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  As part of deliberate effort towards supporting ministry of education to strengthen attention on gender issues, the Gender at the Center Initiative(GCI) in Nigeria has organised a high level meeting on Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic in Adamawa state. The meeting was organised primarily so as provide opportunity for deliberation on gender issues affecting both boys and girls in schools as well as to support ministry of education to strengthen attention in the development, implementation and monitoring of education plans.   It also aimed at providing avenue for critical Stakeholders, Civil Society Organisations and Students to discuss on practical steps to be taken to support girls' re-enrolment and a more gender responsive education system now that schools are fully resumed.  The one-day meeting held in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, attracted the Chairman Adamawa Assembly Standing Committee on Women Affairs and Socia...

 About 300 Members of Alheri Farmers Association in Adamawa have dragged the state chapter of National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) Clustering Farming Model 2020 Wet Season to Upper Area court II for allegedly defrauding them. The affected farmers are demanding the whooping #46.650milion as compensation over alleged loss they incurred as a result of NACOTAN's refusal to give them inputs as agreed for wet season farming activities in the year 2020.   The association in a criminal summons issued against the leadership of NACOTAN said that the complainants applied for Agric loan sometimes in the year 2020 from the Federal Government's Anchor Borrower Loan Scheme through NACOTAN but the inputs released to them through NACOTAN for onward distribution to the farmers were diverted, causing loss of not less than #150,000 by each farmer. The leadership of the association alleged that the government had released 12 items to Alhaji Usman Abubakar led NACOTAN to be distrib...

For allegedly defiling a minor, a 19 year old man, Sabitu Abdulkarim, of Ngulire ward in Maiha Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been remanded in Yola Prison in connection with the offence. Sabitu was earlier arraigned before Honourable Aliyu Bawuro led Magistrate Court I Admin in Yola for allegedly defiling the little girl in Maiha LGA contrary to section 211of penal code law. The accused was charged to court by way of First Information Report, alleging that the suspect defiled the little girl (names withheld) around 7:30 pm on the 8th January, 2021. He was said to have defiled the girl as a result of which she sustained injuries. But when the substance of the offence was read and interpreted to the young man, he pleaded not guilty to the said offence. During cross examination, the accused informed the court that the girl saw him when he was coming out of bathroom and nothing else. It was at this juncture that the Prosecutor, Sergeant Sawe Nicholas, prayed the court to adjourn ...

  A Staff of Adamawa state Ministry of Health and Human Development attached to Health Service Management Board Mubi, Festus Stephen, has stabbed a 300 level student of the State University (ADSU), Mubi, Abbas Mohammed Gudus with a knife to death. Festus who is currently standing trial at a High Court  presided over by Justice Helen N. Hammajoda, over the alleged offence, was said to have stabbed his friend, Gudus with a knife on his neck to death over the phone he bought from the victim. The accused was charged to court on 2 counts charges boredrering robbery while armed with offensive weapons contrary and punishable under section 1(2) (b) of the robbery and firearms (Special Provision) act cap R11 laws of the Federation, 2004. According to the accused person, he first met with Gudus in 2011, and became friends since then, and that sometimes he used to eat and sleep in his Gudu's house in Mubi. He said that on the 27th October, 2018, at about 7:30pm at Wuro Gude, himself and ...

A 42 year old farmer, Clement Tumba of Dilchim community in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Wednesday appeared in court in Yola for allegedly strangulating his own mother with a rope to death.  Clement Tumba, a father of 5 terminated the life of  his aged mother, Regina Daniel for advising him not to fight with his sister, Rebecca Daniel again, but they should live in peace and harmony.  The 42 year old Drunkard was arraigned before Honourable Justice Helen N. Hammanjoda, led High Court for alleged culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221 (b) of the state penal code law. He was alleged to have caused the death of his old mother by strangulating her with a rope on her neck with his knowledge that her death would be the probable consequence of his action. The accused told the court in his confessional statement that he met his mother seated in their house around 12:00am midnight when he came back from a joint, and told her to enter her...

 A 60 year old woman, Halima Jonta of Dumne town in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state has confessed that herself and 2 other witches have killed 7 people in 7 years since she joined witchcraft in Dumne town. Mama Halima informed Honourable Umar Gangs led Criminal Area Court I that she joined witchcraft about 7 years ago, and that herself and 2 other women in Dumne have succeeded in killing 7 people and terrorising the inhabitants of the town. Meanwhile the criminal area court has given 24 hour ultimatum to 7 suspected witches arraigned before it  to restore the health of a 3 year old girl they bewitched, or else incur the wrath of the law. The witches including the 60 year old woman and children between 4 to 6 age bracket were arrested and brought before the court by Sarkin Mayun Adamawa, Dr. Kabiru Garba following a report on the health condition of the little child by her parents.  The witches including the little children who were apprehended in Dumne, confesse...

  A 2019 Graduate of Mass Communication Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, Philomina Napoleon and her friend, Godiya Emmanuel have been convicted and sentenced to 7 years and 2 months in prison for fighting at beer parlour in Yola. Philomina Napoleon, 26 and her friend Godiya Emmanuel 22 were earlier dragged to the Criminal Area Court II Yola presided over by Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta over allegation of engaging Jacob Kwada, owner of Cool Spot, a beer parlour at Wauru Jabbe in Yola South LGA in a fight. They were charged to the Honourable Court for criminal conspiracy, disturbance of public peace, criminal force and mischief contrary to sections 61, 79, 239 and 319 of the state penal code law, 2018 as amended. Recall that upon their arraignment in court last week over the alleged offences, the suspects and now convicts, pleaded guilty to the offences as a result of which the ordered that they should be remanded in prison custody until Monday 25th January, 2021 for hearing and summar...

 Yola Chief Magistrate Court II in Adamawa state on Thursday convicted and sentenced a 28 year old labourer to 3 imprisonment for stealing 6 pieces of pipes belonging to his friend. The convict, Alex Nnano of Bauchi street in Jimeta Yola was said to have entered the house of his friend and a plumber, Levi Obadiah along Army Barracks in the night and stole 6 pieces pipes. He was later arrested with the pipes by the Nigeria Police Karewa Division and arraigned before the Magistrate Court in connection with the offence. When the content of First Information Report was read and interpreted to the young man, he admitted committing the crime. In its ruling on the matter, the court presided over by Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, convicted and sentenced him to 3 years imprisonment with option of #50,000 fine.

  Police in Adamawa state have apprehended 3 Shila Boys and recovered tricycle, sharp knives and cutlasses from the suspects.   The accused were alleged to have been terrorising the inhabitants of Doubeli, Chinco and Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area. According to the Command, the suspects including Nasiru Umaru,18, Adamu Muhd 32, and Babaji Audi 22 were arrested at Ngurore in Yola South Local Government and currently being investigated.   A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday, said that the police operatives arrested the boys whose criminal network spreads across Doubeli, Chinco and Jambutu in Yola North LGA.   DSP Nguroje added that the suspects are being interrogated in connection to alleged criminal conspiracy and armed robbery after which they will be charged to court as soon as investigations is concluded, and assured that the tricycle will be returned to the own...

A 50 year old woman, Ladi Daniel has sued a boyfriend of her daughter, Kube Jibril Solomon to Criminal Area Court II Yola in Adamawa state over alleged impregnating her daughter. Ladi Daniel informed the court on Wednesday that the defendant has put her daughter in a family way twice and later abandoned her and got married to another girl. She pleaded with the court to send him to prison custody and be ordered to pay damages and take care of his child, lamenting that Kube impregnated her daughter when she was in GSS 3. Details.,.

  Week after the police in Adamawa State detained two Pentecostal Pastors in connection with alleged infidelity leading to bearing of two children, another Female Evangelist, Kwanye Tumba has dragged the Pastor of House Chapel in Karewa, Yola North Local Government Area of the state to Criminal Area Court II for alleged refusal to marry her. Evangelist Kwanye told Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta led Area Court that the 28 year Pastor, Marwa Tumba, had promised to marry her, but dumped her for another girl after squandering  her hard earned money and wasted her life. She told the court that she first met the acclaimed man of God after a prayer meeting at Yolde Pate, a suburb of Yola South LGA in 2019, during which he told her that he saw a vision that she got a husband. She said Pastor Marwa informed her that she is now his wife and immediately he asked her to start sowing a seed, explaining that she started sowing a seed as requested by the pastor by giving him the sum of #1000. Sh...

  Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Monday remanded a 23 year old labourer, Yusuf Maikano after he pleaded guilty for stealing 2 bags of charcoal worth #3000. The court has also remanded a 24 year old Aminu Ibrahim after he confessed to have stolen a bicycle belonging to one Fedius Zakius of Aso Rock in Jambutu, Yola North Local Government Area. The accused were arraigned before Magistrate Ibrahim Ulenda led Honourable Court over allegations of theft contrary to section 276 of the state penal code law during which they pleaded to their offences. Yusuf Maikano was alleged to have been found in possession of 2 bags of charcoal, and that when he was arrested, he confessed to have stolen it from one Aisha Usman, a business woman of behind Jambutu motor park on 17th January, 2021. On his part, Aminu Ibrahim of Mai Rawani Jambutu was reported to have intentionally went into the house of Zakius and carted away with his bicycle, the offence which he admitted in co...

Yola Chief Magistrate Court I Admin in Adamawa state has remanded 4 men over alleged assaulting and burning the house of a 50 year old woman, Veronica Zamani of Gwamba village in Demsa Local Government Area. The affected men were ordered to be remanded at Yola Correctional Service facility by Honourable Aliyu Bawuro led Magistrate court over alleged assaulting and burning the house of Veronica accused bewitching a grand child of one Elimina Sunday. The suspects including Jilison Tangha, 45, Sambo Sunday, 40, Livinus Edward, 29 and Nicolas Sunday,24 were arraigned before the court on the allegations of criminal conspiracy, injurious falsehood, criminal trespass, criminal force, assault and mischief by fire contrary to sections 60, 379, 333, 240, 241 and 318 of the state penal code law. According to prosecution, the accused persons along side others now at large conspired and criminally trespass into the house of the woman sometimes in October last year and assaulted her as well as setti...

  Six (6) Adamawa State Rice Farmers have been convicted and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to the allegations of breach of trust and cheating. The convicted farmers have also been ordered by Hon. Abdulrazak Adamu led Chief Magistrate Court Yola to produce 1,088 bags of rice as compensation to the complainant, Umar Ismaila. The affected farmers were earlier arraigned before the Magistrate Court on 2 count charges bordering breach of trust and cheating contrary to sections 302 and 312 of the state penal code law. They were said to have differently collected a loan from the complainant sometimes in the year 2020 with a promise to refund at the end rainy season but defaulted. When they were arraigned in court on 6th January, 2021 in connection with the alleged offence, they all pleaded guilty, and asked the court to grant them bail which the court did as prayed. In its separate ruling on the cases on Tuesday, the Court presided over by Hon. Abdulrazak Ada...

  A male Pastor of Liberty International Gospel Centre, Yola in Adamawa, Pastor Ebenezer Otueke Otinjele and female Pastor of Encouragement Fellowship International, Juliana Eli Daniel have been arrested over allegations of extra marital affair. The professed man and woman of God are currently in police custody at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Yola, and are being investigated in connection to the allegation.  The suspects, Ebenezer is the Pastor of Liberty Gospel Centre behind Yola Police barracks, while Juliana is an active Minister at the Encouragement Fellowship Centre located at Hayin Gada along Yola Futy road in Adamawa. Juliana Eli Daniel, a staff of Yola Electricity Distribution Company(YERD) is said to be working directly under Pastor Ebenezer who is a Business Manager of the Electricity Distribution Company Yola, where they started their extra marital (sexual) affairs. Ebenezer was alleged to have been having extra marital affairs with the Minister and w...

  Yola Chief Magistrate Court II in Adamawa state on Monday remanded 2 young men after pleading guilty for stealing a she goat belonging to Adda Jabbi in Jabbi Lamba, Girei Local Government Area. Sadiq Halid, 20 and Abbas Babangida, 18 were charge to the court for stealing the she goat belonging to Adda Jabbi on 8th January, 2021, in Jabbi Lamba, Girei Local Government Area. The accused were arraigned before the court on the offence of criminal conspiracy contrary to sections 60 and 276 and punishable under sections 61 and 277 of the state penal code law. The suspects were alleged to have conspired with one Yauba Mallam Sidi and Babangida Adamu now at large and stole Adda's she goat. According to prosecution, the suspects brought the meat of the goat to Girei town after slaughtering it in order to dispose it, and subsequently arrested in connection to the alleged offence. But when the offence as contained in the First Information Report was read and interpreted to the suspects upon...

A Lagos State based Engineer, Barka Wasinda Garnvwa is one of the 5 victims of the December 24th deadly attack on Garkida community in Gombi Local Government Area, Adamawa state that were abducted by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents. According to sources, the recent attack claimed the lives of more than 10 people, while property including houses, cars/ heavy duty machines, a church and shops worth billions were burnt to down. The Lagos stated based Engineer and other victims abducted were subsequently executed by the hoodlums as contained in a video which thrended on social media few days after the incident. Late Engineer Barka, an indigene of Garkida has been in Lagos for over 15 years, and was staff of Niger Doog Apapa, Lagos state, until December, 2020 where he decided to visit his country home in Adamawa state. His visit to the town brought a lot of joy and happiness to his aged mother, Rebeccah Wasinda Garnvwa, relations, family and friends who appreciated God Almighty for bringi...

  Adamawa state Commissioner Ministry of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sanusi Faruk has vehemently denied obtaining #1million from the Staff Compulsory Savings Office C/O Secretary to State Government(SSG) for personal use.   Hon. Sanusi said that it was his ministry that collected the #1million  "I owe you" from the state civil servants' cooperative about 2 months ago so as to host former National Football Star, Kanu Nwakwo who was to visit the state to build Kanu Nwanko Academic Football School. The Commissioner on his Facebook Timeline monitored by NEWS PLATFORM today, disclosed that it was his ministry that collected the loan because it was not having money to host its guest and that the transaction took place 2 months ago. But his application letter and other documents obtained by NEWS PLATFORM indicate that the transaction was personal and not official and dated 2nd October, 2020 which is over 3 months now as against 2 months as he claimed. In his application letter which ...

 Adamawa State Government has outlined several activities aimed at marking 2021 armed forces remembrance and appeal week. The major activities outlined for the commemoration of the year 2021 armed forces remembrance day include; press briefing, Jummat Prayers on Friday, sale of emblem, parade rehearsal, Christian Prayer on Sunday and sale of emblem and laying of wreath by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on 15th January, 2021. The Head of Civil Service of the state, Dr. Edgar Amos Sunday disclosed this while briefing newsmen as part of activities designed to celebrate the event in office his office on Thursday. Dr. Edgar told newsmen that the armed forces remembrance day celebration began over a century ago when the event was being marked worldwide on the 11th day of November of every year and was known as "Eleven Eleven" because the guns at the Western front fell silent at exactly 11:00am on 11th November, 1918. The Head of Service added that that signified the end of the 1st W...

  Chairman Adamawa state House of Assembly Standing Committee on Public Petitions, Public Service and Electoral Matters, Hon. Adwawa Donglock has tasked the newly confirmed Local Government Auditor General on transparency and accountability.   The State House of Assembly at its special plenary session on Wednesday, confirmed Mr. Sini Zira Kwabe as the substantive Auditor General for LGs in the state as earlier requested by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in a letter he sent to the legislators. Mr. Sini was later screened by the Joint Committees on Public Petitions, Public Service and Electoral Matters and Public Accounts of the Assembly after which the report of the Committees was submitted to the House by Hon. Adwawa during Wednesday's sitting.   Speaking to newsmen after the confirmation, the Chairman Public Petition and Member representing  Guyuk constituency, Hon. Adwawa Donglock, said that the name of Mr. Sini was sent to the House by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fi...

There was a mild drama at the Criminal Area Court II in Yola, the Adamawa state capital on Tuesday, when a serving Commissioner in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sanusi Faruk and 2 Directors were docked for criminal conspiracy and breach of trust to the tune of #1.728million. The two directors are,  Markus Yara Sawa, Ministry of Women Affairs and  Iliya Ayuba,  Ministry of Youth and Sports. They were charged to Court along side the Commissioner for defaulting in payment of over #1.728 million loan obtained by the Commissioner from Staff Compulsory Savings under the office of the SSG of Adamawa State. Hon. Sanusi Faruk who appeared as the first accused, was said to have approached the Staff Compulsory Savings Office C/O Secretary to State Government(SSG) Political Department Yola, Adamawa state in October, 2020 and collected #1million "I owe you" with the promise to refund the money in December, 2020 on 20 percent interest totalling  #1.728 million. The ...

There was a mild drama at the Criminal Area Court II in Yola, the Adamawa state capital on Tuesday, when a serving Commissioner in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sanusi Faruk and 2 Directors were docked for criminal conspiracy and breach of trust to the tune of #1.728million. The two directors are,  Markus Yara Sawa, Ministry of Women Affairs and  Iliya Ayuba,  Ministry of Youth and Sports. They were charged to Court along side the Commissioner for defaulting in payment of over #1.728 million loan obtained by the Commissioner from Staff Compulsory Savings under the office of the SSG of Adamawa State. Hon. Sanusi Faruk who appeared as the first accused, was said to have approached the Staff Compulsory Savings Office C/O Secretary to State Government(SSG) Political Department Yola, Adamawa state in October, 2020 and collected #1million "I owe you" with the promise to refund the money in December, 2020 on 20 percent interest totalling  #1.728 million. The ...

In recognition of his performance at the Adamawa state House of Assembly, the Member representing Nassarawo Binyeri constituency at the House, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, has been bestowed with an "award of competence" by the Transparency and Accountability Project (TAP). According to the organisation which is being nurtured by the Centre for Women and Adolescent Empowerment, the award presented to the PDP legislator is in recognition of what has done for his people within the short period of time of his stewardship. Speaking during the award ceremony held at the Complex of the House of Assembly on Tuesday, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, said that the member deserves the honour due to his performance, and described the event as well organised. The Speaker who was represented by the the Deputy Chief Whip and Member representing Guyuk constituency, Hon. Adwawa Donglock, tasked the organisation to visit other constituencies so as to assess the performance of othe...

 Member representing Fufore Gurin Constituency at the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon. Shuaibu Babas has bagged a prestigious award from the Leadership of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Abuja as the Union's legislative ambassador. Speaking while presenting the award to the Member on behalf of the National President of NURTW in Yola, the Vice President of the Union, Comrade, Bello Adamu, said that union decided to honour Babas as one of its active member whose contributions to the development and growth of the union is being felt by members, hence the need for the recognition. The National President noted that as an ambassador of the union in the state House of Assembly, he is expected to work and protect the interest of the union when the need arises. According to him, the union will be happy to see that Babas champions the course of the union through effective representation that will propel the activities of the union. Responding Speaking, Hin. Shuaibu Babas thank...

 A Numan Federation based Association, Mgbanghe Association has sought to partner with the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo and the Vice Chancellor state University Mubi, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta in carrying out its activities. The association further solicited the support of the Deputy Speaker and the VC in organising its annual essay writing competition and cultural dialogue series aimed at developing more especially youth and encouraging them to engage in policy issues. The President of the association, Honohodye Tade, sought for the partnership while leading other principal officers as well as members of the association on a courtesy visit on the Deputy Speaker and VC respectively in Yola recently. Speaking while at the office of the Deputy Speaker, the President of the association congratulated him for his emergence as the Deputy Speaker of 7th Assembly, and commended him for his giant strides in empowering youth and woman, drilling of...

A Numan Federation based Association, Mgbanghe Association has sought to partner with the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo and the Vice Chancellor state University Mubi, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta in carrying out its activities. The association further solicited the support of the Deputy Speaker and the VC in organising its annual essay writing competition and cultural dialogue series aimed at developing more especially youth and encouraging them to engage in policy issues. The President of the association, Honohodye Tade, sought for the partnership while leading other principal officers as well as members of the association on a courtesy visit on the Deputy Speaker and VC respectively in Yola recently. Speaking while at the office of the Deputy Speaker, the President of the association congratulated him for his emergence as the Deputy Speaker of 7th Assembly, and commended him for his giant strides in empowering youth and woman, drilling of bore...