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 In continuation of his free medical outreach to his teeming electorate, the Senator Representing Adamawa Southern Senatorial Zone, Rev. Binos Dauda Yareo, has flagged off a 3 day free medical services for his electorate in Guyuk Local Government Area. According to the Senator, the free medical outreach is aimed meeting the health need of his electorate, adding that the health need of the people is his major concern, hence another free medical outreach to his electorate. It could be recalled that the Senator has recently organised such free medical services in Demsa and Ganye LGAs respectively, during which hundreds of electorate were attended to by team of qualified medical personnel. Speaking at the commencement of the 3 -Day Free Medical Outreach at Cottage Hospital in Guyuk LGA, Senator Binos, told his electorate that the treatment is free of charge, saying that the gesture is aimed at complementing the effort of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's led administration in providing q...

 The speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, has extended a hearty felicitations to Christian faithful in the  State on the occasion of 2020 Christmas celebration. Aminu Iya Abbas enjoined them to  reflect on the virtues of Jesus Christ such as humility, love, tolerance, patience and sacrifice  He asked Christians to use the period of the birth of Jesus Christ and promote peace and unity in the society as well as enhance their spiritual acts. The speaker wished the entire Christians a happy and peaceful Christmas celebration.    

  As Christian faithful all over the world mark this year's anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Member representing Hong constituency at the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon. Bathiya Wesley, has urged on christian faithful to live in peace and harmony with their neighbours as exemplified by Christ Jesus. Hon. Bathiya further felicitated with his constituents  on the occasion of today’s celebration of Christmas, a Christian religious celebration to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World. In his Christmas message made available NEWS PLATFORM in Yola, the Adamawa State capital today, the Honourable Member tasked Christians on peace and love as they celebrate Christmas. The Lawmaker further appealed to faithful in his constituency to imbibe the virtues of honesty, love, giving, meekness and hope which Jesus preached/brought, saying without peace and love in the society, no meaningful development will be recorded. According to him, it is appropriate ...

   Police in Adamawa state have arrested a 37 year old Ishaya Vandi, over alleged issuing of forged tinted permits to vehicle owners in the state. The suspect and owner of A K A Ishaya Ventures of Number 4 Galadima Aminu way, opposite Police Barracks -Jimeta, Yola has been extorting vehicle owners by issuing them with forged tinted permits since April, 2019. Ishaya Vandi who is now in police custody, was alleged to have issued forged tinted permits to 4000 vehicle owners in the state. A statement by the Image Maker of the Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje which was made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday, said that the police have recovered a computer, laptops and forged tinted permit documents.  DSP Nguroje explained that it was the Operatives of the Command's Intelligent Bureau that apprehended the cyber suspect whose business was forging and issuing tinted permit with police Logo to vehicle owners. According to him, the Commissioner of police Olugbenga Adeyanju,...

 Lawmakers at the Adamawa state House of Assembly on Thursday passed #140.3 billion being a proposed budget estimate for the services of Adamawa for the year 2021.  Details....

 Member representing Michika constituency at the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon Joseph Ayuba Kwada, has disbursed over 2.million to the Executive Council (Exco) of the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party(PDP) across 16 wards of Michika. Speaking while disbursing the money to the beneficiaries at Buba Marwa Civic Centre on Wednesday, Hon. Kwada popularly known as Depolis said that the over #2million is part of his Christmas gift to the exco. Hon. Kwada told them that the kind gesture is in the spirit of Christmas and meant to appreciate them for their support to him, and further congratulated. While wishing the beneficiaries and his entire constituents Merry Christmas in advance, the Legislator reiterated his commitment to providing them with quality representation.

  Impressed by his outstanding performance at the State House of Assembly, the electorate in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa state have urged on the Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Wesley, to seek reelection. According to cross section of Hong electorate, the only way they can reciprocate the good representation of the PDP Lawmaker is to return him for second term for continuity.  Speaking at a commissioning/empowerment programme organised by the Member and held in Hong in Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, the Executive Chairman Hong LGC, Hon. James Pukuma, applauded the Member for his performance and pledged their readiness to support him.  Also speaking, the Provost College of Education (COE) Hong, Professor Johnson Haniel Pongri, and former Vice Chancellor Adamawa state University (ADSU), Mubi, Professor David Joshua Shall passed a vote of confidence on the legislator. The duo further commended communities for identifying and electing Hon. Bat...

Adamawa state House of Assembly Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Wesley on Wednesday distributed empowerment items to his teeming electorate aimed at improving their living standard. The items distributed by the Lawmaker include; 8 brand new cars, 50 sewing machines, 10 motorcycles, 8 wheelchairs, solar panel and cash to 213 women across Hong LGA. It could be recalled that the member had on Tuesday commissioned constituency projects he initiated and executed in partnership with CSDA.  Some of projects include; standard maternity at Fadama Rake, 500 capacity hall at Government Day Secondary School Fadama Rake, 2 Solar Powered boreholes at Kala'a and Unguwan Jauro Sule.  Speaking while distributing the empowerment items to beneficiaries, the Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Wesley, thanked his constituents for their love for him right from the day was elected. He promised to ensure that what is meant for them is given to them, and that he wi...

  Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has commissioned constituency projects executed by the Member representing Hong constituency at the state House of Assembly, Hon. Bathiya Wesley. Some of the projects initiated and executed by the Honourable Member in support of CSDA include; standard maternity at Fadama Rake, 50 capacity of examination hall at GDSS Fadama Rake, solar powered boreholes at Kala'a and Unguwan Jauro Sale in Hong. Speaking while performing the commissioning ceremony at Fadama Rake on Tuesday, Governor Fintiri commended the member for delivering on his campaign promises, and urged on Hong electorate to continue to support him so as to enable him deliver more on his mandate. Governor Fintiri who was represented at the event by the Commissioner Ministry of Information and Strategy, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, said that the representation of Hon. Bathiya is commendable, and urged him to continue to reach out to his people with such developmental projects. He assur...

  Legislators at the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Monday unanimously approved the sum of #10.452billion as requested by Governor Ahmadu Umatu Fintiri to regularise over expended heads by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Governor Fintiri had in a letter dated 21st December, 2020, requested the Honourable House to consider and further legislate on the executive request. He informed the legislators that most MDAs in the state have exceeded their 2020 approved revised budgetary allocations, explaining that most of them have in their allocations in the revised budget less than the expenditures they have incurred in their respective sub -heads before the revision. It was against this backdrop that he told the lawmakers that there was the need for the state Executive Council to consider and approve 2nd review of the approved revised budget by virement which it did so at its 17th (2020) meeting held on 18th December, 2020. The letter which was received and read at the resume...

  A High Court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa state Capital has sentenced a 35 year old, Mohammed Goni for 27 years in prison after he was found guilty of false pretence as kidnapper. The presiding judge, Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri, had while pronouncing the sentence, said that Mohammed Goini of Sabon Pegi Song Local Government Area, Adamawa was found guilty of the offence. The convict who is a driver, was earlier arraigned before the court over allegation of false representation as a kidnapper or abducted person, which is punishable under section 252(2) of Adamawa state Penal Law, 2018. Mohammed Goni on September 2019, at Sigire, a village along Song-Gombi road, under false pretence, presented himself as a kidnapped person for the purpose of extorting money from Alh. Husseini Garba, his boss. He was also accused of posing as a kidnapper sometimes in October, 2019 at Song LGA with the intention of collecting ransom from his boss where he called him through telephone and demanded that...

Member representing Nasarawo Binyeri Constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, has donated a brand new ambulance to Tola Primary Health Care Center. The Legislator has also presented #10,000 each to 112 Ward Executives across the 7 political wards and 6 Local Government Executive Council (Exco) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) from his constituency among other stakeholders. The PDP Lawmaker further pledged to lobby for the upgrade of one of the health care facilities in his constituency so as to meet the health need of his electorate, adding that he will strive to ensure that one of the health centre is upgraded to ultra modern health institution effective service delivery. Speaking during the presentation of the ambulance in Tola, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, said the project is part of the promise he made to the electorate during the 2019 electioneering campaign. He said that he saw the need for intervention in the health sector, hence his decis...

A 50 year old woman, Abida Muhammed who was accused of killing her daughter Amina by witchcraft, has admitted to have committed the act before a Yola Magistrate Court 4. Held from Tasu village in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Abida who was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court Yola for allegedly killing her daughter aged 36, pleaded guilty to the offence and further informed the court that she was responsible for the demise of her daughter.  She told the Court that she bewitched her daughter by giving her spirit to one Abubakar Musa a fellow witchcraft who slaughtered her for their meat. Abida who is standing trial as 4th defendant along with three (3) other suspected witchcrafts, was arraigned before the Magistrate Court following the arrest of the 1st defendant Abubakar Musa who had since been remanded at a correctional centre in connection with the killing through witchcraft. Abubakar Musa was earlier arraigned before the court following a direct criminal compla...

 Ahead of the historic coronation and presentation of first class staff of office to the 29th Hama Bachama of Bachama Kingdom in Adamawa state, Homun Dr. Daniel Shaga Ismaila, the Main Organising Committee (MOC) has said that the event which is set to hold on 23rd December, 2020, will be marked with a difference. According to MOC, the coronation ceremony which is scheduled to hold at Makwada square, will showcase the rich cultural heritage of the people and promote peace and unity amongst communities. Speaking at a world press conference organised by the Committee and held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Press Center in Yola on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Committee, Chief Joel Hamajoda Madaki, said that the Committee is set to organise a befitting coronation ceremony. Chief Madaki who is the Chief Adviser to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, appreciated the Governor for fulfilling his promise of giving approval to the selection of the Hama Bachama by the kingmakers and cor...

After being found guilty for beheading his setep mother with a cutlass, a 23 year old cattle rearer, Adamu Ibrahim, of Nbanghe village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa state has been  sentenced to death by hanging by a Yola High Court. Adamu who was tried by the court for culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221(a) of the state penal code, was convicted and sentenced to death by the state High Court presided by Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri. Adamu who was arraigned on 3 count charges, denied committing the offence. But in an effort to prove it case against him earlier, the prosecution assembled 3 witnesses who were all police officers that played key role in the investigation of the case. But the convict in an evidence tendered in court, confessed to have killed his step mother, Aishau Ibrahim on the 26th February, 2015, at Nbanghe village in Gombi LGA.   According to him, he waited when everybody was away on that fateful day including his mother a...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has forwarded a bill to the state House of Assembly, seeking for amendment on a law 2018 establishing College of Health Technology Michika. The Governor in a letter dated 8th December, 2020, and addressed to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, asked the Honourable Members to consider legislating on the legislation. The letter which was formerly received on the 10th December, 2020, was read at Monday resumed plenary session by the Speaker and prayed the lawmakers to act on it. Already, the Honourable Members have taken taken steps towards amending the law establishing the institution by considering the letter following a motion to that effect by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Hammantukur Yettisuri(Jada Mbulo). After considering the letter, the state Legislators unanimously referred it to the Chairman Rules and Business, Ethics and Privileges of the Honourable House to schedule the bill for first reading at any conven...

  Hundreds of electorate across 10 political wards of Shelleng Local Government Area in Adamawa state on Friday smiled home with cash and other assorted empowerment items distributed by the Member representing Shelleng constituency at the state House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Isa. Some of the items distributed by Hon. Marafa Shelleng include motorcycles, sewing machines, grinding machines and cash support to beneficiaries across Bakta, Gundo, Libo, Bodei, Talum, Gwabogolok, Jubbul, Katambare and Kiri wards. Those that benefited from the empowerment items include 50 stakeholders, 3 persons from 78 polling units, women representatives, Marafa boys/girls, Fada, friends, Masu Fasaha, Muslim Council of Nigeria (MCN) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Shelleng branch, Marafa Support Group as well as several others. Speaking while distributing the empowerment items to cross section of the beneficiaries, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, applauded the Honourab...

Honourable Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of Adamawa state High Court III, sitting in Yola has convicted and sentenced 3 young men to death by hanging for killing a pastor over royalty. The convicts, Godwin Obidah, 25, Thomas Bitrus,27, and Hananiya Ezra, 30, of Tashan Rake village in Yola south Local Government Area were slammed with death sentence after they were found guilty of killing Pastor Hammanjulde Dadon, over royalty on plaster sand in the village. They were earlier arraigned in court on 2 count charge bordering alleged criminal conspiracy punishable under section 97(1) of the state penal code law, 2018, and 79 and 221(1) of the same law. But when Godwin, father of 3 and an okada rider, Thomas, a farmer and Hanani, a labourer were arraigned in court, each pleaded not guilty to the 2 count charge, and in an effort to prove it case, the prosecution assembled 6 witnesses who testified in court and tendered the confessional statements of the defendants and now convicts in evidence. A...

  A Yola High Court III in Adamawa presided over by Honourable Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri on Wednesday convicted and sentenced 3 young men to death by hanging for killing a pastor over royalty on sand. Follow NEWS PLATFORM for full details...

  In an effort to finally nip rampant cases of rape in and around Adamawa state in the bud, the Legislators at the state House of Assembly have unanimously considered and adopted death sentence for rapists. According to the legislators, whoever that committed rape with a child below five (5) years shall be convicted and sentenced to death. Likewise, the legislators have resolved and adopted that whoever that committed rape with a woman of any age bracket shall be convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment. The convict, according to the Honourable Members, shall also be punished with community service for 5 days every week within his locality with an inscription on the back of his uniform "Na Yi Fyade" meaning "I am a Rapist". The Legislators further resolved that whenever the court discovers that the convict is a child, it shall proceed under the children and young person law, and added that whenever a court is adjudicating on a rape case, corroboration shall ...

Yola Chief Magistrate Court I Admin in Adamawa state has remanded a 17 year tailor, Ibrahim Yakubu of Jambutu ward in Yola North Local Government Area, for raping a 2 and half year old girl(names withheld). The 17 year old Yakubu of Jambutu was earlier charge to court for the offence of rape contrary to section 261 of the state penal code law 2018. The accused was alleged to have trespassed into the residence of the little girl on the 27th November, 2020, around 11.00 am and forcefully had sexual intercourse with the baby. It was the father of the baby who reported the matter to the police that led to the arrest of the defendant. But the suspect who was arraigned in court on First Information Report(FIR) pleaded not guilty to the offence of rape. Thereafter, the Prosecutor, Inspector N. Hinga, urged the court to adjourn the matter as investigation is still ongoing. Presiding over the case, Honourable Aliyu Bawuro, ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison custody, while the court ...

Adamawa State High Court I presided by Justice Ishaya Kida Banu on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a 50 year old farmer, Dankumo Musa, who was standing trial for alleged culpable homicide for 5 years. The suspect who hailed from Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe state, was arrained for culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221(b) of the penal code law, cap 98 laws of Adamawa state. Dankumo Musa and father of 8,  was charged to court on 14 November, 2015, but pleaded not guilty of the offence leveled against him. He was accused of caused the death of one Abdul Naiyiwa by hitting him on the head with a stick with the knowledge that death would be the probable and not likely consequence of the act.   According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), Dankumo who has no formal education, relocated from Balanga to Madagi village, Karlahi District in Fufore LGA in Adamawa State with his family in search of fertile land for farming. He was said to hav...

Adamawa state House of Assembly has formally commenced defence on the whooping #140.3billion 2021 proposed budget estimates presented by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Already, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry headed by Hon. Justina Obadiah Nkom, has defended its budget estimates. Other Ministries, Departments and Agencies that were expected to defend their budget today include Ministries of Education, Tertiary and Professional Institutions, Health and Human Services, state Planning and Legislative Compliance. According to time table of the defence obtained by NEWS PLATFORM, the Ministries of Youths and Sports, Culture and Tourism, Agriculture, Finance, Appropriation, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Budget, Rules, Business, Ethics and Privileges are to appear before their various House Committees on Tuesday 8th December, 2020. Likewise, MDAs that are expected to appear on Wednesday 9th December, 2020 are; Public Service, Public Petition and Electoral Matters, Housin...

By Pwavidon Neckson, a Concerned Citizen in Numan LGA The attention of the Honourable Member Representing Numan Constituency and Deputy Speaker of the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, has been drawn to a spurious news report published by The Finder, an Online News Blogg with the sole aim to malign, discredit and embarass the Lawmaker as well incite the Numan Constituents and the entire House of Assembly against the person of the Deputy Speaker. While it is not in the culture of the Deputy Speaker to join issues with anybody, particularly on matters that affect the wellbeing of the good people of his constituency on whose mandate he is in the house, it has become expedient to respond to some of the issues raised just for the records and not for any political gain. Ordinarily, the Deputy Speaker would have dismissed the publication with a wave of hand, as one of those survivalist strategies looking for recognition by all means and to avoid giving unmerited crede...

  In continuation of his 2020 empowerment programme, the Member representing Ganye constituency at the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon. Alhassan Hammajoda, on Saturday distributed assorted empowerment items to his electorate. The empowerment items distributed by the Honourable Member include; 4 cars, water pumps, motorcycles, sewing machines, grinding machines and cash to his electorate in Ganye Local Government Area. It could be recalled that Hon. Alhassan had out of the #40million constituency project fund given to them by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, awarded scholarship to indigene students studying at various schools. Since not all his constituents are students, the lawmaker in agreement with stakeholders decided to use the remaining project fund to economically empower his constituents so as to drastically reduce poverty in Ganye as well as Adamawa state in general. Speaking while presenting the empowerment items for onward distribution to the beneficiaries, Hon. Alhass...

Ganye High Court of Justice in Adamawa state on Friday convicted and sentenced a 22 year old man to death by hanging for armed robbery at Sebore farms belonging to erstwhile Governor Murtala Nyako. The convict, Umar Goshi, resident of Mayo Belwa LGA was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of armed robbery at Sebore farms of former Governor Nyako. He was earlier charged to Honourable Justice Bulila Ladokiya Ikharo led High Court in Ganye LGA, on 3 count charge bordering conspiracy to commit robbery while armed with offensive weapons contrary to section 6(b) and punishable under section 1(2)(a) of robbery and firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R11 Laws of the Federation. Umar Goshi, a graduate of Crime Management and Control from Adamawa state Polytechnic Yola, and one Caleb Mafiya and Daniel ( both still at large) invaded the residence of security man of Sebore farms on 3rd December, 2017, while armed with offensive weapons such as cutlasses and kniv...

  Tragedy has struck a 36 year old Monday Joshua of Army Barracks road Jimeta Yola, in Adamawa state following his threat not to marry his girl friend (names withheld) after he caught her pant in hand with another man at Jabbi Lamba town in Girei Local Government Area. Already, Monday Joshua, Chobo by tribe in Lamurde LGA who is currently blind in connection with alleged diabolical attack by his 27 year girl friend is said to have dragged her to court, and she is currently standing trial for the alleged offence. She was charged to Upper Area Court I presided over by Honourable Mohammed Abubakar, over alleged offence of criminal intimidation and criminal charm contrary to sections 396 and 188 of the penal code law. It all began when the young man, a bricklayer who went to Jabbi Lamba for a construction work met the accused, fell in love and agreed to get married but after all the commitment, he discovered that she was not faithful to him. The last stroke which broke the camel's back...

 Tragedy has struck a 36 year old Monday Joshua of Army Barracks road Jimeta Yola, in Adamawa state following his threat not to marry his girl friend (names withheld) after he caught her pant in hand with another man at Jabbi Lamba town in Girei Local Government Area. Already, Monday Joshua, Chobo by tribe in Lamurde LGA who is currently blind in connection with alleged diabolical attack by his 27 year girl friend is said to have dragged her to court, and she is currently standing trial for the alleged offence. She was charged to Upper Area Court I presided over by Honourable Mohammed Abubakar, over alleged offence of criminal intimidation and criminal charm contrary to sections 396 and 188 of the penal code law. It all began when the young man, a bricklayer who went to Jabbi Lamba for a construction work met the accused, fell in love and agreed to get married but after all the commitment, he discovered that she was not faithful to him. The last stroke which broke the camel's back ...

  Newly established Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency is set to begin a state wide registration of all citizens so as to have access to quality and affordable healthcare services. To achieve the state government's initiatives, the agency by 1st quarter of 2021 will formally flag off the state wide registration exercise of the citizens to enable government provide affordable medical services to them. According to the agency, the state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is expected to kick start start the exercise and will be enrolled as the first beneficiary of the laudable scheme. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Amos Ujulu, made this known while paying a thank you/ courtesy visit on the State House of Assembly on Wednesday. Dr. Ujulu who was received at the Assembly by the House Committee on Health and Human Services led by Hon. Hamidu Sajo Lekki(Yola North), said that the purpose of the visit was to thank the members for their role during the process of am...