Adamawa Assembly Chief Whip Protests Fuel Price Hike, Drops Car for Keke

The Chief Whip of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna jilantikiri, has dumped his personal car for bicycle in protest against the recent hike in fuel price. Hon Jilantikiri, who represents Madagali Constituency at the Assembly, opted for his bicycle instead of his personal car to run his daily activities due to the hike […]

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WHO Leads ‘Grow Food, Not Tobacco’ Campaign to End Smoking

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is leading the contemporary global fight against smoking via the theme, ‘Grow Food, Not Tobacco’. It is a campaign to make tobacco farmers shift to food crops, thereby phasing tobacco products out of local and global markets. As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, May 31, the […]

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Mubi South Councillors Reverses Chairman’s Impeachment, Admits Violating Process

Nine councillors of Mubi South Local  Government Area of Adamawa State have withdrawn the impeachment of the Chairman of the LGC, Hon. Hamidu Adamu Jingi. Aside the unanimous withdrawal of the impeachment, the councillors who represent various political wards, apologised to the chairman as well as their electorate for their action. The councillors who included […]

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Adamawa, Taraba Beneficiaries Appreciate FG’s NG-CARES Programme

Stakeholders and beneficiaries of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme from Adamawa and Taraba states have appreciated the Federal Government for the initiative. Trending News reports that NG-CARES is a World Bank enabled intervention scheme aimed at mitigating the effects that the Covid-19 pandemic had on vulnerable Nigerians. The programme stakeholders […]

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Faceless Political Slanderers Can’t Intimidate SSG Ahmad

As Criss Jami would say, “The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.” The season of envy and blackmail has since started in Nigeria ahead of inauguration of new administrations at the state and national levels. An aphorism has it that “if you’re gonna be two-faced, at least […]

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Bleaching, A Dangerous Resource Wasting Practice -NAFDAC DG

The Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Moji Adeyeye, has described bleaching as not only dangerous to the skin but also a sheer resource wasting practice. “It is imperative for us to warn about some of the harmful effects of bleaching creams which include cancer, damage to vital […]

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WHO Trains Journalists on Health Emergency Reporting

  The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Adamawa State Ministry of Health, is training journalists on wholsome health reporting. WHO resource persons delivering the training in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, are placing emphasis on need for journalists to key into early reporting of  epidemic-prone diseases to compel authorities into prompt action. […]

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PTAD Alerts Pensioners to Activities of  Fraudsters

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has alerted pensioners to activities of fraudsters trying to defraud them using the name of the directorate. Speaking during North-East stakeholders engagement in Yola, the Executive Secretary, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme said the directorate would never demand any gratification from pensioners. “Disregard any text messages as  PTAD will not demand […]

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NUJ Congratulates Fintiri on Re-Election

The Adamawa State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has extended its congratulations to the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Rt.Hon.Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on his re-election for second term. The Council, writing on bahalf of all practicing journalists in Adamawa State, said Fintiri’s victory in the polls represents an emphatic testimony to his unprecedented […]

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