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Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission has called for applications from members of the legal profession who are interested in being appointed as high court judges. The State Judicial Service Commission made the call in a September 28, 2021, circular with reference number ADS/JSC/S.25/Vol 1, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM. The circular was signed by the Secretary Judicial Service Commission in the state, Hindatu W. Lamorde. It announced thus," vacancies exist for the appointment of 4 judges for high court of justice, 1 customary court of appeal judge and 2 kadis for the sharia court of appeal in the state". It said that interested candidates should apply on or before 12th October, 2021, with a copy of their recent curriculum vitae(CV).

In recognition of his excellent performance, the Transparency for Good Governance,a Pro-Democracy and Value Support Organization has presented the "Best Local Government Chairman of the year 2021"award on the Chairman Mubi-South Local Government Council, Hon.Jingi Rufai. Hon. Jingi Rufai, who is also the Chairman Association of Local Government of Nigeria(ALGON), Adamawa chapter, was presented with the prestigious award in Yola, the State capital along side 5 other distinguished personalities. Other personalities that were honoured along side the LGC Chairman include; the Chief of Staff, Government House Yola, Professor Maxwell Gidado, Commissioner of Works, Hon.Adamu Atiku Abubakar, Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Aloysus Babadoke,an Adamawa-based Politician and philantrophist, Dr.Stephen Maduwa and the Chairman of Medical and Health workers Union, Comrade Usman Babbada. Presenting the award to the recepients, the Co-ordinator of the organisation, Mr.Bimga Samuel Shamile,...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state on Thursday,  pardoned Fifteen (15) inmates serving prison terms in various Correctional Institutions across the State in commemoration of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. Governor Fintiri, in a statement signed by Solomon Kumasngar, the Director General Media and Communications, said that the release is to take effect after all legal formalities have been concluded with the Correctional Institutions. "The Governor acted on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Section 212(i) (d) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, commuted the remainder of the sentences of fifteen (15) reformed prisoners".  The fifteen (15) inmates are serving various prison terms in Numan, Yola and New Custodial Centres. Meanwhile activities marking the 61st Independence Anniversary will hold at the Mahmud Ribadu Square at 8:00 o’clock in the...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has pardoned Fifteen (15) inmates serving prison terms in various Correctional Institutions across the State in commemoration of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The Governor acting on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Section 212(i) (d) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, commuted the remainder of the sentences of fifteen (15) reformed prisoners.  The release is to take effect after all legal formalities have been concluded with the Correctional Institutions. The fifteen (15) inmates are serving various prison terms in Numan, Yola and New Custodial Centres. Meanwhile activities marking the 61st Independence Anniversary will hold at the Mahmud Ribadu Square at 8:00 o’clock in the morning, on Friday October 1st 2021. Signed SOLOMON KUMANGAR D. G. Media and Communications 30/09/2021

As Adamawa citizens join rest of Nigerians in marking the 61st Independence Anniversary, the Commissioner Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has ordered tight security arrangements and proactive high visibility patrols in the state. The order which is to ensure a peaceful celebration was issued to all the Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP), Operation Department, Area Commanders(ACs) Divisional Police Officers(DPOs), and Operational Commanders(OCs). The CP had while directing the DCP to coordinate as well as ensure peaceful Independence Anniversary, ordered for the deployment of intelligence and other operational assets particularly at the venue where celebration will take place. CP Barde, in a statement by the command's spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday, cautioned officers to display high level of professionalism while performing their duty. He assured the citizens of adequate security as the nation celebrates the 61st Independenc...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Yola, Adamawa state has given 14 days to the state government to file notice of appeal against the judgement of the National Industrial Court, Yola. Justice Chidi Nwaoma Uwa, the presiding judge of the court on Tuesday, allocated 14 days to the government to file notice of appeal against the verdict of the Industrial court which ordered for the payment of N660 million to the embattled Batch D1 Teachers. The lower court had on the 13th June, 2018, ordered the government to pay 659 teachers sacked by the Post Primary Management Board, after they were said to have worked for a period of 29 months. The teachers known as Batch D1 were part of those recruited in 2012 before the government declared their employment by the Post Primary Schools Management Board illegal. It could recalled that the teachers joined the State government, Ministry of Education, PPSMB and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents in their sui...

The 14 year old boy, Kamashi Danladi, who recently fainted at the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola, for stealing 2 measures of rice, has again been arrested for another theft of propery worth N61, 000. Some of the items carted away by the boy include; 3 sets of gasoline generators, star times decoder, mp3 player and tool box containing spanners valued at N61, 000. The items which belong to one Solomon Danjuma, a mechanic and resident of Jambutu, in Yola North Local Government Area, were stolen by the boy on the 25th September, 2021. It could be recalled that the boy, who also resides at the Police Station street in Jambutu, was on the 13th September, 2021 arraigned for the offence of theft, where he confessed to stealing 2 measures of rice but blamed his action to hunger. NEWS PLATFORM also recalled that Kamashi, was among the suspected "Shila" boys whom the authorities of the prison service Yola rejected to admit due to their age. But shortly after the case was mentioned on ...

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, constituted 5 ad hoc committees with a mandate to assess the performance of the 21 Local Government Councils' Chairmen. The Assembly has given the committees 7 terms of reference with which to determine the performance of the Local Government Councils' Chairmen for the past 22 months of their assumption of office. According to the Assembly, Hon. Simon Isa (Song) is to head the committee that will visit Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk and Shelleng LGAs, while Hon. Hamidu Sajo Lekki(Yola North) is to head the committee that will visit Toungo, Ganye, Jada and Mayo Belwa LGAs. Hon. Bathiya Wesley(Hong) led committee is to storm Mubi North, Mubi South, Maiha, Michika and Madagali LGAs, while Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno is expected to tour Girei, Song, Gombi and Hong LGAs. The Assembly mandated Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi(Nasarawo Binyeri), to assess the projects executed by the Chairmen of Yola South, Yola North, Fufore and Demsa, while the Speaker of the As...

Members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly are considering embarking on a tour to assess the performance of the Executive Chairmen of the 21 Local Government Councils. To this end, the Assembly will on Tuesday, announce the composition of committees with a mandate to embark an on - the- spot assessment of the developmental projects recorded by the LGC Bosses within 22 months. The performance of the LGCs will determine whether or not the Assembly will make amedments on the LG administration law to make provision for the extension of tenure, or recommend for the constitution of transition committees by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that only the Chairmen that were able provide democracy dividends to their electorate will be among those that will form the transition committees if at all it is the committees that will be constituted. During the tour, the committees will verify whether the affected LG Chairmen were able to abide by the rules and regulations governi...

A Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Adamawa state has convicted and sentenced a scavenger, Abubakar Musa to 13 years in prison for receiving stolen cattle. The court has also jailed a 42 year old Mohammed Garba(aka Danjuma Zainu), a driver and resident of Unguwan Sarki, Pantami, and a 23 year old Umar Abubakar, a tractor operator and resident of Barunde, both indigenes of Akko LGA, Gombe state, 2 years with option of N50, 000 fine and 1 year each without option of fine for cattle theft and criminal conspiracy. Equally, the court has sentenced 2 butchers and residents of Kasuwan Dare, Gyawana in Lamurde LGA, Adamawa state to 2 years inprisonment with option of N100, 000, fine for receiving stolen property and 6 months in prison each without option of fine for criminal conspiracy. The 5th convict, Abubakar Musa, of Hayin Gada in Girei LGA, was said to have brought 3 cows from the 1st convict, Mohammed Garba, on the 1st July, 2021, at the sum of N210, 000, while knowing fully well that the cows...

Three armed robbers, who specialised in breaking into homes to steal valuables, have been apprehended by the police in Adamawa state. The operatives of the command have also recovered handsets and clothes among others from the suspects. The 3 suspects – Kalifa Mustapha, 20, Tumba Abubakar, 27 and Faisal Abdulla, 21– were nabbed for allegedly committing separate offences by operatives attached to Yola Division and local vigilantes. The command's spokesman, DSP, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Sunday, said that the suspects were apprehended on the 24th September,2021. He said that investigation so far revealed that the three suspects belong to a syndicate of seven who invaded twenty two houses within three months in Yola. DSP Nguroje, added that the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, had deployed command's operatives attached to Yola Division along side vigilantes and apprehended 3 suspected armed robbers. According to him, th...

A Yola Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Adamawa state on Friday, remanded 7 young men over alleged rioting, causing panic and attempting to set Digil community in Mubi North Local Government Area, ablaze. Chief Magistrate Ibrahim Ulenda, gave the order when the 7 accused persons were arraigned before him by the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde. The defendants: Musa Ahmadu, Mohammed Abubakar, Umar Hamma, Ishaka Abubakar, Adamu Inuwa, Shamsudeen M. Nuhu and Usman Suleiman; are facing trial over alleged criminal conspiracy, disturbance of public peace, rioting while armed with offensive weapons, and attempt to commit offence to with mischief. In First Information Report tendered in court by Inspector Ali Emmanuel, the Police Boss, informed Chief Magistrate Ulenda, that the defendants who were nabbed on the 20th September, 2021, committed the aforementioned offences contrary to sections 60, 79, 73 and 59 of the penal code law. He told the court that a team of police led by the Di...

A 17 year old House Wife, Fadimatu Yusuf, on Friday, received 10 strokes of cane for stealing a ram. A Yola Criminal Area Court 2, in Adamawa state gave the order following a guilty plea by the defendant. Fadimatu, of Nasarawo ward, Jimeta Yola, was arraigned on a count of theft which contravened section 276, of Penal Code Law. The accused pleaded guilty to the offence. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Danjuma Hamidu, told the court that the defendant had committed the offence on the 23rd September, 2021, by 1:00pm. Inspector Hamidu, told the court that the complainant, Agnes Nehemiah of Saminaka opposite EYN Church, Yola South Local Government Area, reported the matter at the Jimeta Police Station on the same date. He informed the court that the monetary value of the ram is not yet known, and that luckly enough, the ram has been recovered. According to him, Fadimatu was arrested sometimes in the past for stealing her first husband's money as a result of which she was divorced, s...

Erstwhile Manager of Bonghe Micro Finance Bank Numan, in Adamawa state, Mrs. Grace Karka and 7 others were on Friday, arraigned for allegedly defrauding the bank of N124.4million. Other defendants arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 2 along side the embattled ex-Manager include; Kusamakai Felix, Iliya Andrawus, Prince Moses Balatu, John Mark, Fidelis Luka, Dauda Abraham and Silvia Moses. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided at the time of press, pleaded not guilty to the offences of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, fraud and cheating. The Prosecutor, Inspector Boyom Alex, told Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, led Chief Magistrate Court that the Director of the bank, Ezekiel Namanzangana, reported that the then Manager conspired with the 7 defendants and many others (now at large) and defrauded the bank of N124.412, 693.38 kobo. Magistrate, Japhet Ibrahim Basani, admitted all the defendants to bail on the terms and conditions that their sureties who must be a Dist...

  Mohammed Ahmed Barde, a new Commissioner of police posted to Adamawa Police Command has assumed duty. DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Command's image maker made this known in a statement made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday. He said that the new commissioner of police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, until his appointment was CP force CID Anex, Enugu state. The Command, according to him, is soliciting for continued support and cooperation from the public to enable him discharge his duty effectively.             

Adamawa State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, has directed a 7 Man Ad Hoc Committee constituted to investigate the activities of 3 parastatals to submit its report within one week. Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, had while presiding over the resumed plenary session, asked the committee to present its reports of findings within 1 week. The Ad Hoc Committee was set up by the Speaker to investigate the activities of the Bureau for Public Procurement(BPP), Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and State Planning Commission since 2020 to date. The Committee has Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan) Deputy Speaker as Chairman, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada (Michika), Hon. Muhammed Mutawali (Girei), Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak (Verre), Hon. Adwawa Donglock(Guyuk), Hon. Kate Raymond Masmuno(Demsa) and Hon. Abubakar Isa (Shelleng).

A serving Senator Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo Cliff, on Thursday, dragged his electorate, Bala Abdullahi (aka Bala Maigoro) to Yola Chief Magistrate Court 4 for allegedly accusing him of acquiring weapons. Sen. Cliff, in a direct criminal complaint pursuant to section 111(a) of the state Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2018, alleged that Bala Maigoro, had defamed his character by disseminating a falsehood information about him to the general public. The Senator in case number CMC4/133/2021, told the court that the defendant who is a politician and resident of Arahan Kunu ward, Mubi South Local Government Area, authored an audio circulating in Northern Senatorial District and beyond that he (Ishaku Abbo Cliff) is planning against Muslim faithful towards the forthcoming 2023,  general election. According to him, Bala Maigoro, in a audio which has gone viral and in his possession, had told who cares to listen that he and his associates had acquired a larg...

A 19  year old divorce seeking bride, Rumasau Muhammed, on Wednesday, admitted stabbing her husband, Mohammed Adamu, with a knife to death. The teen bride who was arraigned before Yola Chief Magistrate Court 1 Admin, Adamawa state, pleaded guilty for culpable homicide contrary to section 191 of the state penal code law, 2018. Rumasau, who hails from Wuro Yanka in Shelleng Local Government Area, was recently arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband following his continued refusal to divorce her. She was said to had been forcefully married to the 35 year old Mohammed, and that since then, the deceased could not know peace following her nagging demand for separation. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the marriage was contracted on the 6th August, 2021, against her will, and the teenager decided to end their union by way of stabbing her husband with a knife on his stomarch. According to the First Information Report (FIR) presented in court by ASP Francis Audu, the defendant b...

The Chairman House Standing Committee on Information of the Adamawa State House of Assembly , Hon. Japhet Kefas, says that no Governor has ever performed like Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, since 1991. According to him, the performance of Governor Fintiri, in 2 years has superceded what his predecessors were able achieved while on the helm of affairs. Hon. Kefas, who represents Gombi constituency, stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Yola, on Wednesday, explaining that it was in recognition of Fintiri's outstanding performance that the members unanimously passed vote of confidence on him with a view to encouraging him. He told newsmen that the members had compared and contrasted the achievements recorded by all the governors since the creation of Adamawa, and found that out that Fintiri's developmental strides within 2 years exceeded that of predecessors. The Chairman further stated that unlike in the past, anybody who visits Adamawa now will testify that there ...

  Yola Criminal Area Court 2 in Adamawa state on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a 25 year old Bala Hassan, to 2 years imprisonment for insulting Nigeria Police as thieves. Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta, of the Criminal Area Court convicted the young man after he was tried and found guilty of the offence levelled against him..   The convict was earlier dragged before the court by the Commissioner of Police, A. A. Alhaji, for allegedly insulting all police officers attached to Jimeta Division as thieves. Bala, was quoted in the First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by Inspector Danjuma Hamidu, as saying he better die than join Nigeria Police Force whom he described as criminals. He was apprehended on the 20th September, 2021, by 8:00 pm in Yola, during crime prevention patrol led by Inspector Ishaya Buba, attached to Jimeta Division. He was arrested while in possession of dry leaves suspected to be indian hemp, and was unable to give satisfactory account of himself nei...

  An additional Judge has been posted to Yola Division of the Federal High Court in Adamawa state. He is Honourable Justice S. K. Idrissa, from Yobe state. He has since assumed duty. Justice Idrissa, is expected to serve with Honourable Justice A. M. Anka, who has been the only resident judge since 2017. The new Judge, until his deployment, was the resident judge of Sokoto Division of the Federal High Court, Sokoto State. By this posting, the Federal High Court Yola, now has 2 Judges, who are expected to ensure quick dispensation of justice.

  Adamawa State Police Command under its Commissioner, A. A. Alhaji, has arreated no fewer than 1, 184 suspects for various offences in the last 9 months. Out of the suspects, 464 suspects were convicted, while 720 are currently awaiting trial for various offences ranging from kidnapping, rape, armed robbery among others. The command also recovered 20 AK 47 riffles, 3 G3 riffles, 2 pump actions, 7 single barrel guns, 11 locally fabricated guns, 115 cartridges, 600 rounds of live ammunition,  8 stolen motor vehicles, 11 motorcycles among others. The CP, A.A.Alhaji, made this known on Monday, while parading suspects apprehended for various offernces at the police headquarters in Yola.

Adamawa State Police Command under its Commissioner, A. A. Alhaji, has arreated no fewer than 1, 184 suspects for various offences in the last 9 months. Out of the suspects, 464 suspects were convicted, while 720 are currently awaiting trial for various offences ranging from kidnapping,rape,armed robbery among others. Among those convicted according to the command include; Alhaji Halilu Lafiya alias SYB. The command also recovered 20 AK 47 riffles, 3 G3 riffles, 2 pump actions, 7 single barrel guns, 11 locally fabricated guns, 115 cartridges, 600 rounds of live ammunition,  8 stolen motor vehicles, 11 motorcycles among others. The CP, A.A.Alhaji, made this known on Monday, while parading suspects apprehended for various offernces at the police headquarters in Yola.

The Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa state has remanded a farmer, Labiga Zikini, for allegedly stabbing a commercial motorcycle operator, Hashim Mamman, to death. Chief Magistrate Ibrahim Ulenda, ordered for the remand of the defendant after he pleaded guilty for the offence of culpable homicide. The incident occured during a wedding at Filin Kari Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa state. According to the prosecution, Labiga Zikini, 22, of Purakayo in Guyuk Local Government Area, allegedly stabbed the deceased with a broken bottle on his ribs, stomarch and head leading to his untimely death. The prosecution in First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court, by Inspector Ali Emma, alleged that the defendant stabbed the commercial motorcycle operator during free for all at the wedding ceremony on the 12th August, 2021, around 8:00pm. It disclosed that the the deceased earlier hit Labiga, with a motorcycle at the venue of the event, and that fight broke out when Labig...

Right to Left: Aminu Adamu, Ayuba Abdullahi, Kaior Isaiah and Yusuf Adamu There was jubilation at the premises of the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola, Adamawa state, when the court convicted and sentenced 4 notorious "Shila" boys to 5 and 7 years each in prison. Those jailed for 7 years each without option of fine include; Aminu Adamu and Yusuf Adamu, while Ayuba Abdullahi, bagged 5 year prison term with N100, 000 option of fine. The court also sentenced Ibrahim Bello to 5 years in prison without option of fine, while Kaior Isaiah, was discharged and acquitted for lack of proof of the offence he was charged for. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, of the Chief Magistrate Court 2 convicted and sentenced the boys after they were tried and found guilty for criminal conspiracy, extortion and theft. The court held that the prosecution had proved ingredients of the offences against the convicts without any reasonable doubt, and sentenced them accordingly. According to the prosecutio...

By Innocent Daniel Zira Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has shifted the scheduled Local Government Councils elections to the 4th December, 2021. According to the electoral body, the election will no longer hold on the 27th November, 2021, as earlier planned and announced. The commission in a statement by the Information Officer, Innocent Daniel Zira, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM, said that the shift followed a meeting with representatives of political parties presided by the Chairman Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), Mallam Isa Shettima. According to him, some crucial observations were made on the earlier released time table which led to some changes on the election time table in order to suit the activities of political parties in the state. "The new date for the election has been scheduled for 04th December, 2021 instead of 27th November, 2021".

Mob in Dasin Bwatiye community in Fufore Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Tuesday, killed 7 people suspected to be witches in the community.  The victims including 4 men and 3 women were said to have earlier confessed to be witches before being killed by the mob. It was gathered that the deceased allegedly penciled down several names of the people in the community to be killed by witchraft, and that when their evil plan became known, the community decided to kill them first before causing havoc. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the incident to NEWS PLATFORM on Wednesday.  DSP Nguroje, said that the 7 suspected witches were killed on Tuesday by the mob, saying that nobody is arrested at the moment in connection to the crime as all the inhabitants have deserted the community. According to him, nobody is willing to come out and give relevant information that will lead to the arrest of those behind...

There is currently a confusion surrounding the custody of four underage suspects linked to "Shila" activities as the Nigeria Correctional Services in Adamawa state rejected to admit them. The authorities of the Correctional Service insisted that the suspected "Shila" boys are between 13 to 15 and not eligible to be remanded in the facility. The affected boys include; Mohammed Abubakar, 15, Danlami 13, Abdulwahab Suleiman, 14 and Saidu Abubakar, 15. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, had last week ordered for the remand of the accused persons at Yolde Pate correctional facility after they had pleaded guilty for conspiracy, extortion and theft. But while on inspection of the facility on Friday last week, the Controller of the Correctional Services in the state, Ahmed Abdu Usman, found the boys in the prison, and directed his officers to return the boys to the court so that they will be admitted in appropriate facility.  When the suspects were returned to court and the ...

A 14 year old boy, Kamishe Danladi, who confessed to stealing 2 measures of rice on Monday, vomitted and subsequently collapsed at the Chief Magistrate Court 2, in Yola, Adamawa state. The 14 year old boy who hails from Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area in the state, was arraigned before Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, for the offence of theft. The boy was brought to court for allegedly stealing rice and other items valued N300, 000, and that he is being accused of breaking into peoples' houses. But while in court, the boy admitted that he only stole 2 measures of rice, saying that he carted away the rice because its owner gave him job in his farm, but refused to pay him his money even after finishing the job. He told the court that he does not take any hard drug but only smokes indian helm. But the prosecutor, Seargent Kabiru Abubakar, said that there are series of allegations of theft against the boy, saying that he is being accused of stealing rice and other valuable...

Ahead of the scheduled Peoples' Democratic Party(PDP) Congresses in Adamawa state, the Critical Stakeholders of the party in Guyuk Local Government Area have conducted a meeting and adopted guidelines for the forthcoming congress. Among the stakeholders who added colour to the historic and successful congress include; Hon. Adwawa Donglock, Member representing Guyuk constituency at the House of Assembly, Hon. Wulbina Jackson, Commissioner Ministry of Education, Rt. Hon. Gibson Nathaniel, former speaker ADHA, Kobis Ari Thimnu, ex-SSG, Hon. Scholar Levy, former National Delegate, Barrister Kassah Shallom, Executive Chairman Guyuk LGC, PDP Chairman Guyuk LGA, Afraimu Dankal, Baba Harold Murchilum, elders and supporters of the party among others. During the meeting, the Stakeholders who spoke with one voice, concluded arrangements towards the conduct of forthcoming ward congress scheduled for Saturday, 25th Sept, 2021, as organised by the National Headquarters of the party. The particip...

A fearless shop owner, Mohammed Hamman Adama, is lucky to be alive after fighting off 2 dreaded "Shila" boys who attempted to break into his provision shop. Mohammed, of Sangere Bode in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state nearly chop off the left hand of one of the weapons- wielding boys who invaded his provision shop to steal his property. It happened on the 2nd September, 2021, when the suspects, Umar Sa'ad, 18 and Mohammed Idris, 20, who armed themseves with cutlasses, hammer, cutting pliers and sticks, stormed the provision shop around 2:00am. Upon their arrival at the shop in the dead of the night, the boys started breaking the door to enable them have access to the shop. But Mohammed whose shop is very close to his residence, heard strange sound at the gate of his shop. In spite of huge risk trying to take on youngmen who came to carry out robbery, Mohammed who is now being hailed for his bravery, armed himself with a cutlass, came out of his room and co...

The Speaker Adamawa state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, has clarified that Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's led administration borrowed the sum of N17billion only in 2 years. Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, who made the clarification while presiding over the resumed plenary session on Monday, added that the 7th Assembly granted two different approvals for Fintiri, to borrow the sum of N15billion and 2billion respectively. According to him, the sum of N4billion has already been repayed out of the N15billion which was earlier borrowed as approved, and dismissed as untrue rumours making round that the assembly approved over N200 billion for Fintiri. The Speaker said, " I want to make it categorically clear to all citizens of Adamawa state that the present Assembly has only passed 1 approval to borrow N15 billion and no any borrowing that was passed". According to him, the second grant of N2billion for health facilities that was approved on Monday this week, was the one tha...

A Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Friday, remanded two men who specialise in printing fake National Certificate of Education(NCE) of the College of Education (COE) Hong, for students. The suspects, Amos Daniel, 39 and Jamilu Dahiru, 32, who reside in Hong town, Hong Local Government Area, have been remanded in prison custody after they pleaded guilty to the alleged crime. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, ordered the remand of the accused persons who were earlier arraigned before him on the alleged offences of criminal conspiracy and making of false documents contrary to sections 60 and 349 of the state penal code law. The defendants were apprehended by the team of police attached to Hong divisional headquaters after an anonymous tip on the 1st September, 2021, and charged to court on Friday. According to First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by the prosecutor, Sergeant Ahmed Abubakar, the suspects criminally conspired and fraudulently print false ...

A Yola Magistrate Court in Adamawa has convicted and sentenced an 18 year old, Umar Isa, of Jambutu ward to 6 years imprisonment without option of fine. The presiding judge, Japhet Ibrahim Basani, convicted the youngman after he was tried and found guilty of criminal conspiracy and theft contrary to sections 60 and 276 of the state penal code law, 2018. Umar Isa, was dragged before the court for snatching a phone from a lady known Grace Lazarus, of the Jambutu ward on the 5th September, 2021 at about 12:00 pm. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that Grace encountered the convict while on her own way to the house in a tricycle shortly after sunday service in Jambutu. It was learnt that the convict stopped the tricycle conveying her and one other passenger, and pleaded with the tricyclist to take him to a nearby junction to pay him the sum of N20. The tricyclists agreed and asked the youngman he had thought to be innocent to enter the tricycle where he entered and met Grace and one other passenger. ...

Staff of Adamawa State Judiciary may soon smile home as a bill for a law to provide for financial independence of judiciary has successfully scaled through 1st and 2nd reading at the State House of Assembly. The bill which was presented before the honourable house by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, was granted 1st and 2nd respectively following a motion to that effect by the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Hon. Hammantukur Yettisuri(Jada/Mbulo) and seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Muhammed Mutawali(Girei) respectively. After the accelerated reading of the bill, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, committed it to the House Coomittee on Judiciary headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan) for scrutiny and given 2 weeks to submit its report. Whenever the committee submitted its report, the house will receive, consider, adopt and slate it for third reading after which a clean copy will be transmitted to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for assent a...

A divorce seeking housewife, Rumasau Muhammed, of Wuro Yanka community in Shelleng Local Government Area, Adamawa state has ended her 3 weeks old marriage with her husband, Muhammed Adamu by stabbing him with a knife to death. Already, the suspect who was forcefully married to the 35 year old  deceased, has been arrested in connection to the alleged crime by the operatives of the police command attached Shelleng Divisiobal headquaters. The spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM in a statement on Wednesday, that the suspect was married to her late husband on the 6th August, 2021, against her will, and since then, she had been pressurising the deceased to divorce her, but kept turning down her demand. Irked by his action, the suspect decided to terminate the marriage by carrying a knife with which she butchered him on stomach as a result of which he fell down unconscious, and was rushed to the Hospital where he was confirmed dead. According to DSP N...

A divorce seeking housewife, Rumasau Muhammed, of Wuro Yanka community in Shelleng Local Government Area, Adamawa state has ended her 3 weeks old marriage with her husband, Muhammed Adamu by stabbing him with a knife to death. Already, the suspect who was forcefully married to the 35 year old  deceased, has been arrested in connection to the alleged crime by the operatives of the police command attached Shelleng Divisiobal headquaters. The spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM in a statement on Wednesday, that the suspect was married to her late husband on the 6th August, 2021, against her will, and since then, she had been pressurising the deceased to divorce her, but kept turning down her demand. Irked by his action, the suspect decided to terminate the marriage by carrying a knife with which she butchered him on stomach as a result of which he fell down unconscious, and was rushed to the Hospital where he was confirmed dead. According to DSP N...