Tag: Adamawa

2027: Fintiri dumps PDP for APC

Aminu Imam
Fintiri dumps PDP

…Says Adamawa ‘back to mainstream politics’ Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, of Adamawa State, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that the state is now “back to mainstream politics”. In a statewide broadcast delivered yesterday from the Government House in Yola, Fintiri confirmed that members of his cabinet and the entire PDP structure in the state had moved with him to the APC, effectively ending days of speculation over his political future. The governor said the decision followed extensive consultations and…

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Tinubu arrives Adamawa to unveil key projects

Aminu Imam
Tinubu arrives Adamawa

President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Yola International Airport, Adamawa State yesterday, for the inauguration of projects executed by the Governor Ahmadu Fintiri administration in the state. The projects include model schools built across the 21 local government areas of the state by the administration. The model schools comprise pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary sections, with facilities such as sports complexes and other learning infrastructure. Other projects slated for inauguration include an eight-lane underpass bridge on Galadima Aminu Road linking Gimba to the state capital. Also to be inaugurated are…

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Adamawa: Bomb blast hits village, as insecurity worsens across northern states

Aminu Imam
Adamawa blasts

A bomb explosion suspected to be linked to Boko Haram has injured six people in Mubang village, Hong local government area of Adamawa State, underscoring renewed security concerns in the North-East region. The Chairman of Hong LGA, Usman Inuwa, confirmed the incident, saying the explosion occurred in the same community that came under a deadly Boko Haram attack earlier this month in which 14 residents were killed. “There was no loss of life this time. Six people were injured and have been taken to hospital for treatment,” Inuwa stated. He…

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Insecurity: Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters in Borno, Adamawa raids

Aminu Imam
Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters

Nigerian forces say they have eliminated 11 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in back-to-back operations across the country’s North-East, as part of a renewed drive to dismantle extremist cells. The clashes occurred on September 15 along the Baga–Cross Kauwa road in Borno State, and in Umbo, Madagali local government area of Adamawa State, according to the joint task force coordinating counter-insurgency operations. In the first encounter near Garin Giwa, Kukawa LGA, ISWAP fighters ambushed troops with an improvised explosive device before opening fire. Soldiers fought back, killing eight…

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2027: Adamawa APC reaffirms support for Tinubu, clarifies Ribadu role amid Shettima snub rumours

Aminu Imam
Adamawa APC on Tinubu

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reaffirmed its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, while clarifying the role of National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, amid growing speculation of a political shift within the party’s North-East bloc. At a stakeholder meeting held in Hong on Tuesday, party leaders and executives across the state passed a vote of confidence in President Tinubu’s leadership. However, notable in its omission was any reference to Vice President Kashim Shettima, prompting media reports suggesting that…

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Army sacks Brigade Commander over Adamawa Police HQ invasion

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has sacked the Commander, 23 Armour Brigade, Yola, Brig-Gen. Mohammed Gambo, over the midnight invasion of Adamawa Police Headquarters (HQ), where many army personnel and a Police inspector lost their lives. Recall that last month, the former Commander mobilised 12 trucks of heavily-armed soldiers to invade the headquarters. Gambo is replaced with Brig-Gen. Paul Zawaya, from Michika local government area of Adamawa State. While receiving the new Commander in Government House, Yola, yesterday, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who looked excited, urged Zawaya to double his efforts towards reducing…

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Adamawa Polls: Suspended REC, Yunusa-Ari arrested

Aminu Imam

The embattled and suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has been arrested. Recall that Yunusa-Ari was declared wanted after he declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), A’ishatu Binani, the winner of Adamawa governorship election before the conclusion of collation of results of the supplementary polls conducted across the state. Police confirmed the arrest Yunusa-Ari in an issued statement yesterday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He stated that the suspended REC was arrested by the…

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Adamawa: Suspected drug dealers incite mob to attack, kill NDLEA official

Ishaku Yohanna

Some suspected drug peddlers in Adamawa State allegedly incited a mob to descend on officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), killing one officer and injuring his colleague in the process. Samuel Birma, who was popularly known as Mbakwe, hailed from Hildi in Hong local government area of the state. The anti-narcotics officials were conveying some drug suspects, arrested in Michika, to Yola when they were attacked by a mob in Hong. On arriving, being a weekly market day of the town, the suspects raised an alarm, shouting…

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With over 350 rape cases in five months, our society has become an animal kingdom – Adamawa Commissioner laments

Ishaku Yohanna

Adamawa State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Lami Ahmed, has said the state recorded over 350 cases of rape and sexual assault between May and October 2020. The commissioner made this known on Monday in Yola at the launch of SMARTRR, a technological-driven solution that allows users of mobile phones to report and refer cases of rape and other gender-based violence in their community. Ahmed also explained that the culture of silence over rape cases and other sexual violence was responsible for the recent surge in the number…

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