•Atiku The African Democratic Congress has issued an ultimatum to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and other prominent figures in the party to register at their respective wards before the end of the year or risk losing recognition as members. Speaking exclusively to ou...
•Floods Three people have been killed, with at least 1,415 households affected by the recent flash floods in Adamawa State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said yesterday. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday after a downpour, affected communities in the Yola North and Yola South councils, reports Channels TV. While over 40 ...
•Some of the victims (women and children) of Adamawa flooding The Yelewa primary school makeshift camp located in Yola-South Local Government Area in Adamawa State for the victims of the yesterday flooding, has children and old women dominating the number of the victims. When our correspondent visited the camp at about 10am today, children, o...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the state of youngsters’ welfare in the North-East, noting that 72 per cent of pupils, who complete primary school in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, cannot read basic text. Chief of UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office, Joseph Senesie, who disclosed this to reporters, described ...
Dozens of members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and vigilantes have died between January 2024 and April 2025 while defending their communities against the outlawed Boko Haram group in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. The terrorists killed Civilian JTF operatives through ambush and by locating their residence in the three states, repor...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have launched an attack on Kwapre and surrounding villages in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Eyewitnesses reported that the attack began at 7:30 p.m. yesterday, Tuesday, February 25, and lasted into the early hours of today, Wednesday, February 26, during whic...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to a bill for the establishment of Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State. He conveyed the decision in a letter addressed to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, read by his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary today, reports Daily Trust. ...
•Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently hosted the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at his residence in Adamawa State. Atiku disclosed this in a video shared on X.com yesterday. His caption read, “It is breakfast time with my friend, #PeterObi, in the ‘land of beauty.” The video featured ...
Adamawa government yesterday confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded. The Commissioner for Health, Chief Felix Tangwami, who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, said that out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive. Tangwami said that six of the deaths were recorded at a facility, six occurred at [&he...
•Council chairmen take oath of office Adamawa State today, Monday, July 15, inaugurated the newly elected chairmen for its 21 local government areas. The chairmen were declared winners yesterday, July 14, following the statewide council election held on Saturday, July 13, reports The Nation. In line with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pre-...
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