Tag: Adamawa State

‘He Flew His Wife Out For Medical,’ How Ex-EFCC Chair Lamorde Died In Egypt

Aliyu Aliyu

“(Now) his corpse will be brought to Nigeria on Monday for Janaza (Islamic burial),” sad details of the kidney stone that killed former Chair of the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency   A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde died about three hours ago of kidney stone. Lamorde, a report by The Nation newspaper showed, gave up in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the stone. Platforms Africa reports that Lamorde was born on the 20th of December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State.…

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Naira Continues To Wax Strong, As BDC Operators In Adamawa Reject Dollars

ADEOLA YUSUF

Bureau de change operators in Adamawa State are rejecting foreign currencies from customers due to growing uncertainty in the parallel market. Some of the money changers interviewed at Jimeta Modern Market in Yola said they were apprehensive over the sudden and continued crash of the dollar which destabilized the parallel market. The chairman, BDC operators association in Adamawa State, Lawan Mai Yasin, said the traders incurred heavy losses after they bought a dollar at around N870 from sellers before it suddenly crashed to N680. He explained that many traders were…

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BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Lawmaker Assassinated, Son Shot

Scott Matthew

Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirms incident, gives details    A gang of armed men in the early hours of Saturday, assassinated the Deputy Leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council, Adamawa State, Hon. Ishaya Bakano. The death of late Hon. Ishaya, who represents Gudu Mboi Ward, is believed to have been the target of assassination, as the gunmen who broke into his residence at Bannga in the wee hours of Saturday, left the venue shortly after they shot and killed him. READ ALSO: Nigerian Lady Who Set…

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