…motorcycle thief allegedly impersonating a police inspector has been arrested in Adamawa State. The state Police Command said 36-year-old Habila Ibrahim was arrested over an alleged attempt to steal a motorcycle and impersonate a police inspector in Girei Local Government Area. The Command said: “On 10th October 2026,…

…attack on their Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region. Makama, citing security sources said the terrorists attacked the military base at about 9:07 pm on Octo…

Yahaya Saidu, the Executive Chairman of Fufore Local Government Area in Adamawa State, died on the night of October 10, 2026Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri described the council chairman as a humble public servant and expressed shock over his passingFederal lawmaker Hon. Barr. Aliyu Boya Wakili also mourned Saidu, call…

The chairman of Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Yahya Saidu, has died in a hospital in Kaduna, less than three months after assuming office. The Adamawa State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria expressed grief over his death in a statement on Saturday. The state ALGON chairman, Ti…

The Executive Chairman of Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Dr Yahya Saidu, is dead. Saidu, who was sworn in as council chairman on July 15, 2026, died in the early hours of Friday, October 9. He becomes the second Fufore council chairman to die in office in less than two years, following the death of Alha…

The Adamawa State Muslim Council announced the death of senior cleric Modibbo Abubakar Iya Wuro Yombe on Friday, October 9, 2026The council stated that the cleric died earlier in the day after a brief illness and expressed sadness over the lossAbubakar's funeral prayer was scheduled to be held at Dodore Mosque in Yola…

Attackers suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have struck Adamawa State again, this time in a village in Gombi Local Government Area. DAILY POST learnt on Friday afternoon that the attackers launched an assault on Bala-Tela village in Gombi, a local government area bordering Hong LGA, which has frequently come under…

…FHC/ABJ/CR/208/2018 before the Federal High Court and HC/ADYL/56C/2017 before the Adamawa State High Court. Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter until November 11 for the hearing of pending applications.

…of the NEGF and Chief Host. Present at the meeting were governors Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa state), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mohammed Auwal Jatau (Deputy Governor of Bauchi state), representing the governor, and Idi Barde Gubana, Deputy Governor of Yobe state, representing the governor of Yobe state. Their c…

…Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with Rangers and Hybrid Forces in Adamawa State, have arrested four suspected terrorists. The suspects were arrested during a fighting patrol in Hong Local Government Area of the state. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Thursday, said the troops c…

…Federal Road, Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway and the 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate. ADAMAWA — Bridges & Connectivity: Jimeta Bridge and Cham–Numan Bridge, supporting improved regional movement. AKWA IBOM — Housing: Development of a 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate alongside wider infrastructure investment. ANAMBRA — Roads:…

…disqualified include formee IGP Adamu Idris, SDP; Nasarawa; Abdulrahman Haske, APM, Adamawa; Sen. Shehu Buba, PRP, Bauchi; Lawal Daura, APM, Seyi Makinde’s running mate; and Farouk Mustapha, APC, Bauchi deputy governorship candidate. The post Electoral Act: S’Court ruling unsettles PDP, opposition candidates appeared f…

…states.The association identified Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Adamawa among the affected states, linking damage to farms with reduced availability and higher prices.It also cited rising seed costs as another challenge confronting producers.These pressures are affecting the supply chain before onio…

…time of the warning, active thunderstorms had already been recorded over Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Plateau, Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna.NiMet shares new forecast for Monday, September 14, 2026, showing how weather conditions may affect different parts of Nigeria. Photo: Gettywarns 27 areas of thunderstormsNiMet said th…

…six suspected terrorists and collaborators in separate operations across Borno and Adamawa. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said the operations were conducted between Sept. 11 and 13. The report said the operations also led to the arrest of suspected terrorist logistic…

…the rifle alongside two empty magazines. In a related armoury investigation at the Adamawa State Command, an inventory audit led to the arrest of ASCI Peter Ardo, a former Head of Armoury, and CCA Boniface B. Lawyer. Between 2018 and 2024, Ardo allegedly removed two unserviceable G3 service rifles, with breach numbers…

Police arrests Shilla boys terrorizing Yola community The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested five youths suspected of terrorising residents of Kofare community in Yola, the state capital.The suspects, aged between 18 and 23, were allegedly linked to robbery attacks around the Kofare Masallaci Biyu axis in Yola S…

…troops of Operation HADIN KAI sustained aggressive operations against terrorism across Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno and Yobe States. On 22 August 2026, troops intercepted eight abductees, comprising three women and five children, around Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of Borno State. On the same day, troops rescued three minors who had…

The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has empowered 100 women and youths in Adamawa State with livestock starter assets and inputs as part of the government as efforts to promote inclusive participation, enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods in the livestock sector. The post FG empowers 100 women,…

…networks. He said troops sustained aggressive counter-terrorism operations across Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Bauchi, targeting terrorist fighters, logistics networks, informants and hideouts, while troops simultaneously conducted rescue operations in areas affected by terrorist activities. Onoja said troops rescued two w…

…for allegedly abducting three children in Jalingo and attempting to traffic them f to Adamawa.It was gathered that the suspects, who are from one of the states in the South-East, were arrested at a filling station while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the three girls. The women were reportedly taking the girls…

…covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.Yola, Adamawa state - The political crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa state has deepened after the party’s governorship candidate, Omar Suleiman, rejected a reported move by former Vice President Atiku Abuba…

…military troops launched a joint offensive in the Kopre Mountain area of Hong LGA, Adamawa State, on August 27, 2026The operation involved the ONSA Tactical Team and newly inducted 226 Battalion troops targeting a known terrorist enclaveThe joint force was also searching for abducted persons, including Lassa school chi…

The embattled Adamawa State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Alhaji Suleiman Omar, has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stay off the party’s activities in the state. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Yola, Omar said his purported replacement announced by Atiku was uncons…

…President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. He was initially elected governor of Adamawa State in 1999 under the PDP but was subsequently selected as Obasanjo’s running mate. He was also among prominent political figures associated with the formation of the PDP ahead of Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. A…