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As part of commitment towards cushioning the effect of economic hardship being faced by his electorate, the member representing Uba/Gaya constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Eng. Adum John Alaba, has distributed food items as well herbicides to his constituents. Hon. Alaba of Uba/Gaya distributed maize, rice and cartons of herbicides as part of his 2024 constituency project. The gesture by the lawmaker attracted commendation from his electorate across 6 political wards who appreciated his effort in reaching out to his constituents at the time of need. The electorate said that the food intervention by the lawmaker came at a time many families could not afford to feed themselves due to economic hardship. Speaking while flagging off the distribution of the items in Uba/Gaya constituency, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, commended the member for gesture. Rt. Hon. Bathiya disclosed that the food items will go along way in reducing the level of hunge...

The member representing Lamurde constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Bauna Myandassa, has expended the sum of N50million on grains for distribution to his electorate as part of his constituency project. Hon. Bauna, announced this known while speaking at a townhall meeting which he personally convened and held at Lamurde on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by the former member Demsa, Numan and Lamurde at the House of Representatives, Hon. Talatu Yohanna, former member Lamurde constituency, Hon. Mike Zidon, Chairman of Lamurde LGC, Councillors, Development Area Administrators, Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders among others. The lawmaker said that Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri had approved the sum of N50million for them to supply food items for their constituents considering the excruating economic hardship being faced by their electorate. He explained that the money was not given to him cash but was channelled through Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Ag...

Apparently worried by what might be the outcome of the planned protest across the nation, the Adamawa State House of Assembly, on Tuesday kicked against the protest and adopted 7 point resolutions as a way forward. News Platform  Part of the resolutions adopted by the Honourable members include calling on the government to engage young people in community development projects and provide them with opportunities for education and employment. The assembly, urged the government to implement programmes that will address the specific needs and concerns of the youth; encourage open and honest conversations between the parties as well as use neutral mediators if necessary to facilitate discussions. The members also called on the government to hold town hall meetings where community members can voice their grievances and suggests solutions as well as engage traditional rulers and stakeholders who are respected in their communities to mediate conflicts. Equally, it advised government to emp...

  As part of their commitment towards cushioning the effect of economic hardship being faced by their electorate, the members representing Madagali and Uba/Gaya constituencies respectively at the Adamawa State House of Assembly have donated food items to their constituents. While Hon. Haruna Jilantikiri (Madagali) donated maize and rice, Hon. Adum John Alaba (Uba/Gaya) on his part donated herbicides, maize and rice as part of their constituency projects. The gesture by the lawmakers attracted commendation from cross section of their electorate who appreciated them for reaching out to hundreds of their constituents at the time of need. The electorate, who spoke separately, said that the food intervention by the lawmkers came at a time many families could not afford to feed themselves due to economic hardship. Speaking while flagging off the distribution of the items in Madagali and Uba/Gaya constituencies respectively, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, commended ...

Ahead of August planned hardship protest, the Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Adamawa state, Hon. Abubakar Abubakar (Babatsoho), has tasked youth Irrespective of party affiliation to prioritise national unity over unrest.  Hon. Abubakar, stated this during an interactive session with some youth groups shortly after a meeting in Yola, on Monday, on the proposed nationwide protest, saying that national unity is above personal/political interest.  He urged the youth and other political pressure groups in the country to shelve the planned protest and support the good policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu for the overall development of the Nigeria. The APC youth leader said there is the need for Nigerians to support the President’s efforts towards building a better country for all, adding that citizens must put national stability over everything.  Hon. Abubakar said he would continue consultating various youth groups in Adamawa State on the need ...

The Chairman Hong Local Government Council, Hon. Usman Inuwa Wa'aganda, has commended Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, for re-introducing monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state. News Platform Hon. Wa'aganda, who made the commendation in Hong LGA on Saturday, while fielding questions from newsmen, applauded the Governor for bringing the policy. He said that the significance of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise cannot be over emphasized, saying that his council has taken the policy very seriously in order to keep the environment clean. He said that he had summoned meeting with all the security agencies, the traditional rulers and religious leaders and introduced the issue of sanitation exercise as reintroduced by the Governor. He said had resolved during the meeting to take the issue of sanitation exercise very seriously, and that he also directed the security agencies to block major highways during the exercise. He promised to hold security meeting ever...

The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, on Saturday, donated 3,000 bags of rice and maize to the vulnerable, less privileged as well as several other electorate in his constituency. Rt. Hon. Bathiya, also donated to the beneficiaries to enable them transport the bags of grains distributed to them to their various communities. Flagging off the distribution at Government Lodge in Hong LGA, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, said that the distribution is part of his commitment to provide food intervention to his teeming constituents. He stated that he is moved to embark on the gesture this year due to the economic hardship being faced by the citizens, saying that the foodstuffs will go along way in cushioning the current  hardship in the society. He recalled that apart from lawmaking, he was able to intervene in education, healthcare delivery, provision of portable water, rural fedder roads youths and women empowerment programmes among others during his first tenur...

The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, on Saturday, donated 3,000 bags of rice and maize to the vulnerable, less privileged as well as several other electorate in his constituency. Rt. Hon. Bathiya, also donated to the beneficiaries to enable them transport the bags of grains distributed to them to their various communities. Flagging off the distribution at Government Lodge in Hong LGA, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, said that the distribution is part of his commitment to provide food intervention to his teeming constituents. He stated that he is moved to embark on the gesture this year due to the economic hardship being faced by the citizens, saying that the foodstuffs will go along way in cushioning the current  hardship in the society. He recalled that apart from lawmaking, he was able to intervene in education, healthcare delivery, provision of portable water, rural fedder roads youths and women empowerment programmes among others during his first tenur...

There was jubilation in Michika on Friday, as the member representing the constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Yerima Zah, distributed 2,233 bags of maize and rice to his electorate. The bags of grains were distributed to more especially the aged by the lawmker as part of his effort to mitigate the current excruciating economic hardship in the society. Aside the distribution of the food items to the old people, the member has also embarked on the sinking of boreholes across the 16 wards which comprise Michika constituency to provide portable water supply to his electorate. Cars Donated by Hon. Yeriman Moses Zah, recently Speaking while flagging off the distribution of the food items at the Civic Centre in Michika LGA, on Friday, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, commended the legislator for reaching out to old people with the laudable gesture. Rt. Hon. Bathiya, described the contribution of their colleague in providing food support to his ...

Ahead of the planned nationwide protest in August, the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, has summoned an emergency security meeting with stakeholders in the state. CP Dankombo Morris, in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, invited no fewer than 15 unions/organisations for the meeting. According to him, the meeting will be held on 26th July, 2024 at the Police officers Mess, by 10:00am. Those invited include, Traditional leaders, Religious leaders, Student Unions leaders,Labour leaders, Chairman NUJ and Gamzaki traders union leaders.  Others are Rana Tafito Leaders, Leaders of NURTW/ Employers, NGOs, Civil Society Organization (CSOs), National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Market Women leaders, PCRC state exco, Leaders of Eminent persons forum and Adviser to H E on Peace and Security .

Determined to upgrade the status of the College of Agriculture Ganye, the member representing Uba/Gaya constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Eng. Adum John Alaba, has initiated a bill to expand the college in order to cater for the educational needs of the citizens. The lawmaker is seeking legal backing to upgrade the College to College of Agriculture, Science and Technology Ganye so as to introduce new courses, departments, attract grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TEFfund) and more investment. At the resumed plenary on Wednesday, during which the bill was read for the 1st time following a motion by its sponsor, the lawmakers were unanimous in their support for the expansion of the institution. After the 1st reading of the bill, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, who presided over the sitting, directed the Chairman Rules and Business of the assembly to schedule it for 2nd reading. The bill is tagged, "A Bill for a Law to Repeal C...

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects for allegedly killing a man identified as Umaru whom they accused of witchcraft. The accused include Adamu Alhaji Bamu, 35 years and Manu Alhaji Bamu, 32 years old of Kila village in Toungo LGA, have confessed to the crime. The suspects told the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, that the deceased had killed 2 children of Adamu. Narrating the incident, Adamu said that the deceased was not born a witch but he bought it when he had lost all his cattle. He said the deceased had earlier informed them of his intention to buy witchcraft in order to kill his father and inherit his cattle. He said that their victim started bewitching Adamu's children after he had failed to kill his father as he had planned. Adamu pointed out that Umaru had murdered his daughter known as Hurera and later Mumuni, and retaliated by killing him which he did not regret murdering him. He said he had matcheted him 4 time...

The Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Adamawa State Chapter, Rev. Dr. Joel Danjuma Manzo, has cautioned Christian faithful especially the youth to follow guidelines guiding peaceful protest so as not to incur the wrath of the law. Rev. Dr. Manzo, who doubles as President of the Kingdom People of Gongola Baptist Conference gave the word of caution while addressing Guyuk community on the face of looming nationwide planned protest. According to him, one cannot deny the fact that the entire nation is now being faced with untold hardship due to some policies. "Nigeria has often been on the news as a country  bedevilled by so many challenges such as insecurity and corruption among others which brought many setback in almost if not all our northern communities. "One may not be completely wrong to mention that insecurity and economic hardship have become a common phenomenon in most communities nationwide and have already overstretched many people", he lamented. He...

  The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a 25 years old man, Yahaya Balarabe for allegedly stabbing to death his close friend known as Usman. A release by the spokesman of the police command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the suspect murdered the deceased and and robbed him of his motorcycle and the sum of N20,000 on the 17th July, 2024.  The accused who hails from Dage Village, Ganye Local Government Area, accompanied his victim to his farm under the pretence of assisting him in spraying herbicides. He said that the suspect brutally attacked and killed the deceased, Usman by stabbing him with a cutlass on the head and threw the corpse in a gutter. According to him, the suspect was apprehended following the report from the deceased family members upon recovery of material evidence at the scene of the crime which linked him to the crime. He explained that the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime,  adding that he was only interested in taking possess...

Adamawa State House of Assembly has taken steps towards enacting 3 different bills aimed at establishing Teachers Service Commission, Water Supply and Sanitation Services as well as Health Supply Management Agency. News Platform  Already, the assembly presided by its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, has referred all the bills to the House Committee on Rules, Business, and Ethics to schedule it for first reading at any convenient legislative day. The 3 different bills were sponsored by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The Governor, in 3 different letters, requested the Hon. Members to legislate on the bills in the interest of the state. The letters were received and read at the resumed plenary session by the Speaker who directed the House Committee to schedule the bills for first reading. Fintiri led administration is seeking the establishment of Adamawa State Teachers Service Commission, and Adamawa State Water Supply and Sanitation Services Law 2024. Another bill being considered b...

Adamawa State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Petitions, Public Service and Electoral Matters has launched an investigation into the alleged confiscation of piece of land by royal father in Mubi North LGA. News Platform  The committee which is headed by the Member representing Shelleng constituency, Hon. Bulus Kantomon Naphtali, was mandated to investigate the petition which was presented at the plenary session on Tuesday. The document was earlier presented at the plenary by Hon. Kantomon Naphtali, which was read by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, while presiding over the sitting. After reading the petition, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, directed the committee to investigate the allegations and report back to the assembly in 3 weeks time.   The petition was filed by some members of Palala Dazala community, Yelwa ward in Mubi North LGA, who accused the Village Head of Njairi Belel, of confiscating their plot of lands of several people in the community. The petitio...

The Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Aminu Iya Abbas, has tasked the newly inaugurated Chairmen of the 21 LGCs to embark on the execution of people oriented projects. Senator Iya Abbas, in a statement through his media office in Yola, Adamawa state, extended hearty congratulations to them and wished them a successful tenure of office. He charged them to formulate policies that would impact positively on the socio-economic well-being of the electorate. He stressed the need for the newly elected chairmen to embrace inclusive governance by working as one family in order to meet the yearnings of those who voted for them.  While commending Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for providing dividends of democracy to the people of the state, he further urged the chairmen to emulate the Governor for the development of all.  The senator who served as speaker of the 7th Adamawa Assembly from (2019-2023) called on them to carry their vice chairmen, legislative councl an...

The member representing Michika constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Yerima Zah, has commiserated with the victims of flooding at Blabiri community in Michika LGA. Hon. Moses Yerima Zah, also applauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, for visiting the community to commiserate with the victims as well as for an on the spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the flooding. It could be recalled that flooding had over the weekend destroyed several houses as well as food items, leaving the inhabitants of the community counting their losses. Hon. Moses Yerima Zah, had while commiserating with his constituents particularly the victims, said that he shares in the pains being felt more especially by the victims and entire Michika constituency. The lawmaker urged them to be comforted in the fact that it was a natural disaster and that nobody can question God on what had happened. He used the opportunity and commended Governor Fintiri for his timely intervention in constit...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Small Town Water, Sanitation and Hygine (ST WASH), on Thursday, reviewed programs being implemented in Three (3) communities in Girei, Song and Ganye LGAs in Adamawa State. USAID and ST WASH reviewed its programs being executed in Viniklang, Dumne and Gangaraso/Sangasumi in the 3 LGAs at a One -Day Bi-Annual WASH Clinic held at the America University of Nigeria (AUN) hotel, on Thursday. The ST WASH is the project being managed by Mercy Corps and Wateraid and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The WASH Clinic attracted relevant stakeholders in the water sector including the Water Consumer Associations (WCAs) involved in the implementation of Small Town Water, Sanitation and Hygine (ST WASH). During the event, the Ministry of Water Resources Adamawa State inaugurated a 9-Member WASH Technical Committee with mandate to provide technical advice, oversight and ensure projects' e...

  The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) on Sunday, declared all the candidates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners in the LGCs elections conducted across the state on Saturday. News Platform 

The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) on Sunday, declared all the candidates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners in the LGCs elections conducted across the state on Saturday. News Platform  Details Shortly 

Relief may soon come to the inhabitants of Adamawa state and beyond as a bill for the establishment of National Eye Centre Jimeta sponsored by the Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Aminu Iya Abbas, scaled 1st reading. News Platform  The newly floated legislation is tagged, "National Eye Centre, Jimeta, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2024 (SB. 524)" is seeking to establish and bring National Eye Centre closer to the people at the grassroots. Senator Iya Abbas' bill scaled 1st reading at Wenesday, plenary session presided by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. He thereafter announced the 1st reading of the bill which is expected to be scheduled for 2nd reading. The eye centre if finally established will provide and increase accessibility to quality eye services to patients in Adamawa State and beyond who have since been yearning for such a centre.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has organised a Bi-Annual Water, Sanitation and Hygine (WASH) Clinic in Adamawa State so as to reflect, review as well as discuss activities of its programs. The WASH Clinic attracted relevant stakeholders in the water sector including the Water Consumer Associations (WCAs) involved in the implementation of Small Town Water, Sanitation and Hygine (ST WASH). Currently, USAID which comprises Mercy Corps and Wateraid is implementing its programs in Viniklang community in Girei, Dumne in Song and Gangaraso/Sangasamu in Ganye Local Government Areas respectively in Adamawa state. During the event, the Ministry of Water Resources Adamawa State inaugurated a 9-Member WASH Technical Committee with mandate to provide technical advice, oversight and ensure projects' effectiveness, efficiency as well as foster collaboration and innovation. The committee which was inaugurated by the Commissioner Ministry of Water Resources, Hon. Audu Ay...

The Adamawa State Police Command has recovered a 3 years old boy identified as Friday Okonkwo, who was stole and sold for N410,000. The boy was stole by Blessing Okonkwo, 24 years old and sold to Efunaya Nabufe, 35 years old who reside Mubi North LGA, Adamawa state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed the recovery in a release to newsmen in Yola, Adamawa State. According to him, investigations led to the recovery of the abducted child from Efunaya Nabufe, who had taken the boy to her sister in Enugu State. He said it was further revealed during investigation that Blessing Okonkwo, who sold the boy to Efunaya is the biological mother of the boy and not as she had told police earlier that she is sister to him. He explained that Hauwa Lawan, who initially claimed to be the mother of the boy is actually his grandmother, saying that Blessing, was impregnated by one Aboi from Onitsha and gave birth to the boy in 2019.