Category: National News

A transparency and accountability advocating NGO, Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC), has launched a five-day bootcamp (training conference) in Adamawa State. Organised to impact the tenets of transparent procurement process on procurement officers in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as well as local government officers and leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs), the boot […]

Usman Umar Sahabi The Fintri Media Block, a media support group of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, has appointed Senator Aminu Iya Abbas (Adamawa Central Senatorial District) as its patron. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Forum, Comrade Miracle Musa in a letter to the Senator who was the immediate past Speaker […]

The Yola Chapter of Students Union Government (SUG) of Modibbo Adama University (MAU) has lauded the Senator Representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District Distinguished Sen. Aminu Iya Abbas for settling school fees for 308 students in the university. SUG President of the University, Kyauta Samuel Tari, who made the commendation in an interview with newsmen at […]

The Senator Representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Iya Abbas, has called for the dredging of River Benue and construction of Dasin Hausa Dam to check the devastating effects of flooding on communities along the banks in the state. Senator Iya Abbas who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Science, Technology […]

The Senator Representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly Distinguished Senator Iya Abbas, has called for the dredging of River Benue and construction of Dasin Hausa Dam to check the devastating effects of flooding on communities, along the banks in the state. Senator Iya Abbas made called while speaking on a motion on […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the Kogi Central Senatorial Election winner. Many had been convinced from when the election was held in February that Natasha, a hugely popular woman in Kogi Central, won the election, but she was not so named by INEC. The story changed finally on Tuesday […]

-Seeks Escalation of NASS Election Matters to Supreme Court The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Yola North/Yola South/Girei federal constituency, Mohammed Salihu, aka Abba Girei who was declared winner of the Feb 25 2023 House of Representatives election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decried the nullification of his victory by the […]

Newly inaugurated Senator Amos Yohana has told his Adamawa North Senatorial District people to expect responsible representation from him. Amos Yohana who was inaugurated by the Senate on Wednesday October 25 after the Court of Appeal earlier last week declared him the authentic winner of the February 25 NASS general election, spoke on Friday as […]

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has flagged off mass Human Papiloma Virus vaccination of 388,180 girls aged 9-14 years against cervical cancer. The house-to-house vaccinations is slated to last for three months, after which interested persons would access the service across the 226 primary health care facilities in the state. Speaking for the […]

The Forum of Adamawa State Indigenes in the National Assembly (FASINA), in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has sensitized primary school pupils and junior secondary school students on personal hygiene in the state. The forum also distributed hygiene kits to the students in Shelleng, Demsa, Mubi South, Michika, Gombi and Fufore local government […]