By Tom Garba Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Council of the Adamawa State University, Mubi with Professor Maxwell Gidado SAN as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman. Other members include; Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed Gabdo, Mr Vidon Jaule, Dr Ali Danburam and Barrister Hapsat Abdullahi JImeta. The reconstitution of the governing board is based […]
By Tom Garba Adamawa State’s suspended Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, REC, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari seems to have dabbled into more troubled waters. Government of Adamawa State under the leadership of Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has dragged the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Ari, before the State High Court over alleged electoral offences. […]
By Tom Garba It’s all clear that Adamawa State Government is set for the 2024 Hajj Operations as Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri appointed the representative of Lamido Adamawa, Alhaji Mustapha Aminu the team leader. Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur is the deputy team leader and Alhaji Mohammad Hammanjoda, Sheik Musa Abdullahi and Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar were […]
By Tom Garba Adamawa State government has approved the constitution of 20-member State Development Plan Steering Committee to review the existing medium development plan from 2021-2025 for update of plan in perspective of the state. The committee would prepare the strategic 10 years development plan, focusing on economic status, standard of living, structural development, human […]
By Tom Garba An aide to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on food security, Dr. Dishon Khobe raised the alarm that 1, 051,817 people in Adamawa State are facing acute food and nutrition insecurity. The senior aide worried that high prices of food commodities within the state further worsen the situation with an accompanying rising population […]
By Tom Garba The government of Adamawa State has so far spent Four Billion, four Hundred million naira in reducing the poverty index in the state by empowering the youths and the vulnerable. The coordinator of Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA), Hajiya Aisha Bello made the revelation Tuesday in Yola during a press […]
By Tom Garba The Guild Watch For Democracy and Good Governance has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure fairness and transparency in the 3rd February, 2024 Bye election to be conducted in seven (7) units of Mayo-Belwa State Constituency between Hon. Ibrahim Musa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Musa […]
…donates food, other items By Tom Garba A non- serving Senator from the northern senatorial district of Adamawa State, Mr. Ishaku Abbo has pleaded with federal, state governments and well-to-do individuals to support children roaming the streets of Nigeria as Almajiris. Senator Abbo alongside his wives, children, supporters, and other family members at the weekend […]
By Tom Garba Dignitaries from all walks of life including politicians across political divides on Saturday thronged Yola, capital of Adamawa State to grace the occasion of the wedding ceremony of Rt Hon Bathiya Wesley, Speaker of the state House of Assembly. The Yola International Airport was a busy place to catch a glimpse of […]
By Tom Garba Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State Thursday signed a Hormonized Water Resources and Water Sanitation and Higiene (WASH) Policy to guarantee adequate water supply for the state. The policy was put together by the State Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with Development Partners such as United State Agency for International […]
By Tom Garba Fufore, a headquarter of Fufore Local Government area of Adamawa state is to get a Federal College of Education Technical soon. The assurance was given by the member representing the Fufore/Song Federal constituency area of Adamawa State, Hon Barr Aliyu Wakili Boya through the bill he sponsored. The bill which passed the […]
By Tom Garba The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday alleged that its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari and his surety have evaded arrest. The electoral body through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told Adamawa State High Court of Justice presided by Justice Benjamin Manji Lawan that the prosecutor failed […]
The suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Hudu Ari Yunusa, will be arraigned in court on November 6, 2023. This is according to the Adamawa State High Court of Justice . The arraignment was initially set for July 27th, 2023, but was delayed due to Yunusa’s failure to appear in court. The court […]
By Tom Garba Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, which had affirmed Mohammed Salihu as duly nominated by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to contest for the last House of Representatives election. Salihu contested for the Girei/Yola […]
….as house adhoc committee on internet boundary dispute visits Michika to ensure Sini community remains in Nigeria By Tom Garba In an effort to avert crisis between Nigeria and Cameron communities, the member representing Madagali/Michika Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt Zakaria Dauda Nyampa have alerted Nigerian government of Cameroon plans to seize […]
… Ardo says it is a misplaced priority and a foolish venture …. Enan says it is an obsession with anti people agenda By Tom Garba Stakeholders of the Social Democratic party (SDP) and Labour Party (LP) in Adamawa State have condemned the construction of third flyover awarded at a whooping sum of over Nine […]
By Tom Garba Over nine thousand Adamawa citizens have yesterday benefited from the kind gesture of the House of Representatives (HoR) lawmaker representing Fofure/Song Federal Constituency, Barr Aliyu Wakili Boya who gave palliative support to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. Boya’s house along Army Barracks road in Yola was filled to the brim […]
By Tom Garba Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe of the Adamawa south senatorial district has donated seventy one (71) units of HP computers to the three (3) tertiary institutions domiciled in his senatorial district Distributing the computers to various heads of the institutions at a brief ceremony in Mayo-belwa local government area, Mrs Victoria Bilkisu Abubakar, […]
By Tom Garba Some youths under the auspices of Movement for Progressive Adamawa Youths have decried the use and dump antics of governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State saying that it is inimical to the spirit of justice and fair play. During a press conference in Yola, convener of the group who doubles as […]
By Tom Garba Hon Abubakar Babazango (Abaza), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate is set to appeal the judgment on Monday by the election tribunal sitting in Yola, in favor of Salihu Abba Girei , the member representing Girei, Yola North, Yola South federal constituency of Adamawa State. Babazango who responded to the judgement immediately […]