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Adamawa, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, March 31st, 2014
Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan had once again demonstrated a lack of humility in his approach to issues. Nyako was reacting to Jonathan’s comment at the North-East rally of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday, that the abdication of the responsibility of providing primary and secondary education by the […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Friday, March 28th, 2014
I MAY LEAD ADAMAWA OUT OF NIGERIA – LAMIDO OF ADAMAWA Kunle Oderemi and Clement Idoko – Abuja Thursday, March 27, 2014 advertisement A delegate and the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Aliyu Lamido has threatened to stage a boycott of the conference by his people. This is just as a 49-member body, on Wednesday, met […]
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Adamawa, Borno, Headlines, State News, Yobe
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
FROM ISAAC ANUMIHE, Abuja No fewer than 1,000 Nigerians have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe in the last three months. Similarly, about 249,446 persons have been displaced and over three million people have been affected and economic activities destabilised in the sustained violence. Speaking at the […]
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Adamawa, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, Latest Politics, Yobe
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
» • Soldiers begin patrol on Borno, Yobe, Adamawa roads From TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, Maiduguri and MOLLY KILETE, Abuja The Nigerian Army yesterday said 37 Boko Haram members died during a coordinated raid and air strike by its troops and Nigeria Air Force on camp located in the eastern part of Borno. This is coming at […]
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Adamawa, Jigawa, Niger, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North; Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Henry Umoru & Tina Akannam ABUJA — NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday took a swipe at five governors from the North elected on the platform of the party, warning them to show decorum, humility and respect him. One […]
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Adamawa, Jigawa, Kano, Presidency, Shehu Aliyu Shagari (1979-83), State News
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
BY SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Four Northern governors, who are still aggrieved over certain developments in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, took their grievances to former President Shehu Shagari, pleading with him to intervene. The governors, who began their meeting with Shagari at about 11:45 am, were led by the state governor, Aliyu […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, Kano, Niger, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

As Lamido, Kwakwanso, Aliyu, Nyako call for redeployment of CP From CHRIS ANUCHA and TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Protesters yesterday held Rivers State Governor, Hon Chibuike Amaechi and four visiting governors hostage at the Port Harcourt International Airport. The governors holed in at the airport, with Amaechi, are Alhaji Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Alhaji Rabiu Musa […]
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Adamawa, Borno, Presidency, State News, Yobe
Sunday, May 26th, 2013
By Ben Agande, Addis Ababa- President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon that due to the success so far recorded by troops deployed to the North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, the state of Emergency may not last for six months as prescribed by […]
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Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Hundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State, a top Defence source told The PUNCH on Monday. The source said that militants, who were dislodged from Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps […]
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Adamawa, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Residents on Friday said the special military force deployed to the restive Nigeria northeast states of Yobe and Borno cordoned off border roads linking the two states and Adamawa to prevent the Boko Haram militants from fleeing to other neighboring states. President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared state of emergency in three north east states […]