Primate Ayodele reveals who’ll win Adamawa election Tribunal

July 24, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed who will win the Adamawa state governorship election tribunal. He declared that the decision of Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, to approach the tribunal over the 2023 Adamawa state governorship election will be a futile one. Primate Ayodele in a video posted on his official Twitter Read More

INEC fails to arraign suspended Adamawa REC Hudu 

July 12, 2023 Benjamin Samson, Abuja 0

Attempts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to arraign its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hundu Yunusa-Ari, before Adamawa State High Court 9 sitting in Yola has hit the brick wall. Trial Judge, Justice Benjamin Manji, drew the attention of the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN to the orders of Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court sitting in Read More

Court halts prosecution of suspended Adamawa REC

July 10, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The court while giving the order on Monday stopped INEC from prosecuting him over his declaration of Aisha Dahiru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as governor in the March 18, 2023 governorship poll. Justice Read More

Adamawa guber poll: INEC REC, Yunusa-Ari, gets administrative bail

May 5, 2023 Chizoba Ogbeche 0

The Suspended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa state, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who had been in police custody following investigation into allegations of impropriety during the supplementary governorship election in the state, has been granted administrative bail. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed this in a press statement, said: “The Nigeria Read More

Njabari: Improving Adamawa’s revenue base

April 27, 2023 Usman Santuraki 0

Cumulatively, it is now five years he has been on the saddle as the chairman of the Adamawa State Board of Internal Revenue. During the years, a lot of transformation has taken place thereby enhancing the revenue base of the state. When he was appointed as the chairman of the board, optimists were of the conviction that the right man Read More

Adamawa governorship candidate is dead

January 27, 2023 Admin III 0

The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Adamawa state, Abba Aliyu, is dead. The party’s national publicity secretary, Afuye Olusola, made the announcement on Thursday. According to him, “The leadership of the National Rescue Movement and that of Adamawa state chapter in particular with heavy heart announce the death of Alhaji Aliyu Abba Maina, the party’s governorship Read More

[Breaking] 2023: No APC governorship candidate in Adamawa, court rules

October 14, 2022 Muazu Abari, Yola 0

The Federal High Court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, presided over by Justice Abdulaziz Anka has nullified the election of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as Adamawa state gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Delivering the judgement Friday October 14, 2022, in the case instituted by former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mallam Nuhu Ribadu Read More

Senate moves to recover N16trn AMCON loans

March 23, 2021 Taiye Odewale 0

The Senate Tuesday  considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), in the aspect of assets recovery, as well as strengthen it against economic sabotage by debtors with unpaid loans to the tune of about N16 trillion naira. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment Bill 2021, which scaled second reading on the Read More

Monitoring and evaluation: Gov Bala’s public engagement at curbing corruption

March 17, 2021 Mukhtar Gidado 0

Many experts are unanimous that corruption in government remains a global challenge. To some, it is a malaise to economic and social development; to others, it hinders the delivery of valuable projects and distorts government abilities to transfer resources to the people.No longer business as usualIn Bauchi state, hitherto the assumption of Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir in office, it was Read More

For Adamawa, its breath of fresh air under Fintiri

March 17, 2021 Admin III 0

MUAZU ABARI reports on how Gov Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has consolidated on his earlier achievements to return the glory of the state lost to bad governance of past administrations.Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa state came into Dougerei Government House Yola with a promise of fresh air and commitment to make Adamawa work again, not only for the present Read More

Adamawa APC’s alliance of strange bed fellows

December 16, 2020 Admin III 0

Penultimate weekend, the Adamawa political atmosphere has been a beehive of activities largely due to the merger meetings ongoing between the two dominant opposition political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Adamawa state. As a keen observer and lover of the suspense filled and dynamic nature of Adamawa politics since 2013 when I Read More

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Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Adamawa Reps member, dismisses case against Ihedioha’s election in Imo

July 30, 2019 Admin III 0

Mustapha Usman, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member who was declared winner of the House of Representatives 2019 election for Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa State has just been sacked by the Supreme Court. The court judgement delivered by upheld an appeal court judgement. The Supreme Court held that it was found that Usman forged his credentials, he Read More

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Adamawa governor-elect vows to probe Bindow

May 27, 2019 Admin III 0

Ahmadu Fintiri, Adamawa Governor-elect has said he’s ready to step on toes to address injustice against the people of the state by the outgoing administration of Gov. Jibrilla Bindow. He made this known on Saturday in Yola while receiving report by a 67-man State Transition Committee. He said findings by the committee revealed a lot of breeches and mismanagement of Read More

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Adamawa incumbent governor passes ‘strong’ verdict after Fintiri’s victory

March 29, 2019 Admin III 0

The outgoing governor of Adamawa state, Jibrilla Bindow, has reportedly conceded defeat and congratulated Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the winner of the state governorship supplementary election, held on Thursday, March 28. Bindow congratulated the governor-elect and further wished him a successful term of office in a state broadcast on Friday, March 29. “In view of the outcome and declaration of the Read More

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Adamawa governor-elect gets INEC’s certificate of return, less than 24 hours after supplementary poll

March 29, 2019 Admin III 0

The governor-elect of Adamawa State, Mr Ahmadu Fintiri, has immediately been issued certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) less than 24 hours after his election victory. After the event on Friday at the INEC office in Yola, Fintiri commended INEC for conducting what he described as a peaceful, credible and fair election in the state. He Read More

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At last, INEC declares Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship poll

March 29, 2019 Admin III 0

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Adamawa State governorship election, Ahmadu Fintiri, has been declared the winner of the poll. Fintiri had acted as governor of the state. Returning officer for the election, Andrew Haruna who made the declaration at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Yola, the state capital, on Friday morning said Read More

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Live – Supplementary election: Security beefed up in Adamawa as ballot sorting begins after voting

March 28, 2019 Admin III 0

Scheduled governorship supplementary election in Adamawa has already begun. Blueprint Correspondent reports that voters lining up at various polling centresdesignated for Thursday’s poll in Yola and parts of the state. It was also learnt that All Progressives Congress (APC) is taking part, barely 48 hours after the party declared it won’t participate. Live: Supplementary elections begins in Adamawa, APC makes Read More

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#Live: Supplementary elections begin in Adamawa, APC makes u-turn, participates

March 28, 2019 Admin III 0

Scheduled governorship supplementary election in Adamawa has already begun. Blueprint Correspondent reports that voters lining up at various polling centresdesignated for Thursday’s poll in Yola and parts of the state. It was also learnt that All Progressives Congress (APC) is taking part, barely 48 hours after the party declared it won’t participate. Security beefed up in Adamawa as ballot sorting Read More

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Breaking: After Court verdict, INEC picks new date for Adamawa guber supplementary poll

March 26, 2019 Admin III 0

The independent National electoral commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday March 28, 2019 for the gubernatorial supplementary  election in Adamawa state. This followed the decision by Yola high court presided over by Justice Abdulazeez Waziri to vacate its earlier injunction restraining INEC from going ahead with the election initially slated for last week Saturday. The rerun election will take place in Read More

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Breaking: Court orders INEC to conduct supplementary poll in Adamawa

March 26, 2019 Admin III 0

A State High Court sitting in Yola, Tuesday vacated it’s earlier order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa. The court presided over by Justice Abdul’Aziz Waziri has also ruled that it has the jurisdiction to adjudicate on the case filed before it by the political party Movement for the Restoration and Read More

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Breaking: Like in Bauchi, INEC complies with Court restraining order on Adamawa guber supplementary election

March 20, 2019 Admin III 0

Three days to the conduct of Adamawa governorship supplementary election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared it would abide by court decision which had retrained it from going ahead with the re-run exercise. An Adamawa State High Court in Yola has issued an injunction restraining the Independent Electoral Commission from conducting the supplementary election scheduled for March 23. Read More

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Breaking: Finally, INEC schedules supplementary elections for Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau, Sokoto

March 12, 2019 Admin III 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday March 23 for 2019 supplementary elections in states where governorship elections were declared inconclusive. According to the Commission in a statement on Tuesday by Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye, the Returning Officers in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue. Kano, Plateau and Sokoto States declared the governorship elections inconclusive. Read More

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2019: Atiku can’t win own LG in Adamawa – Presidency

December 5, 2017 Admin III 0

By Tope Sunday Abuja The Presidency over the weekend described the former President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as a politician living on past glory, adding that he had lost his political weight many years ago. Featuring on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels’ Television Political programme, monitored in Abuja, the Personal Assistant to the President on Social Media, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, said come Read More

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2019: Adamawa South yearns for Sen Bent

November 17, 2017 Admin III 0

No doubt, it is more than seven years that she was a senator serving the Adamawa Southern Senatorial zone comprising eight local governments of Adamawa state. Now, the people of the senatorial zone are yearning for the return of Senator Grace Folashade Bent, to the Senate to serve them again in 2019. The people of the zone are making a Read More