Is Yola Nigeria Safe?

Our beautiful Yola is one of the safest cities according to statistics, not only in the North but in the country.

Is there Boko Haram in Adamawa State?

RELATED NEWS BY UMAR YUSUF YOLA No fewer than 5,000 persons, mainly women and children have been displaced following weekend attack by Boko Haram in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa. Dr Mohammed Sulaiman, the executive secretary of the Adamawa state emergency Management agency, announced this in Yola on Sunday.

Is Yola a city in Nigeria?

Yola, town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is served by the port of Jimeta (5.5 miles [9 km] north-northwest) on the Benue River, about 500 miles (800 km) above its confluence with the Niger, and by an airfield.

What are the ethnic group in Adamawa State?

Besides the dominant Fulani, Adamawa is also inhabited by the Mumuye, Higi, Kapsiki, Chamba, Margi (Marghi), Hausa, Kilba, Gude, Wurkum, Jukun, and Bata peoples.

Who founded Yola?

Modibbo Adama
Modibbo Adama, a local chief of the Fulani, founded Yola in 1841. During the Islamic movement led by Shehu Usman Dan Fodio in the early 19th Century, Modibbo Adama was recognised as a learned Muslim who could lead the people in the Upper Benue area.

Which part of Nigeria is Yola?

Adamawa state
Yola, town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is served by the port of Jimeta (5.5 miles [9 km] north-northwest) on the Benue River, about 500 miles (800 km) above its confluence with the Niger, and by an airfield.

Which state is close to Yola?

How did Yola get involved with Massive Attack?

For years, Yola freelanced, doing gigs with DJs and with the influential electronica band Massive Attack at the Glastonbury Festival in 2008. Massive Attack ended up wanting Yola to join.

Who is Yola?

Yola: from down and out in London to Nashville’s country soul star. Growing up, Yola had to hide her musical talent from her disapproving mother. Now, after years backing up everyone from Katy Perry to Massive Attack, she makes her powerhouse debut.

Why did Yola go solo?

Yola decided to launch a solo career after the death of her mother in 2013. She released her first solo EP, Orphan Offering, in 2016. In February 2019, she released her debut album Walk Through Fire on Dan Auerbach ‘s Easy Eye Sound label, to much acclaim. The album title references a fire which damaged Yola’s home and she escaped.

What did Yola say about putting on the façade of badass?

“I put on the façade of badass, so I didn’t have to do it for real,” Yola said of the line. “… I just think I chickened out.”