NEWS PLATFORM

Stakeholders across Five (5) Local Government Areas in Adamawa State have hailed Three (3) European Union (EU) funded organisations for contributing to building peace and unity in Five (5) LGAs. The stakeholders noted with satisfaction the role played by the organisations in building peace and unity amongst farmes and herders in Numan, Lamurde, Demsa, Girei and Mayo Belwa LGAs. The EU funded organisations include; International Organisation of Migration (IOM), Search for Common Ground (SFCG), and Mercy Corps. Cross section of stakeholders drawn from the LGAs made the commendation at a townhall meeting on Contributing to the Mitigation of Conflict over Natural Resources between farmer and herder communities held in Yola. The event provided opportunity where participants including members of the academia, representative of EU, traditional and community leaders reviewed the activities of organisations on peace project in the affected LGAs. The participants however recommended for the exte...

Police in Adamawa have apprehended a 13 year old Gambo Ali and 14 year old Halidu Sani for raping 2 Christian minors while coming back home from a church programme. The accused persons who were paraded at the police command last week, confessed raping their victims at Sirigira in Guyuk LGA, while returning from church programme. They confessed to newsmen that they raped the little girls on Saturday 19th February, 2022 in the afternoon. The suspects were paraded aloing side a 31 year old Yaya Tizshe who also confessed to defiling an 8 year old girl in Jimeta, Yola North LGA, and blamed the devil for crime.   DSP Suleiman Yahaha Ngoroje, the police command's spokesman had while parading the accused persons, said that they will be charged to court for prosecution.

An 18 year old girl, Blessing John of Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state has confessed to abducting a 9 year old Elkanah Samuel. Blessing, an applicant who hails from unguwan Cashew along Michika General Hospital road, confessed that she abducted Elkanah from Michika with intention of selling him in Mubi to buy a car and an house. Elkanah was declared missing on the 19th February, 2022 by his parents and all effort to know his whereabout was futile, until on the 21st February, 2022 when the girl who had abducted him was arrested with the boy in Mubi. The girl and a neighbour to Elkanah was said to have concluded arrangement with a buyer (names withheld) in Mubi that she will be bringing the boy to him in order to buy. But as God will have it, she called the man's line on their arrival in Mubi but it was not reachable. Thereafter, she boarded a tricycle with the helpless and innocent boy to unguwan Kara in Mubi described to her by the man, but unfortunately she could not l...

Moved by the plight of the less privileged in the society, the Member representing Yola North constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Hamidu Sajo Lekki, has launched a foundation to provide support to the less privileged. The new foundation"Lekki Adamawa Foundation" has Hon. Hamidu Sajo Lekki, the founder as its Chairman, while Yusuf Sajo, Martin Banga Madanga, Ibrahim Ahmed, Hapsatu Sajo, Leviticus James and Abdullahi Adamu as members. Likewise, the foundation was launched to create healthy and enlightened society that will foster all round human development, contribute positively towards sustainable human and environmental development through proactive advocacy. However, those expected to benefit more from the foundation include; less privileged, orphans and vulnerable children, most at risk population, people living with HIV/AIDs among others. The foundation which is located opposite Specialists Hospital Yola, is incorporated with corporate affairs commis...

Clergymen at the ongoing annual convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) in Adamawa state have offered prayers for the member representing Ganye, Toungo, Jada and Mayo Belwa Federal constituency, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas. Hon. Namdas, a governorship aspirant in Adamawa state, was earlier received at the convention ground in Demsa LGA by the President Lutheran Church Worldwide and Bishop Lutheran Federation of Nigeria, Arch.Bishop Musa Panti Filibus. Arch Bishop Panti, who introduced the Federal Legislator and Chairman House Committee on Army to the congregation, assured him of their support and prayers and also appreciated him for gracing the annual event. The Arch Bishop an invitation dated 18th February, 2022, said that the church is hosting over 65, 000 participants at its 97th LCCN annual national convention at its covenant ground in Demsa LGA. Earlier, while addressing the church, Hon. Namdas, said that the fervent prayers of the clergymen and their continued su...

Clergymen at the ongoing annual convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) in Adamawa state have offered prayers for the member representing Ganye, Toungo, Jada and Mayo Belwa Federal constituency, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas. Hon. Namdas, a governorship aspirant in Adamawa state, was earlier received at the convention ground in Demsa LGA by the President Lutheran Church Worldwide and Bishop Lutheran Federation of Nigeria, Arch.Bishop Musa Panti Filibus. Arch Bishop Panti, who introduced the Federal Legislator and Chairman House Committee on Army to the congregation, assured him of their support and prayers and also appreciated him for gracing the annual event. The Arch Bishop an invitation dated 18th February, 2022, said that the church is hosting over 65, 000 participants at its 97th LCCN annual national convention at its covenant ground in Demsa LGA. Earlier, while addressing the church, Hon. Namdas, said that the fervent prayers of the clergymen and their continued su...

Residents of Unguwan Tabo, Abuja road in Yola town, Adamawa state were thrown into mourning when a vigilante, Abdulmalik Sale, was hacked to death. The sad incident which occured between 9:00 to 10:00 pm on Monday, threw the entire community in confusion as to who must have violently attacked the innocent young man. The 23 year old Abdulmalik and a metre installer with Ijeyi Business Power Investment Limited was attacked by some men suspected to be "Shila" boys on that fateful night while returning back home from a shop. A source told NEWS PLATFORM that the deceased was pressing his android phone while trekking, and added that the light of the phone must have attracted the hoodlums, suspected to be "Shila" boys by the residents. The attackers cut late Abdulmalik with cutlass on the head, beat him sticks on the stomarch, carted away his GSM mobile phone and fled the scene of the crime immediately. Abdulmalik, a hardworking and promising young man was found lying  unc...

Legislators at the Adamawa State House of Assembly have taken steps towards legislating on a bill for a law to increase the retirement years of the staff of the judiciary in the state. The move has yielded a positive result as a bill to that effect titled, "a bill for a law to increase the retirement years of the staff of the judiciary" has successfully scaled through 2nd reading during Wednesday's sitting. Due to its importance to the staff of the judiciary, the bill which was placed on notice on Monday, was read for the 1st time on Tuesday and 2nd time on Wednesday respectively. The 1st and 2nd reading of the bill followed a motion by its sponsor and member representing Verre constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak and seconded by Hon. Bathiya Wesley(Hong) and Abdullahi Ahmadu (Lekko Koma) respectively. Already, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, has referred the bill to the house standing committee on judiciary for legislative inputs and given 3 wee...

A heavily pregnant housewife, Jamila Ardo, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly kidnapping herself and collecting the sum of N2.076 million as ramsom from another lover. Jamila who hails from Wauru Jabbe in Yola South Local Government Area, allegedly abducted herself and collected the sum of N2.076 million as ransom from Mallam Adamu Ahmed of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The 25 year old woman, allegedly connived with one Abdulaziz and stage managed her kidnapping where she succeded in collecting ransom from her new found man which she used and bought a new house. The woman and Mallam Adamu were said to have fell in love after they got connected on the social media (facebook) and started planning on how get married unknown to the later that Jamila is a married woman. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that even though the duo were yet to meet physically, the relationship waxed stronger online; hence, the promises until when the bubble finally burst. She was said to have con...

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday, pledged to lobby for the completion of ultra modern stadium so as to develop sporting activitities in the state. Likewise, the assembly has tasked the Interim Management Committee of the Football Club to put sentiment apart in the selection of players who will play for the club for its growth. The speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, made the pledge when he received the chairman and the management staff of the football club on courtesy visit. He said that the completion of the stadium will go along way in developing not only football but other sporting activities as well as enhance internally generated revenue for the management and the state. Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, commended the new management for the success recorded so far, saying that the assembly is impressed with the current development in the sector. Also speaking, the members representing Jada Mbulo and Gombi constituencies, Hon. Hammantukur Yetisuri and Hon. Japhet...

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday, pledged to lobby for the completion of ultra modern stadium so as to develop sporting activitities in the state. Likewise, the assembly has tasked the Interim Management Committee of the Football Club to put sentiment apart in the selection of players who will play for the club for its growth. The speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, made the pledge when he received the chairman and the management staff of the football club on courtesy visit. He said that the completion of the stadium will go along way in developing not only football but other sporting activities as well as enhance internally generated revenue for the management and the state. Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, commended the new management for the success recorded so far, saying that the assembly is impressed with the current development in the sector. Also speaking, the members representing Jada Mbulo and Gombi constituencies, Hon. Hammantukur Yetisuri and Hon. Japhet...

A 23 year old SS II Student of Demsawo Government Secondary School Yola, Adamawa state, Abubakar Mohammed has confessed venturing into armed robbery so as to raise money to pay his school fees. Abubakar, who was arraigned before Yola Magistrate Court I on one count charge of armed robbery which runs contrary to section 287 of the state penal code law, admitted committing the alleged crime. The student was alleged to have broke into the house of one Maryam Jamilu at Wauru Jabbe in Yola South LGA in a broad day light brandishing a knife and threatening to kill her. He allegedly attacked her on the 11th February, 2022 in her palour where he robbed her off her mobile phone spark 6 model valued N68, 000, an Itel phone valued N6000 and the sum of N200 cash. While Maryam was seeing her visitor off after the said operation, she sighted the young man who had stormed her house and robbed her of her valuables, where she raised an alarm which led to the arrest of the defendant. After the plea of t...

The late father to Galaxy Correspondent in Adamawa State, Baba Hyginus Giwa, is to be laid to rest Tomorrow, the 22nd February, 2022. The deceased is to be committed to mother earth at his hometown, Dubwangun community in Lamurde Local Government Area, Adamawa state. A burial arrangement as released by his son, Hebron Giwa, indicated that corpse leaves Federal Medical Centre Yola, by 8am to Dubwangun while Wake-keep as enshrined in the Christian doctrine comes up on Monday, 21st February, 2022 by 4pm  at Saint Paul's Catholic Church,Alkalawa, Jimeta Yola. Late Baba Hyginus Giwa died on Tuesday,15th February, 2022 at FMC Yola after a protracted illness. The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) had during the trail moments extended its condolences to the Galaxy TV Correspondent,Mr.Hebron Giwa at the family Compound in Jimeta over the demised of his father.

A 28 year old lady, Justina Yakubu, has been remanded in prison custody along side a nurse, Esther Ramanus for alleged criminal conspiracy, buying or selling of person for immoral purpose. Justina was said to have sold her 3 months old child, Jamilu Suleiman, at the sum of N120, 000 and collected the sum of N20, 000, remaining the balance of N100, 000, as alleged by her fiance and father of the child, Suleiman Ibrahim. She was said to have subsequently lied to her fiance that the child has died when he demanded to know the whereabout of the child. Both Justina and Esther were arraigned before chief magistrate court I in Yola, Adamawa state on Friday. But while the former pleaded guilty, the later denied committing the alleged offence. The state police command represented by Seargent Sawe Nicholas,  told the court during arraignment that it was the father of the child, Suleiman, of Mararaban Mubi, who reported the matter to the police on the 2nd February, 2022. He said that Suleiman...

Yola Chief Magistrate Court I has convicted and sentenced a security guard, Dauda Charles along side 4 others to 8, 14 and 16 years in prison each for the theft of 66 air conditioners. The air conditioners valued N15.180million belong to Yola international hotel owned by Adamawa state government which were carted away by the convicts. Likewise, the court has discharged and acquitted a woman, Hadiza Usman and 2 others after they were tried along side the convicts and found to have not committed the offences for which they were charged. But for Dauda Charles, the security guard of the hotel, chief magistrate Abdullahi Mohammed Digil, sentenced him to 7 years in prison for the offence of theft or pay an alternative fine of 100, 000, and also sentenced him to 1 year in prison without option of fine for criminal conspiracy. Another convict, Husseini Mohammed, was jailed 1 year without option of fine for conspiracy and 15 years behind bars with N200, 000, option of fine for theft under secti...

Two men accused of killing a 28 year old, Adamu Ahmadu, on Friday, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. Hamidu Umar, 55, and Sholey Manas, 32, who hail from Damare ward,  Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state and 2 others now at large beat Adamu to death after he was accused of phone theft. The deceased and son of security officer of the Adamawa Broadcasting Corperation (ABC) Yola, was accused by Hamidu, of stealing his Gionee phone valued N60, 000 on the 22nd January, 2022.  Hamidu, criminally conspired with 3 others and violently beat Adamu with sticks, planks as well as hit him with pieces of cement blocks on his head as a result of which he sustained serious injuries leading to his death. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the phone which was alleged to have been stolen was later found in the sofa in the palour of Hamidu, after beating up the deceased. When arraigned before chief magistrate court I presided by magistrate Abdullahi Muhammed Digil,...

A leading Contender for Adamawa Central Senatorial zone, Barrister DD Azura, has hailed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party's(PDP) over successful councillorship primary election across 226 political wards. Barr. Azura, specifically applauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, being the leader of the party and Barr. AT Shehu, lead PDP exco, for creating a level playing ground for the exercise, insisting that with Fintiri and Barr. AT Shehu, PDP is on the right track. According to him, PDP remains the most peaceful and united party in the state and the country at large, and congratulated the leadership of the largest party and its members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise. Barr. Azura, in a statement through his Admin Officer, Emmanuel Damudu, extended his hearty congratulations to all winners especially those in the central zone. He stated that the maturity and spirit of sportsmanship displayed by delegates which saw to the emergence of the flagbearers was a clear demostration t...

A leading Contender for Adamawa Central Senatorial zone, Barrister DD Azura, has hailed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party's(PDP) over successful councillorship primary election across 226 political wards. Barr. Azura, specifically applauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, being the leader of the party and Barr. AT Shehu, lead PDP exco, for creating a level playing ground for the exercise, insisting that with Fintiri and Barr. AT Shehu, PDP is on the right track. According to him, PDP remains the most peaceful and united party in the state and the country at large, and congratulated the leadership of the largest party and its members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise. Barr. Azura, in a statement through his Admin Officer, Emmanuel Damudu, extended his hearty congratulations to all winners especially those in the central zone. He stated that the maturity and spirit of sportsmanship displayed by delegates which saw to the emergence of the flagbearers was a clear demostration t...

A leading Contender for Adamawa Central Senatorial zone, Barrister DD Azura, has hailed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party's(PDP) over successful councillorship primary election across 226 political wards. Barr. Azura, specifically applauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, being the leader of the party and Barr. AT Shehu, lead PDP exco, for creating a level playing ground for the exercise, insisting that with Fintiri and Barr. AT Shehu, PDP is on the right track. According to him, PDP remains the most peaceful and united party in the state and the country at large, and congratulated the leadership of the largest party and its members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise. Barr. Azura, in a statement through his Admin Officer, Emmanuel Damudu, extended his hearty congratulations to all winners especially those in the central zone. He stated that the maturity and spirit of sportsmanship displayed by delegates which saw to the emergence of the flagbearers was a clear demostration t...

A Yola based business man, Abubakar Barkindo, has admitted inserting his sexual organ and releasing sperm into the mouths of 8 and 9 years old boys respectively. The accused who earlier denied perpetuating the alleged un-natural offence upon his arraignment, later changed his plea and admitted committing the act contrary to section 263 of penal code law. Already, the accused person has been remanded in prison custody for offence as ordered by the Chief Magistrate court I sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Wednesday. The defendant who sells engine oil in a particular filling station in Yola, Adamawa state capital, narrated that he recently discovered that his penis was not more functional and even complained to his mother about it. He said he collected some herbs with a view to treating it, and later decided to taste it so as to know whether it has resumed duty by asking the boys to play with it. Earlier, the prosecutor, Seargent Sawe Nicholas, in First Information Report filed in court,...

Staff of General Hospital Uba in Borno state, Abusufiyan Musa, has been remanded in Yola prison custody for swindling the sum of N15.5 belonging to former Senator Adamawa southern senatorial zone, Ahmed Hassan Barata. Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Muhammed Digil, of Yola Chief Magistrate court ordered the remand of Abusufiyan, when he was arraigned before him by Adamawa state police command. The 38 year old defendant was alleged to have fraudulently induced senator Barata, to invest N17.6 million in business of drugs supplies and sales in October, 2021, but ended up diverting N15.5 million out of the said sum. Earlier, Senator Barata, in a direct criminal complaint lodged before criminal investigation department of Adamawa police command on the 23rd November, 2021, alleged that he had transfered the money to the accused person as agreed. He informed police that he transfered the said money into Access bank account number 0010832154 bearing Abusufiyan Musa and his mother's Eco bank acc...

Staff of General Hospital Uba in Borno state, Abusufiyan Musa, has been remanded in Yola prison custody for swindling the sum of N15.5 belonging to former Senator Adamawa southern senatorial zone, Ahmed Hassan Barata. Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Muhammed Digil, of Yola Chief Magistrate court ordered the remand of Abusufiyan, when he was arraigned before him by Adamawa state police command. The 38 year old defendant was alleged to have fraudulently induced senator Barata, to invest N17.6 million in business of drugs supplies and sales in October, 2021, but ended up diverting N15.5 million out of the said sum. Earlier, Senator Barata, in a direct criminal complaint lodged before criminal investigation department of Adamawa police command on the 23rd November, 2021, alleged that he had transfered the money to the accused person as agreed. He informed police that he transfered the said money into Access bank account number 0010832154 bearing Abusufiyan Musa and his mother's Eco bank acc...

A 55 year old man, Hamidu Umar, of Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state and 3 others have been accused of beating up a 28 year old, Adamu Ahmadu, to death. Late Adamu, the son of security guard of the Adamawa Broadcasting Corperation(ABC), Yola was earlier accused by Hamidu, son of the deposed Ward Head of Damare, Yola South LGA of stealing his mobile phone on the 22nd January, 2022. The deceased flatly denied stealing the handset to the extend of collecting his master's phone number where he called the line in the phone for about 15 times without anybody picking it. Hamidu, along side Faisal and Nahau took the father of 1 to an uncompleted building near polo ground by 5:30 pm on that fateful day and violently beat him up with wood and broken blocks. It was as a result of the beating that the victim had 2 fractures on his left hand, broken bone on the right hand and serious injuries on his head as well as other parts of his body. While beating their victim, one other per...

Chieftains of the opposition All Progressives Congress(APC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Numan Local Government Area, have commended Deputy Speaker Adamawa state House of Assembly, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo. Likewise, the representatives of the unions in the LGA have noted with satisfaction the achievements recorded by the legislator at the hallowed chamber, and promised to work towards his re-election come 2023. The chieftains of the political parties and the representatives of the unions made the commendation as well as promise during a townhall meeting organised by the Deputy Speaker and held in Numan on Thursday.  The townhall meeting attracted both PDP and APC supporters,  representatives of unions including waterways transport, capenters' association, fashion designers, keke NAPEP riders, Igbo cultural association, Muslim Council of Nigeria, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and host of others from 10 wards of Numan LGA. The meeting provided opportunity for t...

After spending 2 days in Yola prison custody for insulting Lamido Adamawa, a 43 year old man, Yusuf Babayola (Turakin Chinco) was on Wednesday, admitted to bail. Turakin Chinco and supporter of erstwhile Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was remanded in prison custody for insulting Lamido Adamawa, HRH. Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa. The chief magistrate court I sitting in Yola, Adamawa state admitted the embattled Atiku's supporter to bail in its ruling on a bail application filed by his counsel, Ruth Gbah, on Manday. While ruling on the application, Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Mohammed Digil, said that he had carefully considered the application and the reasons advanced by counsel to the defenadant. He held that though the offences are bailable but not ordinarily bailable, and that the court held a view of giving the defendant benefit of doubt in the interest of justice and fair hearing even though he pleaded. According to him, the court had exercised its discretio...

A 43 year old business man, Yusuf Babayola popularly known as Turaki, has been remanded in prison custody for insulting Lamido Adamawa, HRH. Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa. The chief magistrate court I in Yola, Adamawa state ordered the remand of Turaki, in prison custody after he had pleaded guilty to the alleged offences on Monday. The defendant was arraigned before the court on 3 count charge of cyber stalking, use of insulting or abusive language and inciting public disturbance. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the offences contravened section 24 of cyber crime prohibition and prevention act 2015 and sections 385 and 80 of penal code law of the state. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Iliya Akawu, told the court that the Commissioner of Police had on the 6th February, 2022 received a letter from Adamawa Emirate Council dated 5th February, 2022. Inspector Iliya, said that the letter revealed that sometimes in Febuary, 2022, Yusuf Babayola of sarkin wuta street shinco in Jimeta ...

A total number of 468 inmates across 13 Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service were discharged by Adamawa state Jail Delivery Committee. The committee headed by the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, discharged 468 inmates across the centres in 9 days. Hon. Nathan set free 119 at Jimeta correctional centre, 90 at Yola town, 32 at Jada, 57 at Numan, 5 at Shelleng, 23 at Kojoli, 6 at Maiha, 22 at Dumne, 14 at Hong, 34 at Ganye, 20 at Mayo Belwa and 21 at Guyuk. During the exercise, several inmates awaiting trial were convicted, while some of the convicts serving jail term had their cases reviewed upward and down ward.   The CJ admolished the released Inmates to be of good conduct, imbibe good virtues and abide by the sociatal norms, now that the committee has shown them mercy. Details...

Security operatives had a hectic day controlling the mamooth supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas today in Numan. Thousands of enthusiastic supporters, majorly youths and women thronged the venue of the event singing solidarity songs and waited patiently for the gubernatorial hopeful to launch his zonal campaign office in Adamawa southern senatorial zone located in the heart of Numan. Security operatives have to divert traffic along the major road leading to the Numan local government secretariat in a move to control crowd as the event lasted. While appreciating the people of Numan federation for the support and show of solidarity shortly after launching the office, Namdas said, he was overwhelmed by the olive branch extended to him. He noted that he was not surprised by the tremendous support as Numan and Ganye people have a shared destiny and solidarity spanning centuries, noting that the gesture further indicated his acceptabil...