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The chairman of Adamawa Congress Committee for All Progressives Party (APC), Alhaji Musa Mahmud, has announced the shifting of Saturday Ward Congress to Sunday. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2wfbGYX -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Barely 48 hours after the twin bomb blasts that rocked a mosque in Mubi town, resulting in the deaths of over 60 people, 15 persons have been reportedly killed by armed herdsmen in four villages in Numan and Lamurde Local Government Areas of Adamawa State. READ MORE HERE

Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has revealed how former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, truncated his ambition to become governor of Adamawa State in 1991. Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2HKJ2nV -- Get More Nigeria Political News

At least 24 people are reported to have been killed in suicide bomb blasts in the north-east Nigerian town of Mubi. READ MORE HERE

A man was yesterday morning stabbed to death by one of his wives, while trying to separate their fight at their home in Dirdeu, Adamawa State. According to Abdulrahman Njidda Yebb, who was a witness, Adamu Dewa was stabbed by his first wife of 20 years, Hauwa READ MORE HERE

Over a hundred thousand people in Adamawa State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). National Chairman of SDP, Chief Olu Falae stated this Wednesday during the official decamping rally of Chief Emmanuel...

A former member of the House of Representatives Chief Emmanuel Bello has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The former lawmaker has also announced intention to contest for Adamawa State governorship position in 2019. READ MORE HERE

Few hours after the death of Abubakar Saleh Michika, the first civilian governor of Adamawa State, his family accused the state government of abandoning him. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, his son, Abdurrashid Saleh Michika, said government refused to release his entitlement as...

Former Member of the House of Representatives, Chief Emmanuel Bello, and his supporters have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to contest gubernatorial election in Adamawa State. Emmanuel, who led 100,000 of his supporters, over the weekend, defected to his new party in Yola, said...

Alhaji Abdulrahman Abubakar, member representing Mubi South Constituency in Adamawa House of Assembly, has called for the probe of the multi-million Naira European Union (EU) assisted Water Project in Mubi South Local Government. Abubakar made the call on Sunday in an interview with News Agency...

One person has been reported killed following an attack by suspected herdsmen on Bilachi, a community in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The attack was reported to have occurred at about 7:00 pm on Thursday. The suspected herdsmen set the village ablaze, leaving residents...

The Governor of Adamawa State, Mohammad Jibrilla, popularly called Bindow, has said he will not follow former Vice President Atiku Abubakar out of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC. Addressing State House reporters today after meeting behind closed doors with the president, Bindow...

The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has suspended three senior Prisons officers, CP Peter Yeni Tenkwa, DCP Abubakar Abaka and SP John Bukar indicted for their complicity in the issuance of unauthorised medical report on Bala Ngilari, the former Governor of...

Justice Nathan Musa of Yola High Court, today granted bail to former Anambra Governor Bala Ngilari on health grounds. Ngilari who was recently sentenced to 5-years imprisonment was granted bail in the sum of N100 million with two sureties, when he approached the court to appeal his...

There was a mild drama in Pallam Village of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Friday when a newly sunk borehole failed to pump water during its formal inauguration by the state Commissioner for Water Resources. The Commissioner, Mr Julius Kadala, who represented the state...

The Bauchi State Police Command says it has arrested a 25-year-old man, Maikudi Mohammed, for being in possession of the head of his child. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, said the suspect was arrested in Misau town...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents launched a deadly attack in Adamawa State raiding six villages in Girei Local Government of Adamawa State and leaving at least 15 people dead and the DPO of Viniklang Police Division, DailySun reports. According to DailySun, earlier reports said that suspected...