The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Ahmadu Fintiri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Adamawa. The apex court, in a judgement on Wednesday, led by Justice John Okoro, unanimously rejected the appeal by Aishatu…
Police arrest suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari in Abuja
Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari is in police custody, Channels Television can confirm. The police arrested the embattled REC in Abuja on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement. Adejobi said, “Barrister Ari,…
6 states pray Supreme Court to order review of Presidential, NASS results
Six states of the federation have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct and subsequent collation and announcement of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, are…
Police nab 2 hired for N5000 to kill 85-year-old man
Two men were paid N5000 by a disgruntled woman to kill an 85-year-old man accused of witchcraft in Adamawa state. The youths, Gayawan Danzaria, 22, and Thank-God Obadia, 18, have been arrested by police. Meanwhile, it was gathered that the…
Gunmen kill NYSC member in Adamawa
A 28-year-old National Youth Service member, NYSC, Samaila Awudu, was reportedly killed by gunmen that invaded their Yolde Pate corpers’ lodge in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa State, weekend. It was gathered that after he was inflicted with life-threatening…
Adamawa 2023: Senator Aishatu declared winner of APC Governorship Primaries
Senator representing Adamawa Central in the National Assembly, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, has been declared winner of the All Progressive’s Congress Governorship primaries held on Thursday. Aishatu the sole female Aspirant defeated other notable APC big wigs including current…
Adamawa Govt bans hunters
Adamawa State government has banned the operations of the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria across its 21 local government areas especially in Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk and Shelleng. This followed reports of abuse of the rules of engagement and lack…
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases now 873
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday said Nigeria now has 873 cases of coronavirus after recording another 91 in the last 24 hours. “As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
Why you need to forget everything you’ve heard about Northern Nigeria!
Have you tried googling “Northern Nigeria News”? You might shudder after the search, so be prepared. But we decided to skip Google and proceed with the ‘reality route’. Now, we can say that the “Arewa” region is stunningly beautiful, with…
Human Rights Commission establishes 13 more state offices (Nation)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has established 13 more state offices. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, who disclosed this at an event jointly organised in Yola by the commission and the United Nations High Commission for…
