Tag: Adamawa
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Police officer shoots superior dead over feud with girlfriend in Adamawa
There was pandemonium on Tuesday in Adamawa as a sergeant was shot dead by a corporal following a feud with girlfriend. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Othman Abubakar, confirmed the death of the officer “over a minor disagreement.” According to a report by Premium Times, the incident happened at a bar in…
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Three feared dead, cows stolen as herdsmen attack Adamawa village
Three people have been confirmed dead after gunmen struck in an early Sunday morning raid on Kikon Village of Numan Local Government Area in Adamawa State. The attackers suspected to be herdsmen rode into the village on motorbikes setting houses and food barns on fire. They also reportedly carted away cattle belonging to the farmers.…
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Boko Haram invades Adamawa town, kills five
Five people were feared killed Friday by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in an early morning attack in Kaya village of Madagali in Adamawa, residents and local officials have said. Kaya is one kilometer drive from Gulak, the administrative headquarters of Madagali. The attack came two days after a similar incident in Pallam where Boko Haram…
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Boko Haram strikes again in Adamawa, many feared dead, several injured
There was pandemonium in Adamawa on Tuesday as many people were feared dead and kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents in a fresh attack. The insurgents Boko Haram wreaked the havoc at Pallam community in Madagali Local Government Area of the state. The attack came barely a week after the terrorists launched a similar attack…
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Police arrest officer for ‘killing seven farmers in Adamawa’
The Adamawa Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a policeman who was alleged to have shot to death seven farmers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest followed a petition by a Civil Society Organization, Progressive Mind for Development Initiate. The petition signed by the president of…
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Pay your tax, Gov Bindow pleads with Adamawa people
Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has pleaded with the people of the state to show patriotism by paying their tax and supporting the government’s effort to boost its internally generated revenue. Bindow made the appeal on Tuesday in Yola during a live programme in a local television station, Gotel TV. He said his administration was…
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We lost over 5,247 Muslims to Boko Haram’s rampage in Adamawa – Muslim Council
The Adamawa State chapter of Muslim Council has said at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the Boko Haram violence in seven local government areas of the state in the past five years (2013 to 2017). The council, which comprises all Islamic organisations in Adamawa, said it compiled the report from its various local…
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U.S. ICT university to boost ICT in Adamawa
Prof. Victor Mbarika, the President, Board of Trustees, ICT University American Foundation has expressed determination of the university to boost ICT in Adamawa. Mbarika made the pledge on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa in Yola. He said that the ICT network would include e-book library for the…
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Police protest non-payment of three months salaries
Several policemen and women besieged the premises of the Nigeria Police Force Micro Finance Bank yesterday in Yola, Adamawa State, demanding the immediate payment of their three month salaries. The police officers, some of who came with their families, had stormed the bank in the early hours of the day. When contacted, the state Police…
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Paris Club refund: Delta, Ogun, Adamawa, six other states on waiting list
…as …27 states collect theirs …ECA swells to $2.317bn …FG, States, LGs share N609.959 billion for November Nine states including Delta, Ogun and Adamawa are currently on the waiting list of the collection of the third and final tranche of the Paris Club refunds released on Saturday by President Muhammadu Buhari. However, 27 other states…