Following the measles outbreak, the Adamawa State Government, on Monday, directed the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state to mitigate the spread of the disease and enable the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) to vaccinate the vulnerable age group. According to a statement signed by Aisha Umar, the…
The operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Roland Raymond, a resident of Detti village, Ganye Local Government Area, while attempting to collect a ransom The command, while disclosing this via its X (formerly Twitter) handle, added that the 32-year-old suspect was apprehended with the collaborative efforts of…
A National Youth Service Corps member serving in Adamawa State has been reported dead at a football viewing centre in the Numan area of the state during an intense semi-final between Nigeria and South Africa at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast. According to reports, the corps member, identified simply…
The Supreme Court, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri as the Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro-led five-member panel dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, for lacking merit and that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),…
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Sen. Aisha Dahiru Binani, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against the re-election of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa. Justice John Okoro-led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgment after taking arguments from all the parties involved….
In a deeply unsettling event, a woman has fallen victim to a brutal beheading at a hotel in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. The Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, has officially confirmed the distressing incident and has taken immediate steps to initiate a thorough investigation. Expressing unwavering commitment, CP Babatola has vowed to identify,…
The Adamawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of two people in a recent attack on the Kwapre community in the Hong Local Government Area of the state. The Informant247 gathered that the attack, which occurred on Monday (Christmas day), was carried out by gunmen. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson, while confirming…
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected governor of Adamawa State, while dismissing the appeal filed by Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking merit. The Informant247 gathered that Justice Ebiowei Tobi, while delivering the judgment,…
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has approved a payment of N10 million as medical bills for some patients, including Lailatu Shuaibu Bello from Jada and Suwane Boniface from Numan, who underwent successful benign tumour surgeries at the Specialist Hospital in Yola, while also directing immediate surgery for an indigent patient under the care of the…
A 20-year-old bride, Amina Hassan from Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has been arrested for allegedly setting her husband’s house ablaze after he refused to grant her a divorce. The couple were said to have agreed to their marriage. According to reports, Amina had informed her parents that she was no longer…
Following police’s failure to serve the hearing notice to Yunusa-Ari.Hudi Yunusa-Ari, the embattled Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Adamawa State, the suspended REC on Monday, failed to appear at the State High Court, where he was to be arraigned. Justice Benjamin Manji of the State High Court ordered INEC to…
Justice Theodora Obi Uloho-led Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Yola on Saturday upheld the reelection of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the petition by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uloho, while delivering the judgement, held that the petitioners failed to prove…
Following the Appeal Court judgment, sacking Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly, Ishaku Abbo, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, on Wednesday, sworn-in Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the new Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. Yohanna was inaugurated at the commencement of…
Barrister Hudu Ari Yunusa, the suspended Adamawa State Electoral Commissioner (REC), has been scheduled for arraignment by the State High Court on November 6, 2023. The Informant247 gathered that Hudu faces multiple charges, including announcing false electoral results, breaching his oath of neutrality, disorderly conduct during elections, inciting disturbance, and personating a public servant. Initially…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday voided the election of the Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly, Ishaku Abbo, of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abbo the winner of the February 25, 2023 parliamentary election. Still, Amos…
A 36-year-old man, Jaafar Adamu, has been arrested by the operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife in the Hong Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya-Nguroje, in Yola, the state capital, on Wednesday, the suspect…
Justice Theodora Uloho-led three-man panel of the Adamawa State Governorship Electoral Petitions Tribunal on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by Dr. Umar Ardo, Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate against Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. In the petition filed on May 8, 2023, Ardo had joined INEC, Fintiri, and 16 others as respondents.Alleging corrupt practices, threat and…
Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has congratulated the newly-appointed minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike over his appointment The Informant247 had reported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, inaugurated 45 cabinet members, the ceremony, which was held at the banquet hall of the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). Meanwhile,…
Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on Thursday, announced appointment of 47 media aides. Fintiri, while making the announcement in a tweet on Thursday evening, expressed confidence that the team would serve the people effectively. The statement reads; “I’m pleased to announce the appointment of the following members to constitute my media team: SPECIAL ADVISERS: SENIOR…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri in Monday, relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on the state by 12 hours. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, in Yola, saying the curfew was relaxed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. after meetings with security chiefs…
