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  • BESDA enrolls 52,898 girls, Almajiris into Adamawa schools

    BESDA enrolls 52,898 girls, Almajiris into Adamawa schools

    52,898 girls and Almajiri children have been enrolled into schools in 12 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State by the Better Education Services Delivery for All (BESDA).

    This is against 34,757 originally planned by the organization.

    The ptoject coordinator, Dr Mohammed Digireji, disclosed this at a one-day sustainability planning conference in Yola.

    He said that the programme will end by October 2022 in the state and urged for its sustainability.

    Digireji said a lot of improvement has been made in the enrollment of out-of-school children, which has improved literacy rates in the state.

    “100,510 out of school children were earlier profiled, 2,620 teachers’ guide books provided, 2,620 recruited teachers trained, and allowance for six months for NFLFs 1,308 paid.

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    “In addition, the provision of uniforms and sandals to 51,205 pupils”, he said.

    According to him, a monthly stipend of N5,000 is been paid to Alaramas at designated Tsangaya targeting 400 beneficiaries.

    He added that about 40,868 successful children were mainstreamed into formal schools in the state.

    Dagerii said some of the challenges the programme encountered include lack of support from some stakeholders, hard-to-reach and security challenges in some areas as well as inadequate funding.

    Dr Salihi Ateequ, Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB), commended BESDA coordinator for the job well done.

    He said that the state government is committed to the development of education in the state.

    According to him, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved the employment of additional 2,000 teachers to boost teaching and learning in the state.

    Adding that those to be recruited will be fully qualified teachers.

    Ateequ further warned teachers not to compromise the standard of education, adding that any one found wanting would be sacked from service.

  • Why I stoned my children to death – Adamawa Man

    Why I stoned my children to death – Adamawa Man

    The 25-year-old man who was arrested by the police for stoning his two children to death in Adamawa State has explained why he committed the heinous crime.

    The suspect – Elisha Tari – was arrested by the police on Monday for stoning the children aged three and five years at the weekend.

    Tari, who was presented to journalists at the state police command, said has a psychological problem and was in chains some time ago.

    He said: “I smoke Indian hemp, drink alcohol, and inhale snuff. I don’t take tramadol or any other hard drugs.

    The suspect added that all his efforts to bring back the mother of the children who left her matrimonial home for about two months were futile.

    Tari said the children came to him while he was cooking on the day of the incident and asked him when their mother would return home.

    “I asked them to say God but instead, they said fire, and kept saying fire, fire, instead of God.”

    “I became irritated and provoked by their action as a result of which I picked up stones and hit them on their heads to death,” he stated.

  • 25-year-old man stones own children to death in Adamawa

    25-year-old man stones own children to death in Adamawa

    A twenty-five-year-old man, Elisha Tari has allegedly stoned two of his children, aged three and five years to death in Adamawa State.

    The incident happened on Thursday, 18th of August, 2022 in the Himikidu community, Michika Local Government Area of the state.

    Elisha was said to have killed the victims with stones and sticks which he had used in hitting them on their heads many times.

    The incident was reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Michika by the grandfather of the victims.

    Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims’ mother got separated from the suspect two months earlier after they had a misunderstanding.

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    Elisha was arrested while trying to escape to Cameroon and is currently in police custody undergoing interrogation to ascertain the reason behind the murder of his own biological children.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Mr S. K. Akande expressed sadness over the in-human act.

    He then directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, CID, to take over the investigation and ensure the prosecution of the suspect to serve as a deterrent to others.

    The Commissioner equally called on members of the public to always report to the police all acts of criminality within their locals.

  • 62-year-old herbalist rapes 14-year-old mad patient

    62-year-old herbalist rapes 14-year-old mad patient

    A 62-year-old herbalist in Adamawa State, Godwin Sanda, has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl with mental disorder.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.

    The accused hails from Zangun community in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State, and was arrested on Saturday.

    According to the Police, “(We) have arrested a 62-year-old herbalist for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl suffering from mental disorder brought to the suspect for possible medication.

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    “The man had advised her mother who brought her to return home pending the time he would cure the girl of her ailment. Taking advantage of the mom’s absence, the herbalist allegedly had carnal knowledge of the girl over the course of her five-day stay at his place.

    “After raping her, according to him, the victim escaped from his premises and returned to her parent’s house. The parent, who saw the traumatised girl, reported the matter to the police in Numan.

    “The suspect is undergoing investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande,” statement noted.

  • PHOTO: Police rearrest Kuje prison escapee in Adamawa

    PHOTO: Police rearrest Kuje prison escapee in Adamawa

    The Police Command in Adamawa has rearrested a 23–year-old Kuje Prison escapee, Abubakar Muhammad in Mubi Local Government Area of the state.

    The Commissioner of Police, Sikiru Akande disclosed this during the handing over of the escaped prisoner to the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), on Thursday in Yola.

    He said the escapee was arrested by operatives of the command on Wednesday on his way to his home in Bama in Borno State.

    “The suspect who escaped from Kuje Prison during the recent Prison attack was tracing his way to Bama Local Government Area, Borno state through Adamawa border.

    “The suspect further confessed to have been in Kuje Prison custody since 2017 following allegation of terrorism leveled against him,” he said.

    The CP further said the Command’s operatives attached to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and Crack Squad also apprehended 12 kidnapping and robbery suspects in the past one week in the state.

    He said the police recovered one AK-47 Rifle, 15 ammunitions, one locally made pistol, one Den gun, tricycle and military camouflage from the suspects.

    He said the suspects would be prosecuted upon completion of investigations.

    While commending the people for their support to the command, Akande reut6rated commitment to protect lives and property in the state.

  • Nigerian petroleum industry holds night of tributes for Barkindo

    Nigerian petroleum industry holds night of tributes for Barkindo

    The Nigerian petroleum industry on Wednesday in Abuja held a night of tributes for the departed Dr Mohammed Barkindo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Barkindo passed on in Abuja on Tuesday at the age of 63 and was buried on Wednesday in Yola, Adamawa State, in accordance with Islamic rites.

    Speaking at the ceremony which coincided with the 2022 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Award, Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., said Barkindo’s demise was a shock to the industry.

    Represented by Mr Adetunji Adeyemi, the Group Executive Director, Downstream, NNPC, Kyari prayed God to grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

    Mr Mike Sangster, the Managing Director, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Ltd., said the loss was for the family, the country Nigeria, the oil and gas industry and the world at large.

    Sangster who was represented by Mr Charles Ebereonwu, the Country Communications Manager, TotalEnergies Nigeria, described Barkindo as a humble and hardworking man who made enormous contributions to the oil and gas industry.

    “All we can do is to pray for the family for the fortitude to bear the loss and the Almighty God to grant his soul eternal rest,” he said.

    Also, Mr Rick Kennedy, the Chairman, Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), described Barkindo as a true giant of the industry.

    Kennedy said the contributions of the departed global energy leader could not be overemphasised, adding that his death was a huge loss to the sector.

    On his part, Mr Osagie Okunbor, the Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, said Barkindo was an iconic figure in the oil and gas industry whose death came as a very rude shock to stakeholders.

    Okunbor said OPEC was able to overcome multiple crisis due to his outstanding leadership, adding that he made Nigeria and Nigerians proud on the global stage.

    In his tribute, Mr Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, said Barkindo was a role model and someone worthy to be admired.

    “He was the icon of our time. His death is a great loss to Nigeria. God knows best. When our time is up, there is nothing we can do.

    “He has played his part and we can only continue from where he stopped,” Wabote said.

  • Adamawa Majority Leader defects to NNPP from PDP

    Mr Hammatukur Yattasuri, the Majority leader, Adamawa House of Assembly has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the New Nigeria Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

    Speaking at a ceremony in Yola on Tuesday, Yattasuri said that he defected to the NNPP to serve his people better.

    He promised to ensure more dividends of democracy to the people of his constituency, if elected as a member of the House of Representatives on the platform of his new party.

    Also speaking, Mr Hamman Ribadu, the North East Secretary of NNPP described the lawmaker’s defection as a big catch for the party.

    He said that Yattasuri joined the party at right time assuring him of all necessary support.

    Alhaji Saidu Salmana, the Chairman, Jada local government chapter of NNPP described Yattasuri as an honest man who has good character and mass followership.

    He commended him for joining the party, saying he took the right decision.

  • We won’t hear your case if defendants are not put on notice – Federal High Court tells Ribadu

    The Federal High Court in Yola has told Nuhu Ribadu that it would not hear a suit he instituted against APC candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Ahmed and INEC until he put the candidate on notice.

    Justice Abdulaziz Anka stated this on Monday.

    The suit has the APC as first defendant, the governorship candidate as second defendant and INEC as third defendant.

    The judge adjourned till June 29, 2022.

    Justice Anka said fairness demanded that the candidate be aware of the application against her in court because Ribadu, a former EFCCC boss, was seeking an interlocutory order.

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    Ribadu had contested the election on May 26, 2022, but lost to Ahmed who polled 430 votes to become the only female governorship candidate in the North.

    The former EFCC chairman, who came second with 288 votes, was the only aspirant who went to court to challenge the election; praying the court to compel the APC to conduct a fresh governorship primary.

    His prayers read, “A declaration that the primary election conducted by the 1st defendant for the governorship candidate of Adamawa State on May 27, 2022, was not validly conducted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 224 of the 1999 Constitution, Section 84 (1) (2) (5) (b) of the Electoral Act 2022, articles 26.3 and 20. 4 (iii) (2) of the APC Constitution, and paragraphs 22 (iii) (I) of the Guidelines for the Nomination of Candidates for the 2023 General Elections, to warrant the declaration and return of the 2nd defendant as the winner of the said primary election.

    “A declaration that the primary election conducted by the 1st defendant for the governorship candidate of Adamawa State on May 27, 2022 was vitiated by over voting; therefore the 2nd defendant did not score the majority of valid votes cast during the said election.”

  • Gov. Fintiri scores 633 out of 638 votes, emerges as PDP’s governorship candidate

    No fewer than 663 delegates on Wednesday elected Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa as the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate to contest the 2023 election for a second term of office.

    Dr Gibon Katabs, Chairman of the electoral committee of the primary election made the announcement in Yola after the exercise.

    Fintiri was the only contestant following the disqualification of Mr Jamil Waziri by the screening committee.

    Katabs said that 668 delegates were accredited, but there were five invalid votes.

    “Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri scored 663 valid votes and is hereby returned as the governorship candidate of PDP for Adamawa in 2023,’’ he said.

    Katabs also commended the delegates for the successful primary election.

    In his acceptance speech, Fintiri thanked and appreciated the delegates for the confidence reposed in him to run for a second term of office.

    He congratulated all the party’s candidates for the successful primary elections and assured that the party would stand by them to the end.

    Fintiri urged those who lost elections to accept their fate as an act of God and to continue to support the party to succeed as one family.

    He also called on the party’s supporters to be ready for the national convention to ensure that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, an Adamawa indigene and former vice-president emerge as the party’s presidential candidate.

  • APC rejects Adamawa LG poll

    APC rejects Adamawa LG poll

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of the April 9 Adamawa local government councils poll, saying it is not the true reflection of the people’s will.

    Mr Ahmad Abubakar, the Chairman of the state forum of APC chairmanship and councillorship candidates said this when he spoke with newsmen on Thursday in Yola.

    He said that although the aspirants did their part by engaging in massive campaigns at the grassroots, the State Independent Electoral Commission decided to allocate votes to its preferred candidates.

    “The election can best be describing as a monumental charade and an insult to the nobility of democratic tenets; in a word, it was a sham.

    “We as true democrats condemn this act in its entirety. We insist that social justice remains the abiding justification for good governance and politics,” Abubakar said.

    He lauded the APC stakeholders for their efforts toward the success of the election, singling out Alhaji Umar Madawaki, a governorship aspirant for commendation.

    “The forum hereby allies with political ambition of Madawaki for the success of the party and development of the state.

    “We urge the party to understand that no election is too small to merit the party’s support and no area shall be conceded to our political rivals.

    “The party must pursue its electoral goals with great enthusiasm, untiring industry, dogged determination and work side by side with candidates in the entire election process in every part of the state,” he said.

    The State Independent Electoral Commission had declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the poll, clearing all the chairmanship seats in the 21 local government councils of the state.