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  • 2027: Adamawa APC backs Tinubu, welcomes new governorship aspirant

    2027: Adamawa APC backs Tinubu, welcomes new governorship aspirant

    The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday welcomed a new governorship aspirant, declaring that President Bola Tinubu remains the party’s only viable option at the federal level ahead of the 2027 general elections.

    Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a ceremony to receive the aspirant, Engr. Diaulhaq Abubakar, the state chairman of the party, Barrister Idris Shuabu, expressed confidence that the APC would secure victory at the federal level.

    According to him, President Tinubu has demonstrated strong leadership and performance since assuming office, adding that his record leaves no room for alternative considerations in 2027.

    Shuabu cited initiatives such as the students’ loan scheme, the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development, and efforts to curb insecurity as evidence of the president’s experience and achievements.

    He said these accomplishments underscore why Nigerians should not look beyond Tinubu in deciding the next presidential election.

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    The APC chairman also described Abubakar as a young, industrious and philanthropic individual, noting that his entry into the Adamawa governorship race is a welcome and deserving addition ahead of the 2027 contest.

    In his remarks, Abubakar formally declared his intention to seek the party’s governorship ticket, describing himself as a youth driven by a vision for equitable and inclusive governance in Adamawa State.

    “I have the mind to raise the revenue generation of the state to generate enough money to develop infrastructure, spread skills acquisition for personal development of the people, and generally ensure that everyone gets what is due to him or her,” Abubakar said.

  • Two suspect-kidnappers arrested in Adamawa

    Two suspect-kidnappers arrested in Adamawa

    Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command in Song Local Government Area.

    The Command said its officers and hunters, acting on credible intelligence, raided a notorious criminal hideout in a remote area of Balma Village of the local government.

    “The operation led to the arrest of two male suspects identified as Shaibu Mohammadu, 30, and Ja’o Bawa, 31 of different addresses,” the command said in a statement released on Sunday by the command Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Suleiman Nguroje.

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    The police spokesman listed items recovered from the suspects to include one local revolver, assault rifle, two mobile handsets, charms, and other incriminating materials, all of which have been secured as exhibits.

    “The suspects confessed to their involvement in the criminal activities, while efforts have been intensified to track down and apprehend other members of the kidnapping syndicate who are currently on the run,” Nguroje stated.

    He stated that the state Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, appreciated the collaboration between the police and the community.

  • Eight dead, four missing after terrorists attack in Adamawa

    Eight dead, four missing after terrorists attack in Adamawa

    The bodies of eight residents were found and four others unaccounted for after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked three villages in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

    The latest round of attacks, launched on Zah, Kijing, and Mubang villages, was the third in the orgies of violence in the Hong Local Government Area  during the yuletide.

    Earlier incidents during Christmas included twin assaults on nearby Mayo Ladde and Garaha districts.

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    Information obtained yesterday indicated that the fresh assaults on Mubang, Kijing and Zah occurred on the night of Monday, when many households were destroyed and residents forced out.

    Sources gave conflicting human casualty figures, but Chairman of Hong council, Inuwa Usman Wa’aganda, put the figure at eight.

    Wa’aganda confirmed that many residential houses and business places had been destroyed before security personnel could reach the affected villages.

    The Hong Council boss said: “It is true. Boko Haram terrorists attacked Mubang, Zah and Kijing villages of Hong. For now, eight bodies have been recovered from the three villages and four persons are still missing.”

  • Flood-prone LGs urged to take ownership of flood prevention

    Flood-prone LGs urged to take ownership of flood prevention

    Flood-prone local government areas have been urged to take a more proactive role in preventing floods and mitigating their impact on communities.

    The Vice Chairman of Girei Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Chief Luri Zephsnia, gave the charge, stressing that local authorities can make a significant difference by taking responsibility for their immediate environment rather than leaving flood management solely to state or federal governments.

    Zephsnia spoke in Yola, the state capital, during a review meeting of a flood anticipatory project organised by the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

    The project, implemented with the support of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), targeted Girei and six other flood-prone local government areas in Adamawa State—Yola North, Yola South, Fufore, Demsa, Numan, and Lamurde.

    As part of the intervention, Red Cross officials and volunteers were deployed to communities across the targeted LGAs to sensitise households on measures to prevent flooding or reduce its effects.

    The Disaster Management Coordinator of the Nigeria Red Cross Society, Mr Timothy Yohanna, told journalists that the organisation recruited 210 sensitisation volunteers who carried out house-to-house visits in the seven local government areas identified as flood-prone.

    Yohanna explained that the review meeting in Yola was aimed at validating lessons learnt and feedback gathered during the implementation of flood management activities in the state.

    “We are looking at the achievements of the anticipatory action as well as the challenges encountered during the implementation of the project in Adamawa State,” he said.

    He expressed optimism that communities covered by the project are now better prepared to handle flooding as the country approaches another rainy season.

  • Adamawa CAN chairman not beheaded – Police, CAN

    Adamawa CAN chairman not beheaded – Police, CAN

    The Adamawa Police Command and the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have dismissed a viral social media post alleging Adamawa CAN Chairman was beheaded by terrorists.

    Adamawa CAN chairman, Rev Joel Manzo, is safe and free, the Police and CAN said Saturday morning in separate statements.

    The Police declared in its statement that a facebook posting alleging the killing of the CAN chairman is totally false, devilish and inciting.

    The Police released the statement in the background of fresh tension in Adamawa State, as the social media posting came in the background of sentiments generated across Nigeria by US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria over alleged genocide against Christians.

    The Adamawa Police command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, described the controversial report, written by a Facebook user identified as Lionman Lioni, as a deliberate attempt to cause panic and religious disaffection among residents.

    “The Command wishes to categorically refute this malicious claim in its entirety. There is no such incident recorded anywhere in Adamawa State,” the Police said.

    Nguroje quoted the state Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Moris, as urging members of the public to disregard the facebook report and desist from spreading unverified information that could  undermine peace.

    Nguroje added that, in the meantime, the police command has launched an investigation to track down and prosecute those behind the false publication, as the Command will not tolerate attempts to incite violence through the misuse of social media.

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    In its statement, CAN, quoting the state chairman as proclaiming, “I Am Safe and Alive,” asked members of the public to disregard “the fake news circulating on the social media claiming that the state CAN Chairman was beheaded.”

    “The leadership of the Christian body in the state describes such fake and baseless sources on the social media as agents of the underworld who are out to smear image of the government, and the security agencies thereby causing confusion on the already fragile atmosphere in the country,” CAN stated.

    According to the association, “the state CAN Chairman is in good health and busy going about his official engagement in the state without any threat, fear or intimidation.”

  • Experts seek knowledge management to drive development

    Experts seek knowledge management to drive development

    Facilitators and technocrats at a meeting in Adamawa State have dissected Knowledge Management and Learning (KML) tool and how its practice can speed up a nation’s development.

    The experts who defined Knowledge management (KM) as the strategic process an organization uses to record and share knowledge it gained from experience, said such documentation of ways in which certain problems are solved, would, if utilized in future, aid the tackling of similar problems by contemporary managers.

    During an inception meeting of Knowledge Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Social Protection Landscape Mapping conducted in Yola as part of the Supporting Sustainable Social Protection, Participation and Economic Resilience in Northeast Nigeria (SEPIN-SUSI) Programme commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and co-funded by the European Union (EU), the resource persons and stakeholders who included representatives of MDAs and CSOs, highlighted instances of knowledge management gains with potentials to solve future problems.

    Of particular interest, among the issues trashed during the meeting was how Nigerians typically reject advice to move from their low plain dwellings to higher grounds in face of likely flood.  

    Recollections were made of how people in different parts of the country had been advised on a temporary relocation, with suitable alternative dwellings on higher grounds, only for such residents to ignore such advice.

    The submission on the subject was that if such experiences of humanitarian officers are passed down or shared along the principle of Knowledge Management and Learning, contemporary government or humanitarian officers would know better than to only ask residents of flood-prone areas to relocate without thinking up alternative proactive measures.

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    Three resource persons presented papers, including Drs Obinna Anah, Thankgod Okosun, and Iorwakwagh Apera.

    Obinna Anah lamented that Nigerians generally are used to not sharing knowledge, elaborating, “In different sectors, we can make remarkable progress as a people if we will only cultivate the practice of passing down the knowledge we have so that those coming after us won’t have to be always reinventing the wheel.”

    In a message to the meeting, the Head of Programme, SEPIN SUSI, Ana Vinambres, represented by Ezekiel Msugh, said  SEPIN-SUSI is making all efforts to ensure that Social Protection in Adamawa State shifts from ad-hoc interventions to a structured, policy-driven approach that seeks to intergrate humanitarian and development efforts to create safety nets.

  • First Lady donates N500m cash, relief items to Yola flood victims

    First Lady donates N500m cash, relief items to Yola flood victims

    First Lady of Nigeria and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N500 million in cash relief to victims of last week’s flood disaster in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

    The donation, made under the RHI platform, also included 100 bales of Ankara fabrics and other essential relief materials. The gesture was announced during a presentation ceremony held at the Government House in Yola on Tuesday.

    Senator Tinubu, who was represented by the wife of the Vice President and National Vice Chairman of the RHI, Hajiya Nana Shettima, said the initiative was a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Adamawa during this difficult time.

    She disclosed that the relief was made possible through donations to the RHI, especially from the Abdulsamad Rabiu Africa Initiative.

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    During the event, a symbolic distribution of relief materials was made to some of the 1,800 affected households.

    Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, expressed gratitude to the First Lady for her timely intervention. He revealed that the death toll from the flood had risen to 29 and pledged that the state government would ensure proper distribution of the donations to those in need.

  • 90 percent of girls endure violence, GBV expert reiterates at Yola gender safety campaign

    90 percent of girls endure violence, GBV expert reiterates at Yola gender safety campaign

    An expert on gender safety, Mrs Falda Wesley, said research backs the reality that nine out of every ten girls would have faced one form of gender-based violence (GBV) or another in their life.

    Wesley, the Gender Officer at the Adamawa State Ministry of Women Affairs, spoke at the close-out event of a project, a Catch them Young school-based GBV & SRH Awareness project implemented by Northeast Humanitarian Innovation Hub & Foundation and supported by UNFPA, the Government of Norway, and the American University of Nigeria (AUN).

    Attributing the preponderance of GBV largely to persisting culture of silence, said, Falda Wesley said, “Most survivors typically keep quite about their ordeal, freeing the perpetrators to continue the menace.”

    She and other speakers at the gender safety project closeout event in Yola, urged GBV survivors to always confide in somebody who could help them not only to seek justice but also the sexual reproductive health (SRH) solution that they may need.

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    The Programs Lead of the Northeast Humanitarian Innovation Hub & Foundation, Ahmed Ibrahim had in his address welcoming guests to the school-based GBV & SRH Awareness project close-out event, explained that in implementing the Catch Them Young project, safe space sessions were conducted.

    He said the safe spaces, being  environment where girls meet regularly to learn and talk freely about GBV and SRH issues, were conducted across five public secondary schools, each engaging 30 girls over a period of time. 

    “These sessions focused on GBV awareness, education on SRH, and life skills,” he said. 

    According to him, the project, the effects of which direct beneficiaries are encouraged to step down to fellow students, has already made huge impacts

    “Feedback, participation levels, and observed behavioral change in the sessions point to strong positive impact,” he asserted.

  • Senate seeks Military base in Adamawa amid Boko Haram attacks

    Senate seeks Military base in Adamawa amid Boko Haram attacks

    The Senate on Wednesday urged the federal government to establish a military base in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State to check rising insecurity in the state.

    This resolution of the Senate was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a motion titled: “Resurgence of Boko Haram Activities in Hong and Gombi Local Government Areas, Adamawa and other North-East States” sponsored by Senator Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa.

    Abbas, in his lead debate, highlighted the troubling spike in attacks by the extremist group.

    The Senate, while commending the efforts of security agencies, emphasised the need for additional military reinforcement.

    “We need a full-fledged military base in Hong to support existing personnel and repel further attacks,” Abbas said.

    Recent violent incidents across Adamawa lend urgency to the Senate’s plea. On February 25, 2025, Kwapre and Zah communities were attacked—houses torched, schools destroyed, and civilians injured.

    Barely two months later, on April 15, Banga and Lar were also hit, with five lives lost and churches and homes burned. On April 26, a fresh assault on Kwapre left 11 local vigilantes dead.

     The most recent attack on May 16 in Kulda claimed 16 lives, with over 90 percent of houses, including places of worship, razed.

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    “Even Mayo Ladde in Gaya ward was not spared,” Abbas said.

    “Six were killed there. Gombi LGA has also come under fire; four people were killed on January 17, and a hunter was murdered on February 17.”

    In light of the recurring assaults, the Senate also directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide immediate relief to affected communities.

    Senator Abbas, in presenting the motion, expressed concern over how the renewed wave of violence is crippling local economies.

    “Thousands have been displaced. People can no longer farm or trade as they used to,” he said. “The resurgence is not limited to Adamawa alone. Borno and Yobe are also affected.”

    Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, commended the military for their past efforts, saying, “At one time, two-thirds of local governments in Borno and Yobe were under Boko Haram control. But due to political will and military resilience, the territories were recovered.”

    He warned, however, that the insurgency is making a dangerous comeback. “Just last week, one of our military bases was attacked and five soldiers were killed. They even carted away military equipment,” Monguno lamented.

    In a particularly emotional moment, he added, “Mr. President, Distinguished Senators, there was a time I could not visit my hometown even in the wildest of my dreams. Today, I sleep there with both eyes closed—but this peace is under threat again.”

    He also revealed disturbing new developments: “Just two days ago, Boko Haram attacked Kukawa and Baga in my constituency. In one community, they killed 23 people; in another, 30. It was reportedly due to a rivalry between factions, with one accusing locals of paying allegiance to a rival group.”

    Senate President Godswill Akpabio, in his closing remarks, stressed the need for constant alertness. “There must be continual vigilance because, as you said, whenever the military appears to relax, these groups strike again,” he warned.

    He added, “Our borders remain porous. Many of these attackers are not even Nigerians. They retreat, regroup, and cross back in to wreak havoc. We must remain prepared.”

  • Mob kills POS operator in Adamawa

    Mob kills POS operator in Adamawa

    A Point of Sale (POS) operator in Adamawa State has been mobbed to death.

    A man believed to be a part of the deadly mob is with the police reportedly aiding investigation into the matter.

    The man, identified simply as Umar SNU, was about being mobbed when he was rescued by operatives of the Adamawa Command after he was identified as part of the mob that beat the POS operator to death.

    “The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome killing of a POS operator, Abbas Yuguda, 35 years old, who was attacked in Mayo-Belwa LGA,” the police said in a statement passed to newsmen in the early hours of Monday.

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    A statement by Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, explained that the incident occurred on Saturday, 22nd March, 2025, when the victim was on his way home after closing from his business premises.

    “Some groups of people armed themselves with offensive weapons, attacked and inflicted severe injuries on his head and left him lying in a pool of blood,” the police stated.

    The police added that the command’s operatives attached to Divisional police headquarters in Mayo Belwa arrived at the scene and immediately rushed the victim to Cottage Hospital, Mayo-Belwa where he was confirmed dead while on admission receiving treatment.

    “On the strength of that, one of the suspects identified as Umar SNU, was trailed by some angry youths, he was subdued to mob action before being rescued by the police. He was equally rushed to Hospital for medical attention where he is now aiding investigation,” the police explained.