The Adamawa State Government has denied speculations circulating on social media that the foodstuffs distributed to the flood victims last Saturday at Mustapha College in Yola South Local Government Area had expired. Speaking exclusively to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, Celine Laori, described the social media…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, has announced an increase in the monthly allowance of corps members serving in the state from ₦20,000 to ₦30,000. Governor Fintiri made the announcement on Friday while declaring open the 2025 Batch B Stream I, NYSC Orientation camp in Damare, Adamawa State. In a post shared on his…
A hippopotamus which has been troubling some communities in the southern part of Adamawa State has been captured. The animal which was responsible for the death of a young man in Banjiram village, Guyuk Local Government Area, was captured by some youths in neighbouring Shelleng Local Government Area, after it strayed into the area. The…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Idi Buba for allegedly stabbing his father, Jelli Buba, to death during a dispute in the Fotta District of Gombi Local Government Area of the state. This is coming barely 24 hours after a lady was arrested in Ondo State for stabbing her boyfriend to death over…
At least one person has been killed and several others threatened following the invasion of displaced hippopotamuses in the Guyuk and Shelleng local government areas of Adamawa, local authorities have said. Mr Shalom Kassa, chairman of Guyuk Local Government, said on Monday in Banjiram community that a young man was reportedly killed by one of…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers linked to a threat to kidnap a resident of Song Local Government Area in Adamawa State. In a statement issued on Sunday, the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated, “This is following a complaint received from one Hassan Musa Dabutu of Song LGA, who reported…
The Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa State Police Command attached to the State Intelligence Department have arrested two suspects for theft. 20-year-old Dad Yusuf, and, 27-year-old Gibson Husseini, both residents of Upper Luggere, Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area, were arrested for stealing 100Ah Mikano generator battery in the church. In a statement issued on Sunday…
Tragedy struck in Golantabal village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as two 13-year-old twin sisters drowned while swimming in a pond on Saturday. Source from the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the sources, the twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina Garabiya, had gone to the…
The Adamawa State Government reportedly revoked the prestigious traditional title of Waziri Adamawa previously held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, citing a new indigeneship policy affecting emirate council leadership. The decision was communicated in a circular dated June 20, 2025, and signed by Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Chieftaincy…
Residents of Doubeli, a community in Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State woke up on Saturday to a corpse dangling from a rope tied to a tree. The tree, which on a normal day provides shade from Yola’s scorching sun for the Sauki Transport Motor Park vicinity, suddenly became a source of…