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Governor Fintiri Assumes Leadership Of APC In Adamawa, Pledges Unity And Party Strength

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2026March 4, 20260

Fintiri formally assumes APC leadership in Adamawa, promising cohesion, development, and renewed energy for party success. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has formally assumed leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The ceremony, held in Yola, was supervised by APC North East Vice Chairman, Comrade Mustapha Salihu, and...

Police arrest woman for allegedly torturing two toddlers in Adamawa

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Abubakar in Yola South local government area of the state for allegedly torturing two toddlers under her care. The police took Fatima into custody after it was revealed that she had physically assaulted a 2-year-old girl and a young boy....

Adamawa local govt election tribunal receives 9 petitions

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The Adamawa State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal has received nine petitions challenging the election of some chairmen during recent polls in the council areas. The nine petitioners who were mostly candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, are challenging the election of some of the newly inaugurated chairmen. All...

Adamawa inaugurates male, female council chairmen, vice chairpersons

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Adamawa State government on Monday, swore in 21 newly elected local government chairmen. The Chairmen emerged after a council election conducted on Saturday, July 13, across the 21 local government areas of the state. Notably, the 21 Chairmen, all of them male, were elected alongside 21 women as running...

Suspects confess to abducting boy with toy gun, killing him after collecting N152k

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Two young men arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for kidnaping and killing a six-year-old boy have confessed to the act. They told the police how they abducted the boy using what looked like a gun, collected N152,000 from the father, and went ahead to kill the boy. The...

FG suspends Yunusa-Ari, Adamawa REC

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2023April 21, 20230

The federal government has suspended Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa state. Willie Bassey, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, said in a statement on Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the immediate suspension of Yunusa-Ari pending the completion...

Gov Fintiri bans PTA levies in public schools

NewsDeskNgJan 30, 2023January 30, 20230

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has cancelled the charging of levies by Parent Teachers’ Associations (PTAs) of public schools. The Governor said on Monday that such levies ran against his government’s free education policy. The Governor who spoke at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Secretariat in Yola where...