Disturbed by the heinous activities of Shila Boys, a notorious criminal, and cultic group, residents of Yola, Adamawa state capital resorted to jungle justice as a  suspected Shila gang member who was lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob in Jambutu, was rescued by the police on Wednesday. The Shila Boys, are notorious in gang-raping, seizing of phones, and attacking young women collecting their valuables using tricycles. An eyewitness told our reporter that the...

Following the last Friday’s ethnic violence in Tingno town, Lamurde local government area of Adamawa state, numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at designated Kupte IDP camp, in  Lafiya-  Lamorde continued to rise amid security and health challenges. The majority of the displaced persons that thronged the camp situated in unsecured opened space of Kupte primary school are women and children looking distraught and staggered. At least 34 persons were confirmed killed, 48 injured during...

Taraba state government announced partial easing of the lockdown imposed on the state as part of measures to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. Four northeast states comprise of Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi and Gombe state had earlier eased their lockdown with strict compliance to health protocols. The state deputy governor Haruna Manu who announced this at a state broadcast in Jalingo said that the state would be open for movement between 8 am and 6 pm...

ADAMAWA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has warned political office holders to desist from diverting palliatives meant for vulnerable in the society as the next batch of distribution will soon kick off in the state. The Governor gave the warning on Monday in the Government House, Yola during a meeting with Commissioners, members of the State Assembly, and chairmen local government councils who are among members of the state Distribution Committee of palliatives. Fintiri who...

Access Bank Coalition Against COVID-19 on Monday donated medical equipment to Adamawa state government to support the efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. The consignment includes 100 each of beds, mattresses, pillows, bedside tables, drawers, lockers, bedsheets, and three ventilators. Presenting the items at Specialist Hospital, Yola, the Manager of Access Bank, Yola branch, Malam Danjuma Mustafa said the items were meant to help the state in the fight against...