement, the Nigerian Army said “despite swift reaction to rescue the village from destruction, the notorious…
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Gunmen invade Adamawa, attack residents
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have invaded Gwamba community in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers stormed two villages in the community at on Tuesday morning and opened fire. Several houses are reported to have been set ablaze, while the residents fled in different directions. Details of the casualties…
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Several feared dead in Adamawa communal clash
Several people are feared dead in a communal clash in Libbo ward of Shellenge Local Government Area of Adamawa. Confirming the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, the Councillor representing the ward, Shuaibu Waleed said the clash started when the alleged body of a man from Gomba community of neigbouring Demsa Local…