Yola court remands 3 for burglary, theft of N1m motorcycle
A court in Yola, Adamawa State, has remanded three persons in prison custody for allegedly breaking into a house and…
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Yola court jails woman for abusing stepchildren
The Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, to one…
Motorists stranded as flood cuts off Gombe-Yola highway
Thousands of motorists and commuters have been left stranded along the Gombe-Yola-Jalingo highway after a severe flood washed away a…
New VC named for Modibbo Adama University, Yola
Professor Ibrahim Umar has been named as the Vice Chancellor of the Modibbo Adama University, MAU, Yola. A statement released…
Deforestation: Adamawa Govt, NGO plant 16,000 trees in Yola
The Adamawa State Government is partnering a nongovernmental organisation to plant 16,000 tree seedlings around a 1,000-unit housing estate in…
Muslims pray after nearly a month without rain in Yola
Muslim residents of the Adamawa State capital, Yola, trooped out on Saturday to an Eid praying ground in the city,…
Yola airport shut to air traffic as faulty airplane blocks runway
Inward or outward-bound flights have been banned at the Yola International Airport since Sunday night following a minor incident on…
Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Yola
A priest, Very Rev. Fr. Oliver Buba, serving with the Yola Catholic Diocese, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The…
Sad how churches spring up just for money – Yola Catholic Bishop
The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Stephen Mamza, has taken a swipe at mushroom churches springing up with no apparent spiritual…
Universities may soon be unable to provide electricity for students – MAU VC
The Vice Chancellor of Modibbo Adama University Yola, Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur has warned that most universities may soon be…
Gov Fintiri inaugurates committee to investigate Yola market fire
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has raised a 15-member committee to investigate the fire incident that gutted a major…
Police operatives arrest 15 phone thieves in Yola
Police operatives in Adamawa State have arrested 15 young men, belonging to a group called Shila Boys, who specialized in…
Ex-speakers begin conference in Yola, take credit for legislative, judicial autonomy
Former speakers of Houses of Assembly across the country officially opened their conference in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, on…
North East governors arrive Yola for regional meeting
Governors of North East states have arrived in Adamawa for their routine regional meeting. Governors of the six states, under…
Tears as teacher killed by students in Yola is buried
It was an emotional moment for students and teachers in Taraba State as the remains of the recently murdered teacher,…