Tag: Adamawa
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Just In: DSS to investigate assault on staff in Adamawa supplementary poll crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has started an investigation into an attack on one of its personnel in Adamawa State. The secret police said this in a statement on Sunday evening. A DSS official was also recorded when he was being assaulted by persons believed to be working for politicians. Peter Afunanya,…
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Adamawa re-run: Shehu Sanni reveals what will happen next
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani has revealed the next thing to happen in the debacle in the rerun gubernatorial election in Adamawa State. Sanni noted that the next plan is to obtain a court injunction as a backup plan.
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Declare Fintiri winner of Adamawa guber polls, PDP tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume collation of Adamawa governorship election results and declare the party candidate, Ahmadu Fintiri, winner of the election. The party made the call at a news conference by its National Publicity Secretary,
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Guber Re-run: Governor Fintiri lambastes Adamawa REC –
The governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri has condemned the action of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa on the re-run election in the state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the REC declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Aishatu Binani, winner of the governorship election when the process was still ongoing.
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Guber Re-run: INEC begins collation of results in Adamawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of supplementary governorship election results held on April 15th in Adamawa and Kebbi. The state Collation Officer in Yola, Prof. Mohammed Mele, said that the results of Demsa and Yola-South Local Government Areas were ready.
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Police nab 70-year-old man for allegedly raping 2 minors
The Police Command in Adamawa says it has arrested a 70-year-old Man, Usman Ibrahim, for allegedly raping two minors in Yola-North Local Government Area (LGA). SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Yola.
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INEC set to conclude Adamawa, Kebbi Gov polls April 15
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday, April 15 for conclusion of the Governorship elections in Adamawa and Kebbi States hitherto declared inconclusive. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the Commission also said all National and Assembly elections declared inconclusive will also be concluded on the same day. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman,…
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Guber Polls: Collation suspended over result tempering in Adamawa
An allegation of result tampering has led to the temporary suspension of collation in Adamawa state on Sunday night through Monday morning. The exercise is likely to resume on Monday by the time all the irregularities are sorted.
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Peter Obi stuns Atiku in Adamawa polling unit
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi won a polling unit in Adamawa State after the announcement of the result. Adamawa is known to be the stronghold of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
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Just In: Another guber candidate is dead
The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in Adamawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Maina, was on Thursday confirmed dead one month to the general election. Maina died the same day that Prof Eleazar Ikonne died at the National Hospital Abuja. He was said to have died on Wednesday, January 25 after a brief illness in…