Tag: Adamawa
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Adamawa agog as Buhari arrives Yola for political campaign
The ancient town of Yola in Adamawa is full of activities as President Mammadu Buhari is expected to arrive the state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally. Newsmen reports that Buhari is expected to arrive the Yola Internatinal Airport by 10.30 a.m for the event on Monday. Adequate security measures had been…
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Appeal Court declares Binani APC Governorship candidate In Adamawa
The Appeal Court in Yola, Adamawa, has declared Sen. Aishatu Binani as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state. The court presided over by Justices Tani Hassan, Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf
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INEC laments poor rate of collection of PVC in Adamawa
The Adamawa office of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), has lamented the poor pace of collection of outstanding voter cards by the electorate in the state. Mallam Hudu Yunusa, the newly-deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, expressed the concern at a news conference at the premises of the commission in Yola on Friday.…
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Adamawa assembly okays establishment of anti-corruption commission
The Adamawa House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish an anti-corruption commission, in its efforts to fight corrupt activities in the state. Alhaji Aminu Iya -Abbas, Speaker of the assembly made this known in an interview with newsmen in Yola on Tuesday. The anti-graft commission,mIya-Abbas said, is expected to complement…
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Man chops wife to death with cutlass for touching his phone without permission
A 37-YEAR-OLD Mutasa man last weekend gruesomely hacked his wife on the neck, shoulder, chest and mouth with a machete after she took his cellphone and unlocked it without his consent, hardly three months into the couple’s marriage. Mirriam Joni (27) died on the spot from the injuries sustained during the brutal and heartless attack.…
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Sen. Binani resigns as APC PCC Co-ordinator
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa has confirmed the resignation of Sen. Aishatu Binani as Coordinator, Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in Adamawa. Mr Raymond Chidama ,state party secretary gave the confirmation while speaking with newsmen after the party’s stakeholders meeting in Yola on Friday.
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Police arrest 5 suspected kidnappers in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested five suspected kidnappers in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by Spokesman of the Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in Yola on Friday.
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Just In: APC chairman officially resigns in Adamawa
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamawa chapter is finally over as Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal officially resigns as chairman. Bilal had in a letter dated September 13, 2022, addressed to the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, through the North East national vice chairman, informed the national secretariat of the party of his decision…
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APC executives pass vote of no confidence on Chairman
The Adamawa State executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a vote of no confidence on the state chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, over gross misconduct. A statement signed by the executives in Yola stated that the action followed the failure of the chairman to respond to some allegations of gross misconduct leveled…
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Adamawa confirms 11 cases of Cholera
The Adamawa State Ministry of health has confirmed 11 cases of cholera disease in Guyuk and Shelleng local government areas of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Celine Laori, Director, Public Health in the ministry in Yola on Thursday. He stated that as at Tuesday, the suspected cases were 96…