Tag: Adamawa State

Adamawa: B’Haram attacks communities, kill 14 residents 

Aminu Imam
Adamawa B'Haram attacks

…Set ablaze shops, food stores Grief engulfed Zah and Mubang communities in Yadul, Garaha District of Hong LGA, Adamawa State, after suspected Boko Haram fighters launched yet another deadly attack, killing no fewer than 14 people and injuring two others. According to residents, the assailants stormed the villages at about 6:16pm on Monday, unleashing violence that claimed the lives of elders and youths.  This is as the terrorists set ablaze food stores and other properties. By Tuesday morning, the communities were counting their dead and lamenting a tragedy they say…

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Adamawa: Gov. Fintiri strips Atiku Abubakar, others of chieftaincy titles

Aminu Imam
Fintiri strips Atiku

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has stripped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of his revered traditional title of Wazirin Adamawa, in a directive that also affects other prominent title-holders. Although officially attributed to non-indigeneship, the decision is widely perceived as stemming from an underlying rift between the two political figures. The move was communicated in a circular dated June 20, 2025, signed by the Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs,  Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman, under the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. “Following the creation of new Chiefdoms…

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Adamawa: Inspector dies, as soldiers, officers clash at Police headquarters

Aminu Imam

A Police Inspector, identified as Jacob Daniel, was on Tuesday evening shot dead at headquarters of Adamawa Police Command in Yola during exchange of gunfire with soldiers, who invaded the facility to allegedly avenge the shooting of one of their colleagues. A policeman, who was reportedly part of a patrol team, had allegedly shot the soldier in the leg at the popular Target Junction, Yola, the State capital. In retaliation, some soldiers were said to have later stormed the Police Command Headquarters at about 11pm, during which there was heavy…

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Adamawa: Tribunal quashes Binanis petition, upholds Gov. Fintiris election

Aminu Imam

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal yesterday affirmed the re-election of Umaru Fintiri as duly re-elected Governor of the State in the March 2023 governorship election. After the Adamawa governorship election which dragged into a supplementary poll and some controversial moments, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared incumbent Fintiri, who sought re-election, as the winner. At the end of the drama-filled exercise which ended in April, Fintiri, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 430,861 votes, defeating Aisha Binani Dahiru, of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), who got 398,738…

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Adamawa: Senator Ishaku Abbo’s election voided by Appeal Court

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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has nullified the election of the Senator representing Adamawa-North Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Ishaku Abbo. Recall that Abbo was elected in February 2023 under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). The Court of Appeal voided the election of Abbo and ruled in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amos Yohanna. He was declared the runner-up by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The APC senator confirmed the development to newsmen that the court voided…

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Taraba: 2 killed as residents invade warehouse for palliative, loot grains

Aminu Imam

…24-hour curfew declared in Adamawa Youths have allegedly stolen hundreds of bags of maize, locally processed rice and other items worth millions of naira in Jalingo, Taraba State. The youths, who were said to be in large numbers, stormed the warehouse located not far from the 6 Army Brigade and looted the warehouse on Friday midnight. The warehouse is said to belong to a former member of the state House of Assembly and immediate-past chairman of Sardauna local government area of the State, Dr. Jugulde. One of the guards at…

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Adamawa Gov. Election: Tribunal dismisses AAs petition against Fintiri

Aminu Imam

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) challenging the declaration of Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the April 16 governorship election. The petitioner officially withdrew the petition, resulting in the dismissal of the case during a pre-hearing sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Friday. Three petitions were filed against the declaration of Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner by the AA and its candidate, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Dr.…

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Adamawa election: Suspended REC, Yunusa Ari reveals why he declared Binani winner

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Weeks after the Adamawa State governorship election saga, the suspended State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari,has said he declared A’ishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), as winner due to security pressures. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, suspended Yunusa Ari following the illegal declaration of Binani as winner, which violated the Electoral Act. However, INEC entered the fray and declared Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the genuine winner of the Adamawa State election after following due process.…

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Declare suspended Adamawa REC ‘wanted’ – INEC urges Police

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Says his whereabouts unknown The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has said the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Hudu Ari, is nowhere to be found. The Commission also urged the Nigeria Police to declare the suspended REC as ‘wanted’, following his declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator A’isha Dahiru, popularly known as Binnani, as the winner of the April Adamawa supplementary poll. Festus Okoye, who disclosed this when featured on Channels Television programme yesterday, said, We dont know where he is; because, after this particular incident, the…

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Binanis Illegal Declaration: Buhari orders prosecution of Adamawa REC, security agents

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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the suspension of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari, who illegally declared Aisha Binani winner of the States gubernatorial election when collation had not been concluded. The suspension is contained in a circular yesterday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Buhari ordered Hudus suspension pending the completion of investigation by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on the conduct/actions of the REC during the last Saturdays supplementary election. The president also ordered probe…

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