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Adamawa, Bayelsa, Breaking News, Cross River, Governors, Judiciary, Kogi, National Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Justices of the Supreme Court in Nigera today ruled that five state governors have no legal mandate to remain in office beyond May 2011. A panel of the Nigerian apex court today ruled that the tenures of Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi and […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Adamawa governorship election scheduled to hold this Saturday January 21. It is now slated for February 4. Similarly, the commission announced the postponement of the bye-election into the Soba Federal Constituency, Kaduna. A statement signed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega hinged the postponement of the […]
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Adamawa, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State yesterday emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate at the last primary election held at Lamido Cinena, Yola, having polled 854 votes. The Chief Returning Officer of the governorship committee and the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, disclosed that the incumbent governor, Murtala Nyako polled 854 […]
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Adamawa, Armed Forces, State News
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Yola – A major tragedy was averted during Eld-el-Fitri celebration in Yola yesterday as the military intercepted about eight heavily armed terrorists heading towards the main Eid praying ground ostensibly to attack Muslim faithfuls observing the prayers. The men and officers of the 23 Armoured Brigade, which intercepted the people said to be on a […]
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Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 26th, 2011
BARELY two months after suspected members of Boko Haram sect threatened to attack Adamawa State, the group yesterday carried out the threat as its members attacked Gombi Local Council headquarters, allegedly killing 32 people, including a bank manager and several police officers. The incident occurred as more than15 suspected armed robbers allegedly swooped on two […]
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Adamawa, State News
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
SEVENTEEN per-sons, made up of 15 foreigners from Central Africa Republic and one national from Cameroun and a Nigerian, have been arrested by a joint army and customs patrol team in Adamawa State with contraband goods worth over N50 million. Parading the smugglers, on Tuesday, the Adamawa State controller of customs, Adamawa and Taraba command, […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
No fewer than 15 armed robbers with sophisticated weapons have been gunned down by the special anti-robbery squad while a number of sophisticated arms were recovered across Adamawa State. The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, who disclosed to newsmen while parading the syndicate yesterday, in Yola, also said the syndicate had terrorized innocent citizens […]
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Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Sokoto, State News
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Ahead of Wednesday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a web of intrigues has entangled the party as it prepares to take a definite stance on the propriety or otherwise of fresh governorship primaries in five states under its control where governorship election will be conducted between December this […]
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Adamawa, Benue, Boko Haram, Borno, Gombe, Top Stories, Yobe
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
THE attacks that rocked two state capitals in the North East; Maiduguri, Bauchi, last week were typical Boko Haram terror acts. And the effect as expected further sent chills through already jarred nerves of the residents of the states; the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja inclusive. Feelers from the Presidency indicated that the country’s number one […]
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Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Elections 2011, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Sokoto, State News
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Post-election violence swept through some Northern states on Sunday night and Monday as results of the presidential poll released by the Independent National Electoral Commission clearly showed Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the winner. States where violence flared were Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa, Katsina, Plateau, Yobe, Bauchi, Borno, Katsina and Sokoto. In states like Kano, Bauchi […]
