Tag: Adamawa
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Bindow approves N500million for payment of pension arrears
Governor Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday directed the state Pension Board to commence the payment of pension and gratuity arrears to pensioners in the state. Bindow gave the directive while playing host to members of the board who paid him a courtesy call in Yola. The governor expressed concern over the plights of the…
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Many feared killed, injured in multiple bomb blasts in Adamawa
Three bombs have exploded in Madagali town in the northern part of Adamawa State, killing many people. An eye witness who simply identified himself as Baba, said the blast occurred near a checkpoint at the entrance of the town. “We heard three blasts near the checkpoint where people gathered to be screened before entering the…
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Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt sets up committee to shut IDPs camps
Adamawa Government on Wednesday said it has set up a committee to handle all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps that would be shut down in the state. Alhaji Ahmed Sajoh, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of a security meeting in Yola. Recall that…
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Female suicide bombers get killed by vigilantes in Adamawa
Three suspected female suicide bombers attempting to enter the Gulak market at Adamawa state were shot dead by members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area on Wednesday. Gulak is the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area. The Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, who confirmed the development to News Agency…
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Police to demolish recovered IEDs from insurgents in Adamawa
…urges residents to go about their normal businesses without panic The Adamawa Police Command, said on Thursday, that it would destroy Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which had been recovered from insurgents in the area over the years. A statement signed by SP Othman Abubakar, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said the IEDs would be destroyed…
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Buhari sends delegation to victims of Madagali Bomb Blast in Adamawa
A Presidential delegation led by the Special Adviser on Policy Development and Strategy, Alhaji Ibrahim Bapetel, visits Michika, Adamawa to console with government and victims of Madagali twin bomb blast. Presenting drugs, consumables and money to the victims at Michika General Hospital on Tuesday, Bapetel said President Muhammadu Buhari was concern with their plight. According…
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Buhari condoles with families of victims of Madagali blasts
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with families of victims of the twin bomb blasts in Madagali, Adamawa, which claimed some lives and injured several others on Friday. The President also condoled with the Government and people of the state over the unfortunate incident, assuring them that they were not alone as the rest of nation…