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The Adamawa State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Education on Wednesday, vowed to sanction teachers who delight in absenting themselves from classrooms without due authorisation. News Platform  There have been recurring allegations of teachers who absent themselves from duty especially in some government owned primary and secondary schools across the state. This set of teachers, mainly in rural schools, not only short-change the pupils and students, who they are supposed to teach, but also defraud the government by collecting salaries and not working to justify the paymenent. The Chairman of the committee and member representing Uba/Gaya constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Eng. Adun John Alaba, promised to address teachers absenteeism in public schools and out of school children.  Hon. Alaba, stated this while addressing a delegation from Basic Education Group and assured that his committee will look into their recommendations with a view to prof...

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has urged stakeholders from all sectors to collaborate in fostering accountability and combating procurement fraud in Nigeria. Speaking at the Close-out and Journalism Award Ceremony of the International Centre for Investigative Journalism (ICIR) Open Contract Reporting Project (OCRP) in Abuja, Dr. Aliyu underscored the pivotal role of procurement in public service delivery.  This is contained in a release signed by the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/Spokesperson for the Commission, Demola Bakare. The ICPC Boss declared that transparent and honest procurement processes are vital for enabling governments to deliver infrastructure, healthcare, education, and other essential services to citizens. Dr. Aliyu identified procurement fraud—such as irregular contract awards, violations of the Public Procurement Act, and other infractions—as a major threat ...

The Adamawa State Police Command has urged citizens to visit the Central Motor Traffic Division to claim abandoned, accident, missing or stolen vehicles. The command's spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, asked the public to visit the CMTD with original proof of ownership and claim their vehicles. The vehicles include Nissan Hilux, Honda Accord, Honda EOD, Toyota Starlet amongst others. He explained that the abandoned or accident vehicles were recovered during investigations of fatal accident cases at Command's Central Motor Traffic Division (CMTD) from October 2022. "The Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, calls on members of the public whose motor vehicles were either stolen, missing or abandoned to report to Central Motor Traffic Division with original proof of ownership and claim it". He stated.          

By Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the Adamawa State Governor Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State recently established new chiefdoms, sparking a significant amount of discussion. While some critics have condemned the decision, suggesting that it could be politically motivated or an unnecessary expansion of traditional leadership structures, it is important to understand that Fintiri’s initiative deserves commendation rather than vilification. The creation of chiefdoms plays an important role in the socio-cultural and administrative structure of a state. These chiefdoms are essential in preserving culture and fostering unity among different communities in a diverse country like Nigeria, where ethnicity and traditional institutions hold high value. Governor Fintiri's decision to establish new chiefdoms allows a more localized approach to leadership, empowering traditional rulers to address the unique challenges facing their communities. This decentralization o...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Solomon Ogodo, a Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for his involvement in forgery, employment racketeering and fraud. The ICPC, had in December 2022 arraigned Mr. Ogodo in charge no: CR/503/2022 before Hon. Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Jabi, Abuja for defrauding unsuspecting job seekers to the tune of Twelve Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N12,200,000). In the 5-count charge, the Commission told the Court how the convict, on different occasions hoodwinked some members of the public into parting with different sums of money in the guise of securing employments for their relatives in the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS). ICPC’s Prosecutor in the case, Mr. Hamza Sani had in the course of the trial led evidence before the court on how Mr. Ogodo, forged offers of provisional appointments for so...

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed a bill for a law to provide for the appointment and deposition of Chiefs in Adamawa State. News Platform  The passage of the bill followed a motion to that effect by the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Ahmed Jingi Belel (Maiha) and seconded by Hon. Kantomon Naftali Bulus, representing Shelleng constituency. The lawmakers passed the bill after considering and adopting the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs headed by Hon. Calvin Kefas (Toungo).  The bill was initiated to provide for the appointment and deposition of chiefs and matters incidental thereto. In his comment during the consideration of the report, the Member representing Numan Constituency, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, hailed the bill, saying that their constituents are in support of its passage. After the 3rd reading of the bill, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, who presided the sitting, directed the Clerk to prep...

By Hussaini Hammangabdo, Yola The Member representing Maiha, Mubi North, Mubi South federal constituency, Hon Ja'afaru Abubakar Magaji, has applauded the Federal Government for establishing and sustaining Federal Medical Centres Mubi in Adamawa State. Hon Ja'afaru in an interview with journalists said that President Bola Tinubu is to be particularly commended for ensuring that the process of establishing the two medical centres, commenced before he came to power, does not suffer delay.  He expressed joy especially about a recent signing of a memorandum of understanding when the federal government officially took over the sites of the centres from the Adamawa State Government. The Reps member said, "I am delighted about the signing of MoU between the federal government and the Adamawa State Government.  "In some of these instances, there may be no mutual understanding, more so because of the political differences (between President Tinubu and Governor Ahmadu Fintiri). ...