Operators in the agriculture/Agro allied industry in Adamawa State would soon witness a turnaround as the state government recently embarked on a public-private partnership to develop the sector. Despite the insecurity situation in the North-Eastern states of Nigeria, the state through Bala Ngilari, its governor, is relentlessly pursuing her quest to transform the industry as…
Nigerian Troops Storm Adamawa Communities
Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces are currently carrying out a major operation to fish out remnants of Boko Haram members in Michika and some other neighbouring communities in Adamawa State. Investigation revealed that the soldiers have placed restriction on movement from Hong to Michika to prevent the insurgents from fleeing the area. TELL learnt…
Adamawa Governor Barred From 2015 Election
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has barred James Ngilari, Adamawa State Governor from contesting the state governorship election in 2015. Members of PDP National Working Committee took the decision to ban Ngilari at a meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday night to comply with the agreement it had with the governorship aspirants from the state…
Boko Haram Kidnaps 40 Girls In Adamawa
Report from Adamawa State has it that another set of 40 girls were Thursday, kidnapped by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The latest victims are said to be different from the 60 women reportedly kidnapped from two towns in the state earlier in the week. The militants now control about three local government areas in Adamawa…
Court stops Adamawa bye-election, orders reinstatement of Ngilari
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the immediate swearing-in of Bala Ngilari, former deputy governor of Adamawa State as the state governor. Delivering judgment in a suit filed by Ngilari challenging his purported resignation as deputy governor shortly before Murtala Nyako, former governor of Adamawa was impeached from office, the court declared the…