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Adamawa, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Senator Elisha Abbo By Ugochi Ugochukwu The police on Monday arraigned a senator, Elisha Abbo in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting a nursing mother. Sen. Abbo who represents Adamawa North senatorial Zone however, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of criminal force and assault leveled against him. The police prosecution counsel, […]
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Adamawa, Kaduna, Latest Politics, National Politics, Plateau, State News, Taraba, Top Stories
Sunday, June 30th, 2019
Friday Olokor, Eniola Akinkuotu, Okechukwu Nnodim, John Charles and Enyioha Opara Despite the harsh criticism of the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in […]
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Adamawa, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
Billy Graham Abel, Yola Two suicide bombers reported to have targeted St. Pius Catholic Church in Shuwa, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, have set off bombs but ended up killing themselves only. Papka Medugu, a resident of Shuwa and a parishioner told our correspondent that suspected Boko Haram terrorists “targeted our church while […]
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Adamawa, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Yola – President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated Waziri Adamawa and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at Lamido Adamawa Palace polling unit in Yola South Local Government Area. Announcing the result at the polling unit, Mr Idris Yunusa , INEC Presiding officer at Lamido Adamawa Palace Polling Unit Mbamoi 010 announced […]
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Abuja (FCT), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Edo, Elections, Elections 2019, Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, National Politics, Niger, Osun, Oyo, Top Stories
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
On February 16, Nigerians will troop out to elect a new President that will pilot the affairs of the nation for another four years. Of the 72 presidential candidates on the final list recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission that are eligible to contest the presidential election, two contenders are generally believed to […]
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Adamawa, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 12th, 2019
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Chairman, Central Working Committee of the Women and Youth Presidential Campaign team, Buba Marwa, has boasted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will not pose any threat to President Muhammadu Buhari in next month’s presidential poll, stressing that Buhari will defeat Atiku in his home Adamawa State. […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Billy Graham Abel, Yola About nineteen people are feared killed in another deadly herdsmen attack on five villages of Gon, Nzumosu, Bolki, Nyanga, Bukuto villages of Numan local government of Adamawa state, sources confirmed to Daily Sun. READ ALSO: Political solution not anti- grazing laws will end killer herdsmen attacks – Northern scholars, Miyetti Allah The […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
13th September 2018 Billy Graham Abel Yola Three Adamawa communities of Gon, Bolki and Nzomosu in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State were, on Thursday, set ablaze by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The lawmaker representing Numan constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Sodom Tayedi, told newsmen that the herdsmen had already burnt down […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
Over 50 people were reportedly killed in another bloody attack in several communities bordering Adamawa and Taraba states on Monday night. Residents told Daily Sun that some Fulani militia attacked several ethnic villages of Gojefa, Bujum Yashi, Bujum Waya, Sabonlayi and Bujum Kasuwa in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Other communities affected by […]
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Adamawa, Armed Forces, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja Gun-wielding herdsmen on Tuesday attacked Gwamba community in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State, razing houses and leaving many residents injured and displaced. The Nigerian Army, which confirmed the invasion, said that despite the deployment of troops in the community, the “notorious herdsmen set the village ablaze and fled.” The […]