Adamawa State has become the first northern state to implement the new N70,000 minimum wage, recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Despite reservations from many governors about the economic feasibility of the increased wage, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has taken the bold step of commencing payment to state workers starting from August 2024. The…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on her 7-year-old and 3-year-old stepchildren. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje on X.com on Saturday. According to the police statement, the stepmother intentionally set fire…
A 24-year-old student of Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend ended their relationship. She was said to be a second-year National Diploma student in industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television, Yola. Report says she drank a substance suspected to be rat poison after…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old identified as Lawali Mori, a resident of Viniklang, Girei Local Government Area, for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge with a cock. In a press statement shared on the Command X account on Friday, the command categorised the incident as an “unnatural offense”. The State Police Public…
