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Kefas Brandford, the Defendant A middle age man identified as Kefas Brandford, was on Wednesday, docked for duping an Accountant Yobe State Ministry of Finance the sum of N277, 000. Kefas Brandford of Ganye Local Government Adamawa State duped Suleiman Ibrahim, of the said amount of money after he had promised him prayers to get rich as well as promotion in civil service. The defendant had promised to link his victim up with a native doctor in Ganye who will pray to gods to turn his fortunes around within short period of time. The Accountant who was introduced to the man via telephone by one Mustapha, kept paying money into the defendant's account to buy chikens and rams for sacrifice. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the government official had never met eyeball to eyeball with Kefas, untill 2 days ago when he was arrested. Suleiman, who currently resides in Kaduna State, had his house, vehicles and all his belonging burnt down by Boko Haram insurgents who invaded his community in Yobe...

A middle age man identified as Kefas Brandford, was on Wednesday, docked for duping an Accountant Yobe State Ministry of Finance the sum of N277, 000. Kefas Brandford of Ganye Local Government Adamawa State duped Suleiman Ibrahim, of the said amount of money after he had promised him prayers to get rich as well as promotion in civil service. The defendant had promised to link his victim up with a native doctor in Ganye who will pray to gods to turn his fortunes around within short period of time. The Accountant who was introduced to the man via telephone by one Mustapha, kept paying money into the defendant's account to buy chikens and rams for sacrifice. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the government official had never met eyeball to eyeball with Kefas, untill 2 days ago when he was arrested. Suleiman, who currently resides in Kaduna State, had his house, vehicles and all his belonging burnt down by Boko Haram insurgents who invaded his community in Yobe few years ago. It was learnt t...

Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21 suspects who are mostly youngmen believed to be on their way to Cameroon Republic from Zamfara State. Those arrested include; Bilyaminu Abubakar, 24, Salisu Abubakar, 40, Murtala Alhaji, 26, Zainu Abubakar, 25, Lawali Abubakar, 20, Hassan Abu, 22, Ishaka Umar, 33, Abubakar Liman, 35, Musa Aliwali, 26, and Lawal Mohammed, 20. Others are; Abubakar Umar, 27, Lawali Modi, 23, Rabiu Salisu, 26, Haruna Adamu, 20, Umar Mohammed, 25, Kabiru Mamman, 20, Bashiru Sani, 20, Naziru Abubakar, 21, Mudasiru Abubakar, 19, Yushawu Lawali, 25 and Ibrahim Lawali, 22. Confirming the arrest exclusively to NEWS PLATFORM on Wednesday, the Image Maker of the Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the Command in collaboration with Muchalla community members in Mubi North LGA apprehended the suspects. Nguroje, added that the arrest followed public outcry by the inhabitants of the community having sighted youngmen in large number travelling all t...

Teachers in Adamawa State have joined their counterparts across the globe in marking 2022 World Teachers Day with a call on the government to improve on their welfare. The teachers appealed to the government to implement new minimum wage of more especially teachers in Primary Schools which their counterparts in Post Primary Schools are enjoying since 2019. More so, the teachers urged the government to commence implementation of promotion to teachers in Primary Schools, payment of professional allowance of 27.5% to teachers who acquired requisite professional qualifications to boost their morale. Additionally, the teachers pleaded with the present administration to elongate 5 years of service so as to cover all categories of teachers across Adamawa State. Addressing the teachers at the Ribadu Square, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, congratulated all teachers across the world for the celebration of a profession which transcends nobility to humanity.  Governor Fintiri, who was represen...

The Deputy Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, has congratulated the Hama Bachama, HRM. Homun Dr Daniel Shaga Ismaila, on his conferment of National Honour by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Paramount Ruler of Bachama Kingdom and Founder Royal Chapel of Peace was awarded with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CON) by President Buhari. Rt. Hon. Mackondo, in his goodwill message on his behalf and Numan Constituency in general, felicitated with the Royal Father over the award, saying that the prestigious award is not only for the King but his entire domain. The Lawmaket however hailed President Buhari for the honour bestowed upon the highly respected King and prayed God to continue to protect, guide and grant the Hama Bachama sound health so as to continue to take his domain in the part of peace and progress.  

The Executive Chairman Adamawa State Board of Internal Revenue, Alhaji Hamman Adama Njabari, has felicitated with the Executive Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and other citizens on the occasion of the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. Alh. Njabari, on behalf of the Management and Staff of the Internal Revenue Services, also rejoiced with the Deputy Governor, Chief Crowther Seth, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, other Members of the 7th Assembly, Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Malam Bashir Ahmad and Members of the State Executive Council. The Chairman also felicitated with the Local Government Council Chairmen, Adamawa State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, Captains of the Industries, Members  of the Business Community and the good people of Adamawa on the occasion of Nigeria @62 He used the medium and called on the citizens to complement the effort of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri led administration in its drive to boost revenue ...

Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency(ADSEMA), says about 37 people lost their lives, while 58 others sustained injuries in the 2022 flooding. According to the agency, 171, 000 persons were affected, while 89, 000 hectres of farmlands were submerged in Madagali, Fufore, Yola South, Yola North, Girei, Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk and Shelleng LGAs and some parts of the state. It said that both private and public property worth millions were destroyed, adding that structures such as schools, health centres, market squares, places of worship, households and several others were affected. The Executive Secretary of ADSEMA, Dr. Muhammad Amin Suleiman, disclosed this in a chat with NEWS PLATFORM on Saturday. Dr. Suleiman, said that the natural disaster which was recorded exceeded what was predicted, explaining that it was predicted that only fronline LGAs on the bank of River Benue would be affected. He said that to their greatest surprise, some LGAs such as Madagali, was hit by the disas...