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The Court of Appeal Yola Division has fixed the 3rd February, 2023 for judgement in suit instituted by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The appellate court will also deliver judgement in 2 other appeals filed by Hon. Auwal D. Tukur against Ibrahim Mustapha and 3 others, as well that of Ibrahim Mustapha verses Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas and 3 others.   In his appeal, the Speaker has joined Ibrahim Mustapha, PDP, Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and Auwal D. Tukur, as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents. The appellate court presided by Hon. Justice H. A. Abiru, after hearing the appeals on the 19th January, 2022, reserved same for judgement, and said that the date for judgement will be communicated to the parties. Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, was declared winner of the primary election conducted by the PDP, the exercise which was declared null and void by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, of the Federal High Court.  His ticket was...

The Court of Appeal sitting Yola, Adamawa state has fixed the 2nd February, 2023 for judgement in suits for APC ticket Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha Federal Constituency. NEWS PLATFORM  The appeals were instituted by the incumbent Member representing Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha at the House of Representatives, Hon. Ja'afar Magaji and Jibrilla Mohammed Jandani(Ustaz) respectively. Hon. ja'afar, is battling to reclaim his ticket which was voided by the Federal High Court presided by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, on the 25th November, 2022. In his suit, the Federal Legislator asked the appeal coury to allow his appeal, set aside the judgment the lower court which invalidated his ticket. Likewise, he sought for an order upholding the declaration that he is the winner of the APC primary election conducted on 27th May, 2022. On his part, Jibrilla Jandani, whose suit caused Hon. Ja'afar ticket at the trial court, also appealed the judgement constesting the decision of the lower...

The Court of Appeal sitting Yola, Adamawa state has fixed the 2nd February, 2023 for judgement in suits for APC ticket Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha Federal Constituency. The appeals were instituted by the incumbent Member representing Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha at the House of Representatives, Hon. Ja'afar Magaji and Jibrilla Mohammed Jandani(Ustaz) respectively. Hon. ja'afar, is battling to reclaim his ticket which was voided by the Federal High Court presided by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, on the 25th November, 2022. In his suit, the Federal Legislator asked the appeal coury to allow his appeal, set aside the judgment the lower court which invalidated his ticket. Likewise, he sought for an order upholding the declaration that he is the winner of the APC primary election conducted on 27th May, 2022. On his part, Jibrilla Jandani, whose suit caused Hon. Ja'afar ticket at the trial court, also appealed the judgement constesting the decision of the lower refusing to or...

A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Adamawa state for allegedly threatening to kidnap a man's wife failure to pay N10 million ransom. The suspect, identified as Hadi Maigari, of Kwanan Yaji in Gombi LGA, had also threatened his victim on the phone that if he does not pay the “ransom”, they would abduct his mother or destroy his house. Hadi, a herder who hails from Zamfara state, but has been at Kwanan Yaji for over 8 years, admitted having perpetrated the alleged crime.  He confessed that it was one Ahmadu ( now at large) who forwarded the phone numbers of Alh. Iliyasu Bello, of Wauro Jabbe in Yola South LGA and one Buba of Ngurore, whom he had called and threatened. He put a call to Alh. Iliyasu, where he told him everything about his life, the whereabout of his mother, wife as well as the location of house in Jalingo, Taraba state. He demanded N10million from Alh. Iliyasu and N1.5million from Buba, respectively or risk abduction, saying that he was planning to bu...

A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Adamawa state for allegedly threatening to kidnap a man's wife failure to pay N10 million ransom. The suspect, identified as Hadi Maigari, of Kwanan Yaji in Gombi LGA, had also threatened his victim on the phone that if he does not pay the “ransom”, they would abduct his mother or destroy his house. Hadi, a herder who hails from Zamfara state, but has been at Kwanan Yaji for over 8 years, admitted having perpetrated the alleged crime.  He confessed that it was one Ahmadu ( now at large) who forwarded the phone numbers of Alh. Iliyasu Bello, of Wauro Jabbe in Yola South LGA and one Buba of Ngurore, whom he had called and threatened. He put a call to Alh. Iliyasu, where he told him everything about his life, the whereabout of his mother, wife as well as the location of house in Jalingo, Taraba state. He demanded N10million from Alh. Iliyasu and N1.5million from Buba, respectively or risk abduction, saying that he was planning to bu...

A 20 year old Garga Joggi, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly stabbing a man identified as Umaru Sanda to death. Joggi, of Waltadi community in Song Local Government Area, allegedly caused the death of Umaru, on the 20th January, 2023, by 8:00pm. The accused allegedly stabbed his victim with a knife for shining a torch on the his mother. He narrated to NEWS PLATFORM that the deceased shone a torch on his mother who was together with other women. He said that it was as result of the deceased's action that they started exchanging words which degenerated into a quarrel. He alleged that it was the deceased who started beating him, and that on his part, he used a knife in his possession and stabbed him at the back to death. Joggi, was among several other suspects paraded by the Commissioner of Police, SK Akande, at the police headquarters on Thursday, last week. While parading the suspects, the Police Boss vowed to ensure their prosecution so as to serve...

The Nigeria Northeast Connection Program (NNCP) has rounded up its 2 year intervention program on the 25th January, 2023. The activities of the organisation came to a close on the 25th January, in an elaborate event graced by the development professionals as well as CSO/CBO stakeholders. Others who added colour to the event include; traditional leaders, security operatives, and community representatives from program implementation states and locations. In his opening speech at the event, the Chief of Party NE Connection, Albert Pam, gave an overview of the program compressing in time the two-year intervention window to give participants a sense of the gains achieved within the time frame the program lasted.  Albert Pam along side the Program Manager,  Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Mr. Adanu Christian Oyigocho, gave an analytic review of the program with indicators and verifiable facts of the approaches. According to them, it was thought provoking strategies adopt...

Adamawa State Police Command says it has apprehended no fewer than 208 suspects and recovered 7 AK- 47 rifles and locally fabricated guns among other exhibits. The command disclosed that out of the suspects nabbed in connection to armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, culpable homicide, 108 have since been charged to court for prosecution. According to the command, AK-47 rifles, locally made pistol, live ammunitions, live cartridges, den gun/pump action SMG gun, motor vehicle, tricycle/motorcycle, military camouflage uniform and hand bag were recovered. Others include; mats, solar panel, lubricant oil rubber, roasted sheep skull, padlocks/keys/chains, magazine spring, handsets, cutlass/knife/other dangerous weapon and domestic animals among others. Parading the suspects at the police headquarters on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, SK Akande, said that the press briefing was to update the general public on the achievements recorded so far.   CP Akande, told newsmen that early this ...

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 2 Local Hunters who turned "Shila" boys for allegedly robbing 2 persons of the sum of N53, 500 as well as handset. The suspects including Abdullahi Suleiman, 43, of Kasuwan Katako along Numan road and Muhammed Musa, 43, of Ajiya Street admitted having perpetrated the crime. The hunters who were armed with knives, cutlasses and sticks and pretended to be police officers, arrested 3 people at Mubi Roundabout between 8:00pm to 9:00pm on the 20th January, 2023. The hunters handcuffed their victims, put them in a tricycle and threatened to take them to police headquarters for investigation. Arriving at flyover enroute to police headquaters, the local hunters stopped the tricycle, searched one of their victims and released him, remaining a young man identified as Moses Donatus and one other. Instead of going to police headquaters, the hunters followed SPY to bank road with the remaining 2 victims and demanded everyone of them must bail hims...

Hon. Bororo and Hon. Babas Hon. Dan Musa Leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has dragged 3 State Lawmakers to court for dumping the party for PDP. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The party sued Hon. Umar Musa Bororo, Hon. Shuaibu Babas and Hon. Shuaibu Dan Musa of Mubi South, Fufore Gurin and Mubi North constituencies respectively.  The party in 3 separate suits marked: FHC/YL/CS/29/2022, FHC/YL/CS/30/2022 and FHC/YL/CS/31/2022, joined the affected Members, the Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, the House of Assembly, the Accountant General and INEC as 1st to 5th defendants. It instituted it suits before the Federal High Court II on the 21st October, 2022, and asked the court to determine whether the Assembly is not bound by the law to declare the seats of the trio vacant. The party through its Legal Adviser, Idris Shuaibu, said that the legislators contested and won election under APC platform, and that they are to remain at the assembl...

Abubakar Babangida and Benjamin Law The Chief Magistrate Court I in Yola, Adamawa State has discharged an 18 year old Abubakar Babangida after spending 257 days in prison custody. Babangida of Unguwan Fulani in Vunoklang, Girei LGA had been in prison custody since 13th May, 2022, until Yesterday, where he ragained his freedom. He was arraigned before the court for the offence of theft in a dwelling which contrary to section 279 of the penal code of law 2018, by the State Police Command. The Police Command in its First Information Report tendered in court, said that the defendant was handed over to the Operatives of Crack Squad on the 23rd April, 2022 by members of Unguwan Fulani community. While handing over the suspect to the police, the community alleged that Babangida and others(now at large) specialise in stealing phones and other valuables including money from their houses. The FIR added that a distressed call was put to the police on the 23rd April, 2022, and that on moving to th...

As part of effort to improve as well as strengthen the economic interdependence among farmers and herders in Adamawa State, a Non Govermental Organisation(NGO), Social Change and Economic Development (CSCED) has trained over 600 across 5 Local Government Areas in the state. The organisation trained the beneficiaries in farmer and herder commumities on Alternative Livestock Fodder/Feed-stock and its Value Chain Opportunities in the LGAs and the state in general. Those trained include; men, women and Physically Challenged Persons cut across Girei, Fufore, Demsa, Numan, and Lamurde LGAs respectively which reside along the bank of river Benue. The training programme was organised by the Social Change and Economic Development (CSCED) and adequately funded by the European Union Development Fund, British Council, and Agent for Citizen-Driven Transformation (ACT). Earlier, the organisation had trained 20 agricultural and livestock extension officers selected across the LGAs who eventually step...

Adamawa State Commissioner of Police CP, SK Akande, has deployed no fewer than 431 newly recruited constables to various Divisional Police Headquaters.   Addressing cross section of the Constables at the Police Headquaters on Monday, the Police Boss urged them strive towards ensuring safety of communities as well as shun all corrupt practices. He tasked them to be good ambassadors of their families, Adamawa State and Nigeria Police Force as a whole and be committed towards upholding professionalism. CP Akande, in a release by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the deployment is in-line with the Community Policing Policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba. While wishing the newly passed out Constables a successful carrier, CP Akande, urged them to maintain integrity as well as God fearing in their policing approach to foster community safety.  

Operatives of the Adamawa Police Command have arrested 3 young men on suspicion of burglary as well as theft in a dwelling house. The suspect apprehended include; Ibrahim Usman, Jibrilla Aliyu(J Boy) and Hammawa of Polo Ground in Damare in Yola South LGA, while Umar Dakere, Aminu Babayi, Dan Jimeta and Horange have escaped.  The suspects confessed to having burgled a house at Yolde Pate in Yola South LGA and stolen items including crate beer, women shoes, shirts, 3 television sets, pressing stone, handsets among others. While confessing to the crime at the State Police Headquarters on Saturday, one of the accused,  Ibrahim Usman, said that they had burgled the house and made away with the items. According to him, it was one of their friend who advised them to go and burgle the house, saying that they collectively went and surveyed the house and discovered it was locked. He explained that they invaded the house between 7:00 -8:00 pm and carted away some of the items and returne...

  Jimeta Area Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state has ordered the remand of a 22 year old suspected "Shila" boy in prison custody. The presiding judge, Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, ordered the remand of the defendant after the was arraigned before him. He subsequently adjourned the matter to the 2nd February, 2023 for hearing after the defendant's not guilty plea to the alleged offences as contained in the First Information Report. The defendant, Abba Hassan of Jambutu Rumde Kila, Army Barracks road and a tricycle operator, was arrraigned before the court by the Prosecutor, Corpral Mohammed Ismail. Abba, was allegedly nabbed in ppssession of dangerous weapons as well as an attempt to commit and offence known as "Shila" activities. Cpl Ismail, told the court that the defendant was apprehended on the 18th January, 2023, by a patrol team and that 2 other suspected "Shila" boys had escaped arrest. He informed the court that he has a witness to ca...

Adamawa State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, on Thursday, urged the Court of Appeal Yola Division to allow his appeal and set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court. The Speaker whose ticket for Adamawa Central District was voided by the Federal High Court presided by A. M. Anka, asked the appeal court to upturn the trial court's verdict. Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, prayed the appellate court to allow his appeal, nullify the judgement and restore him as the nominated and duly elected Candidate of the PDP for central district. Equally, he urged the court to strike out the originating summons filed before the trial court by the 2nd respondent in the appeal, Hon. Ibrahim Mustapha. Already, the court of appeal has reserved judgement in the suit, and said that the date for the judgement will be communicated to the parties. NEWS PLATFORM, recalled that the Speaker's ticket was invalidated by the trial court on grounds of the participation of Auwal D. Tukur, in th...

A 45 year old man identified as Usman Garba, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly duping a man the sum of N2.5million. Usman of Ruwan Bobo Mushiyar Mai Kaho, Rogo Local Government Area, Kano State duped a 29 year old Gabriel Ishaku of Boka ward in Michika LGA, Adamawa State. The suspect offered to print the sum of N30 million fake currency to Gabriel, an indigene of Michika LGA who is based in Akwanga, Nassarawa State. The accused was first introduced to Gabriel, by one Ibrahim as herbalist/native doctor who assists people with herbs to boost their businesses and protection among others. Gabriel, who sells bread in Akwanga, assisted them with the sum of N2, 500 and since then became friends and later offered to print fake money, assuring him that demons had agreed to print the money. After the agreement, Usman, kept asking Gabriel to send  money to him so as to buy monkeys, foxes, goats, dogs, cattle among other animals. He told Gabriel, that the demo...

The Court of Appeal Yola Division on Wednesday, reserved judgement in suit instituted by the Member representing Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha at the House Representatives, Hon. Ja'afar A. Magaji. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The court said that the date will be communicated to parties involved in the appeal filed by the embattled Member of the House of Representatives whose ticket was voided by the Federal High Court Yola. Details...

Legislators at the Adamawa State House of Assembly have unanimously confirmed the appointment Bashir Ijamulu Yusuf, as the Auditor General for Local Government. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a letter forwarded to the Assembly by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, where he requested it to confirm the nominee. Considering the letter, the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Hon. Japhet Kefas, who represents Gombi constituency, said that the nominee has requisite qualification to hold the office. He urged his colleagues to confirm the nominee as requested by Governor Fintiri, in order to assume office as provided by law.  In their separate contributions, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan) and Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak(Verre), said that the nominee has the required qualities to pilot the affairs of the office. After considering the letter, the Majority Leader, Hon. Japhet Kefas, moved for the confirmation of the nominee and seconded by Hon. Abdull...

Ahead of February 2023 general elections, the Member representing Guyuk constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Adwawa Donglok, has called on eligible voters to massively vote for all PDP Candidates. Hon. Adwawa who was at Banjiram and Chikila communities in Guyuk Local Government Area for a grasstroots mobilisation, urged the electorate to ensure the re-election of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. He further appealed to them to give the erstwhile Vice President and PDP Presidential Candidate bloc votes during the elections to enable him steer the affairs of the country. Likewise, he appealed to them to rally round him and other PDP Stakeholders to re-elect Fintiri, Atiku as well as entrust him with their mandate for 2nd term to continue representing them at the Assembly. Hon. Adwawa, who is the Chairman Committee on Petitions, Public Service and Electoral Matters, urged them to re-elect Fintiri, to enable him continue to implement people oriented policies and programme...

The Court of Appeal Yola Division on Monday, dismissed an appeal filed against Hon. Isa Yahya, Member representing Maiha constituency at the House of Assembly. The appellate court affirmed the judgement of the Federal High Court delivered by Justice A. M. Anka, and dismissed the suit seeking to disqualify Hon. Yahya, from re-contesting. Hon. Justice Anka, had on the 10th October, 2022, dismissed a suit instituted by an Aspirant for the House of Assembly seat, Hon. Mu'awiya Mahmud Dadi, alleging certificate forgery. Hon. Mahmud of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had alleged that Hon.Yahya, is seeking re-election with a forged Secondary School Certificate. He alleged that Hon. Yahya, the incumbent Member representing Maiha, who won APC primary, did not complete Government Secondary School Uba in Hong LGA,  as he had claimed in an affidavit tendered in court. He joined APC, Hon. Isa Yahya and the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents in t...

A 19 year old repentant "Shila boy, Mohammed Yakubu, was caught having an intercourse with an 18 year old house wife in her matrimonial home. Already, the Jimeta Area Court II in Yola, Adamawa State has ordered the remand of the 2 love birds after they were arraigned before it by Corpral Ismail Mohammed. The presiding judge of the court, Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, remanded the defendants and subsequently adjourned the matter to the 26th January, 2023.  Both defendants, who hail from Hulere, a suburb of Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area, were arraigned before the court for an alleged" House Trespass and Adultery". According to First Information Report tendered by the Prosecutor, the offences run contrary to sections 334 and 374 of the Adamawa State Penal Code Law 2018. Cpl Ismail confirmed to NEWS PLATFORM that the 1st defendant was once nabbed for "Shila" activities over 2 years ago and later repented. It was learnt that the teen house wife wh...

The embattled Senator representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, has vowed to appeal the judgement of the State High Court which restrained him from re-contesting. Senator Cliff, said he is optimistic that the Court of Appeal Yola, Division will quash the decision of the State High Court delivered by Hon. Justice Danladi Muhammed. Justice Danladi, on Tuesday, sacked Senator Ishaku Abbo, declaring that he is not entitled to seek re-election because he had been expelled by his party. He held that the Senator and APC are bound by the resolution of Mubi North LG Exco dated 7th October, 2022, which expelled him, declaring that Abbo, is not entitled to enjoy any right or privilege accorded to APC members. Sen. Cliff, who is dissastified with the verdict of the court, has since instructed his Counsels to appeal the judgement for redress. NEWS PLATFORM was reliably informed that about 8 Counsels in Yola, led by his Lead Counsel, Ever Odo esq, and host of others in Abuja an...

The hope of Senator Ishaku Abbo, representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District of participating in the 2023 general elections was  dashed by the State High Court of Justice on Tuesday. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The Adamawa State High Court of Justice No. 3, presided by Hon. Justice Danladi Mohammed, sacked Senator Cliff, saying that he is not entitled to seek re-election since he had been expelled. Justice Danladi, held that the embattled Senator and APC are bound by the resolution of Mubi North LG Exco dated 7th October, 2022, which expelled him, saying that he is not entitled to enjoy any right or privilege accorded to APC members. NEWS PLATFORM recalled that the Mubi North LG Exco of the party had on the 7th October, 2022, approved the expulsion of the Senator as recommended by the party's Disciplinary Committee. Likewise, the court further restrained APC under which the Senator is serking re-election from recognising him as its candidate, saying that he cannot validly be th...

The hope of Senator Ishaku Abbo, representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District of participating in the 2023 general elections was  dashed by the State High Court of Justice on Tuesday. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The Adamawa State High Court of Justice No. 3, presided by Hon. Justice Danladi Mohammed, sacked Senator Cliff, saying that he is not entitled to seek re-election since he had been expelled. Justice Danladi, held that the embattled Senator and APC are bound by the resolution of Mubi North LG Exco dated 7th October, 2022, which expelled him, saying that he is not entitled to enjoy any right or privilege accorded to APC members. NEWS PLATFORM recalled that the Mubi North LG Exco of the party had on the 7th October, 2022, approved the expulsion of the Senator as recommended by the party's Disciplinary Committee. Likewise, the court further restrained APC under which the Senator is serking re-election from recognising him as its candidate, saying that he cannot validly be th...

Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 6 suspected "Shila" boys and recovered 14 laptops ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari's visit. The suspects include; Faisal Abubakar, 18, Abdulsalam Muhammed,  17,  Mahmud Musa, 18, Abdul Aziz Muhammed, 18, Abubakar Jidda,  18, and Christopher Danies, 30 years all of various addresses.  The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the arrest followed a renewed commitment to checkmating crime and criminalty ahead of President Buhari's visit to Yola, the Adamawa State Capital. SP Nguroje, explained that the Command had on the 7/1/2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting Upper and Down Luggere in Yola North Local Government Area and arrested the suspects. "The suspected Shila boys specialise in burgling and stealing valuable items from peoples' shops and houses within the State Capital." Nguroje added. He said that the outcome of this commitm...

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 6 suspects burglars and recovered 14 laptops. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The suspects allegedly burgled a shop at Target Junction in Jimeta/Yola and carted away 14 laptops and several other items. Details...

A Student of the College of Health Technology Mubi, Adamawa state, Komi Yusuf, has been arrested for allegedly matcheting his cousin to death for bewitching his 5 months old child. The sad incident occured in Prambe community, Dumne Development Area, Song Local Government Area on the 4th January, 2023. Already, the suspect and the student of Health Tech, Department of Health Education has been nabbed by the operatives of the Police Command in connection to the crime. Komi, who hails from Prambe, accused his cousin identified as Boniface, (now deceased) of causing the death of his 5 months old child by witchcraft. He also accused his victim and one of his cousins, Nasamu, of bewitching his daughter about 2 years ago. After the demise of his child, Komi, armed his himself with a matchet in a broad day light and trailed late Boniface where he was playing cards with friends and matcheted him in the middle of his head to death. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the suspect stormed where the decea...

By Engr Yakubu Aroma Gera  The old generals actually don't want to let go, they are regenerating this time around through a clandestine method. They are now portraying themselves as lovers of the youth, but the question is do they actually care for the youths? The answer in my mind is no, as their actions say otherwise. Leaders such as, the erstwhile Vice President, Atiku Abubakar( Waziri Adamawa) sacrificed a lot for me personally in Adamawa State, as well as my friends from all over the country who secured jobs which pay more than both the Federal and State Government respectively. As a bridge builder between the Christian and Muslim communities, Atiku ensured that H.E Boni Haruna, former Governor came to be, unlike in other states like Kogi where Falake was pushed aside when his principal passed away and same opportunity was beckoning. Atiku, the man who truly believes in one Nigeria, ensures that he truly has Yoruba Children, Igbo Children as well as Hausa/Fulani. As such, will...

His Royal Majesty, Homun Dr. Daniel Shaga Ismaila, CON, Kpawo Nomwe, Gilongo Diya, Hama Bachama and the Bachama Traditional Council have received with deep pains the sad news of the sudden and untimely demise of Chief Rodney Nathan (Ngra Batta), a respected and illustrious son of the Bwatiye nation. Chief Rodney, was called to glory on the 3rd, January, 2023, and left behind very large footsteps in the sand of time the size of which will be very difficult to fill. This is contained in a relase by the Chief Press Secretary to Hama Bachama, Anslem Kyauta, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM, on Saturday. He was, until his death, the Chairman Nigerian Union of Teachers ( NUT) Adamawa State, Vice Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress Adamawa State Chapter as well as the Regional leader, of the NUT for the 19 Northern States including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja The Ngra Batta had in his lifetime, impacted people generally not only in Adamawa State but across the nation because of the...

Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 2 young men for allegedly killing a woman and 1 other person accused of bewitching/poisoning their elder brother, Ahmadu Filibus. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the ugly incident occured on the 12th December, 2022 in Batum community, Dumne Development Area, Song Local Government Area. The suspects, Obed Filibus, 32, and Sani Amos, 28, and 4 others (now at large) of Batum, were nabbed for beating up their victims, Halima Ezra and Jibrailu Abdu with sticks to death. Obed and other suspects accused Halima and her Son, Akoi Allah Ezra and Jibrailu of murdering their own brother by putting poison in a beer which he had drank. The suspects alleged that Akoi Allah who operates a local joint in Batum, poisoned the deceased, and that his mother used the opportunity and bewitched him. According to them, late Halima caught Ahmadu's spirit after he was poisoned and subsequently handed it over to late Jibrailu, who finally slaughtered him. While being inter...

The death has occurred of Comrade Rodney S. Nathan, the Chairman Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa State Wing He passed on to glory on the 3rd January, 2023 at a private Hospital in Jos, Plateau State Capital. The deceased and the renowed unionist died at the age of 59. A statement by the Media Assistant to the deceased, Fidelis Jockthan, said burial arrangement will be announced by the family in due course. Late Rodney, until his death was the Chairman NUT Adamawa State, Vice Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress Adamawa State Chapter and Regional Leader, Arewa (19 Northern States including Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Late Rodney Nathan, was also a traditional title holder of Ngra-Batta from Batta Traditional Council, Barden Cika Soro Adamawa and Dan-Masanin Yaounde, Cameroun Republic.

A 43 year old man identified as Aminu Adamu ( aka Kelvin) has revealed how they had used soft drink known as coke as well as groundnut oil to defraud people of their hard earned money for good 7 years. Aminu, an indigene of Edo State who resides in Jos, Plateau State was arrested in Yola, by the operatives of the Police Command on the 1st January, 2023 while trying to dupe a lady known as Elizabeth. One other suspect identified as Kingsley, an indigene of Anambra who introduced himself to lady as foreigner to be precise from Togo, managed and escaped being arrested. The fraudsters who started operating in Abuja, for about 7 years ago, defrauded alot of Nigerians while using coke and groundnut oil. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the suspect was nabbed, while trying to dupe Elizabeth, whom they had defrauded of the sum of N400, 000, in December last in Bauchi state. Elizabeth, who hails from Adamawa State and into the business of supplying liquid fertilizer, fell victim of the syndicate whi...