BORNO, Adamawa and Yobe governments have embarked on measures to ameliorate the current hardship on citizens caused by the removal of petrol subsidy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that citizens of the three states worst affected by insurgency in North East have been experiencing hardship which many said …
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A female soldier simply identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru has reportedly killed an army captain with 23 Armoured Brigade, Yola in Adamawa State. The incident, which occurred at a checkpoint near the Fire Service Roundabout, was confirmed by the authorities of the 23 Armoured Brigade yesterday. The authorities however did …
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Idi Hong, an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa, has demanded the arrest of Hudu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner. Hong made the call after Ari declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, winner of the …
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The Commissioner of Police newly posted to the Adamawa State Command, CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi, has resumed duty. The new CP holds a Bsc in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, according to a statement from …
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The Jimeta Area Court II in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, has remanded a suspected member of a notorious youth gang, Shila Boys, caught with machetes. The court ordered the remand of 22-year-old Abba Hassan in prison custody pending the next sitting. The suspected Shila Boys member, who is from …
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A man, Usman Garba, has been arrested by the police in Adamawa State over alleged N2.5 million money-printing fraud. The 45-year-old Garba was arrested after allegedly collecting the N2.5 million in instalments after promising to print money to the tune of N30 million for his victim, 29-year-old Gabriel Ishaku, but …
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A 19-year-old man, Mohammed Yakubu, and an 18-year-old housewife in Adamawa State have been remanded over alleged adultery. The Jimeta Area Court II in Yola ordered the remand of the two after they were arraigned before it by a police prosecutor, Corporal Ismail Mohammed. The presiding judge of the court, …
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The latest waves of terrorist attacks which have affected civilians in North-East Nigeria has become a thing of great concern for the United Nations (UN). Speaking on the safety of civilians, Matthias Schmale who is the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, said attacks by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) and communal clashes …
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The controversy has generated tension in Pakka, in the Maiha Local Government Area of the state. There is a looming crisis in a community in Adamawa State over the selection of a new monarch as deceased kingmakers were said to have voted during the selection process. The controversy has generated …
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One of six members of a kidnapping syndicate has recounted how the syndicate got to its target businessman, Abubakar Bashar, by using information from the boy who herds his cow for him. The syndicate member, Bello Abdullahi, spoke to newsmen on Monday in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, where he …
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