Adamawa Government has demolished no fewer than 2,000 illegal shops and attachments in Jimeta ultra modern market, Yola, as part of measures to restore its original master plan. Mr John Juntuwa, the Chairman of the committee for restoration of the market disclosed this while speaking to newsmen on the ongoing …
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A former Governor of Adamawa State, retired Rear Adm. Murtala Nyako, has opted for an out of court settlement in a N29 billion alleged fraud. Nyako was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in 2015. When the matter was called on Friday ,the prosecuting counsel, Mr Rotimi …
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Tragedy struck in Golantabal village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as 13-year-old twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina Garabiya, drowned while swimming in a pond on Saturday. A source from the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday. The girls had reportedly gone to …
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AT least 42 people have died from a measles outbreak in a little more than a week in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, the state’s health commissioner says. Felix Tangwami said on Friday that the measles outbreak had mostly affected two local government areas where nearly 200 suspected cases were …
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A middle aged man, identified as Umar Faruk, has allegedly committed suicide over his inability to pay accumulated debt of N1.7m used in floating his point of sale POS business in Adamawa. Faruk, who appeared in court with a bottle of rat poison hidden in his pocket, took it and …
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Four people have been arrested by operatives of Adamawa State Police Command for alleged cattle rustling. The four allegedly stole 73 cows and 346 sheep. According to the command, the arrest was made by police officers attached to Gombi Divisional Police Headquarters who worked in collaboration with local hunters …
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A man identified as Amos Christopher has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his younger brother to death and beheading him. The police established that 24-year-old Amos beat up his youngest sibling called Thyson until he died before he went on to cut his head. …
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The Adamawa Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, have airlifted first batch of 475 intending pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia for 2023 Hajj exercise. The pilgrims who departed Yola, International Airport Yola yesterday at 8:00 pm were from Madagali, Michika and Girei local government areas of the state. Malam Abubakar …
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The North-East Development Commission (NEDC), has distributed education materials to 56 public primary schools in Adamawa State. Its managing director, Mohammad Goni Alkali, in his remarks at the occasion in Yola yesterday said, under the education sub-sector, the commission in collaboration with the state government embarked on the construction of …
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A 34-year-old man, Iliya Adamu, has committed suicide after he was accused of stealing his brother’s N40,000 in a village in Girei, in the Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Newsextra24 gathered that Adamu’s corpse was found dangling on a tree in a nearby bush in the community. He was …
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