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Flood Displaces Over 100 Villages In Adamawa

Flood Displaces Over 100 Villages In Adamawa

Dr Muhammad Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), has confirmed that over 100 villages in seven local government areas in the state had been displaced by flood.
Sulaiman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Yola that the incident was “worst disaster ever experienced in the state”.
He called for emergency assistance from the Federal Government and other humanitarian organisations.

“The current flood situation is the worst so far experienced in the history of the state where about 100 villages in seven local government areas have been sacked.

“In Demsa LGA alone about

Atiku’s Son, 22 Others Make Adamawa Commissioner List

Atiku’s Son, 22 Others Make Adamawa Commissioner List

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has nominated Adamu Atiku, eldest son of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and 22 others as commissioners.

The list was read out at plenary of the Adamawa House of Assembly, yesterday, by Speaker Aminu Iya-Abbas.

Secretary of the  PDP in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Prambe, also made the list.

Ibrahim Mijinyawa and Umaru Daware who resigned their position as commissioners under former Governor Muhammadu Bindow’s administration and defected to the PDP to work with the Atiku Abubakar Presidential campaign team were also nominated.

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EU to spend €10m for solar energy in Adamawa hospital

EU to spend €10m for solar energy in Adamawa hospital

European Union (EU) will spend 10 million Euros (Over N4 billion) in providing solar energy
to some health facilities in Adamawa, the EU Head of Cooperation, Mr Kurt Cornelis, said.

The EU official made this known during the launch of the project in Yola on Friday.

He said “we are here today because of the partnership between Adamawa State Government, DFID and the EU to
launch a project that will help to provide access to sustainable energy to power hospitals that are off the grid in the state.

“The project — Solar Nigeria — is not new; it has proven …

APC, PDP prepare for Adamawa supplementary election

Victory in the governorship election may go either way in Adamawa State between the All progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP).

The outcome could hardly be predicted, as all factors place both parties and their candidates on equal rating.

The APC is the government in power, but the PDP had governed the state previousely and had retained popularity in many communities as the APC. The Buhari bandwagon in the APC and the Atiku Abubakar factor in the PDP, which influenced voting during the presidential election of February 23 would not count for much.

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Atiku leads in Adamawa

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has taken a lead over  Jubril Al-Sudani masquerading as President Muhammad Buhari of the APC as the 15th LGA result of the presidential poll in Adamawa State was announced today, Monday.

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