Tag: Adamawa
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Gunmen kidnap police inspector, five others in Adamawa
Gunmen have kidnapped a police inspector, a councillor, two wives of a famous hunter and two other persons in Koma, a famous rural community in Adamawa State. The assailants seized the six from their homes during what has been described as a daring night raid in the otherwise quiet Koma settlement in Jada local…
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Thunder strike 18 kidnappers dead
The Police in Adamawa has confirmed the alleged killing of 18 suspected kidnappers by thunderstorm in neighbouring Republic of Cameroun and not in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Saturday in Yola. The police command is reacting to viral social…
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Gunmen kidnap ex-gov’s brother in Adamawa
Police in Adamawa State have confirmed the kidnap of Alhaji Dahiru Nyako,90, a brother to former governor Murtala Nyako. Police Public Relations Officer, Sulaiman Nguroje, in the state confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday in Yola. Nguroje said the victim was kidnapped by suspected criminals about 2 a.m. on Thursday in his residence at…
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Scores feared killed in Adamawa communal conflict
Scores of persons are feared killed in a communal conflict in Tigno town of Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Samuel Danga and Usman Babale, both residents of the area, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Yola that the incident sparked off by…
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Like Borno! Adamawa, Gombe states suspends lockdown, lift ban on religious activities
Adamawa and Gombe States have joined Borno States among the northeastern states to Suspend the lockdown orders meant to tame the spread of Covid-19. Adamawa state governor Ahmadu Fintiri announced the suspension of the Lockdown in his state in a statement sent to TNG on Thursday evening. According to Fintiri, “….Churches, mosques and the international…
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Sacked Adamawa commissioners demand reinstatement
Sacked commissioners in the Adamawa Civil Service Commission on Wednesday urged the State Government to obey a Court Order for their reinstatement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the affected five commissioners were appointed by the immediate past administration of Sen. Umaru Bindow on April 15, 2019, to serve a 5-year tenure. They…
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COVID-19: Adamawa denies receiving 42 patients from Gombe
The Adamawa state Government on Sunday denied receiving 42 COVID-19 patients from Gombe state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online paper on Saturday reported the alleged transfer of the patients by Gombe state. Reacting to the development, Mr Basheer Ahmed, the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, described the reports…
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Adamawa IDPs reject NEMA’s food intervention
The aggrieved Internally Displaced Persons in Fufore International Transit camp, in Adamawa, have rejected the foodstuffs supplied to them by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IDPs on Wednesday staged a protest over shortage of food in the camp They said NEMA had not supplied food…
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Boko Haram insurgents invade Adamawa communities, several killed, injured
Many residents have been reportedly killed by Boko Haram insurgents who at about 7:00pm on Friday invaded Garkida town in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Many houses have also been reported burnt. Personnel of the Nigerian Army who were said to have engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle pulled back for…
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Sacked Adamawa workers solicit First Lady, Atiku’s intervention
A group of sacked workers in Adamawa on Monday begged the First Lafy, Hajiya Aisha Buhati, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to intervene and address their plight. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workers who were sacked by the administration of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, made the appeal in Yola during a…