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  • Adamawa orders hoteliers to install CCTV cameras after suspected ritualist beheads lady

    Adamawa orders hoteliers to install CCTV cameras after suspected ritualist beheads lady

    Adamawa on Monday gave hoteliers operating in the state a six-week ultimatum to install Close-Circuit Television cameras in their facilities for effective security surveillance and safety of patrons.

    The state’s deputy governor, Dr Kaleptapwa Farauta issued the ultimatum at an emergency security meeting she held with hotel proprietors in Adamawa.

    She warned that failure to unconditionally comply with the directive would be appropriately sanctioned.

    Responding, Mr Samuel Adwata, chairman of the association of hoteliers in Adamawa assured that the directive would be complied with speedily.

    Monday’s ultimatum followed Thursday’s beheading of a middle-aged divorcee in a hotel room in Yola by a suspected ritualist.

    Police in Adamawa have already arrested some suspects in connection with the beheading of the lady.

    Also arrested were three employees of the hotel who were on duty at the time of the incident.

    The suspected ritualist allegedly took his victim to the hotel where he was lodged as a guest, and thereafter beheaded her and left the scene with her decapitated head.

    Confirming the arrests on Friday, police spokesman in Adamawa, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said: “the command has arrested three employees of the hotel and recovered drugs and telephone handset of the lady.

    “The drug and handset were recovered at the scene of the crime.

    The lady’s ex-husband, Mr Auwal Garba, identified the remains of his estranged wife at a hospital on Friday.

    Garba, who confirmed the identity of the deceased to the police, said she was his ex-wife, whom he married about six years ago.

    He said the union produced one child but due to some irreconcilable differences he divorced the lady in December, 2023.

  • Average price of 5kg cooking gas stood at N4,962.87 in December 2023- NBS

    Average price of 5kg cooking gas stood at N4,962.87 in December 2023- NBS

    The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,828.18 recorded in November 2023 to N4,962.87 in December 2023.

    This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for December 2023 released on Monday in Abuja.

    The report said the December price represented a 2.79 per cent increase, compared to what was obtained in November.

    The NBS said the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased on a year-on-year basis by 8.70 per cent from N4,565.56 recorded in December 2022 to N4,962.87 in December 2023.

    On state profile analysis, the report showed that Adamawa recorded the highest average price at N5,725.33 for 5kg cooking gas, followed by Jigawa at N5,686.88, and Lagos at N5,671.05.

    It said on the other hand, Ebonyi recorded the lowest price at N4,071.43, followed by Imo and Abia at N4,088.24 and N4,155.88, respectively.

    Analysis by zone showed that the North-East recorded the highest average retail price at N5,256.61 for 5kg cooking gas, followed by the North-West at N5,144.50.

    “The South-East recorded the lowest average retail price at N4,155.59,” the NBS said.

    Also, the NBS said the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cooking gas increased by 3.18 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N11,155.15 in November 2023 to N11,510.16 in December 2023.

    The report said the average retail price for 12.5kg cooking gas rose by 12.31 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N10,248.97 recorded in December 2022 to N11,510.16 in December 2023.

    State profile analysis showed that Cross River recorded the highest average retail price of N13,572.22 for 12.5kg cooking gas, followed by Edo at N13,265.63 and Delta at N13,041.67.

    On the other hand, the report showed that the lowest average price for 12.5kg of cooking gas was recorded in Ebonyi at N10,142.86, followed by Imo and Anambra with N10,150.90 and N10,264.29, respectively.

    Analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price of N12,700.14 for 12.5kg cooking gas, followed by the North-Central at N11,585.89.

    The report said the South-East recorded the lowest price at N10,632.14.

    The NBS said the average retail price per litre of kerosene increased to N1,362.27 in December 2023 on a month-on-month basis, showing an increase of 5.84 per cent, compared to the N1,287.10 recorded in November.

    According to its National Kerosene Price Watch for December, on a year-on-year basis, the average retail price per litre of kerosene rose by 23.33 per cent from N1,104.61 in December 2022.

    On state profile analysis, the report showed that Abuja recorded the highest average price at N1,650.00 per litre of kerosene in December, followed by Ogun at N1,609.52 and Benue at N1,594.44.

    “On the other hand, the lowest price was recorded in Kwara at N917.14, followed by Rivers at N969.70 and Nasarawa at N1,071.43.”

    The NBS said the analysis further showed that the South-West recorded the highest average retail price per litre of Kerosene at N1,455.21, followed by the North-West at N1,420.48.

    It said the South-East recorded the lowest average retail price per litre of kerosene at N1,264.49.

    The report said the average retail price per gallon of Kerosene paid by consumers in December 2023 was N4,529.92, indicating a 1.17 per cent decline from N4,583.44 recorded in November.

    “On a year-on-year basis, the average price per gallon of kerosene increased by 20.69 per cent from N3,753.38 recorded in December 2022.

    On state profile analysis, it showed that Bauchi recorded the highest average retail price at N5,600.00 per gallon of kerosene, followed by Lagos at N5,273.53 and Ekiti at N5,234.38.

    On the other hand, the report said Delta recorded the lowest price at N3,234.29, followed by Bayelsa and Kaduna at N3,538.03 and N3,560.00 ,respectively.

    Analysis by zone showed that the North-East recorded the highest average price per gallon of Kerosene at N5,077.08, followed by the South-West at N5,014.48.

    “The South-South recorded the lowest average price per gallon of Kerosene at N3,957.17 ,” the NBS said.

     

  • Supreme Court dismisses SDP’s appeal against Fintiri’s re-election

    Supreme Court dismisses SDP’s appeal against Fintiri’s re-election

    The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Umar Ardo, its candidate in the 2023 Adamawa governorship election against Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri.

    Justice John Okoro who led the five-member panel led by subsequently dismissed the appeal after the counsel for the candidate prayed the court to withdraw the case.

    When the matter was called, a member of the panel Justice Helen Ogunwumiju drew the attention of counsel to the appellants, Sylvester Imanogbe to the fact that the appeal was incompetent.

    “This appeal is a waste of the court’s precious time, on the grounds that the petitioners did not only score a very insignificant votes of about 6,000 but did not show how the alleged noncompliance to the electoral laws and guidelines affected them or the outcome of the March 18 and April 16 rerun governorship election in Adamawa State”.

    Taking the hint of the court that the appeal was incompetent and also not wanting to waste the court’s time by arguing the case, Imanogbe made an oral application for the appeal.

    Respondents in the appeal however did not object to the withdrawal and presiding Justice, John Okoro, subsequently dismissed the appeal.

    Fnitiri is now left with the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Aishatu Dahiru, seeking to be declared the governor of the state.

  • Fintiri presents N225.8bn 2024 budget for Adamawa

    Fintiri presents N225.8bn 2024 budget for Adamawa

    Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Friday presented N225.8 billion Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly for 2024 fiscal year.

    The budget is higher than N175 billion approved for 2023.

    Presenting the budget tagged: “Budget of Re-engineering”, Fintiri said it would focus on the development of critical infrastructure in the state.

    He said the estimate included N114.5 billion capital expenditure representing 51 per cent and N111.3 recurrent expenditure representing 49.5 per cent.

    The governor said the budget would be financed from N68.3 billion statutory allocation; N22.2 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), N16 billion exchange rate difference, N1 billion ecological fund, N47.7 billion Value Added Tax (VAT), among others.

    Finitiri said the budget would provide necessary funds to fast track infrastructure development in critical sectors such as education, security, health and social services.

    The Speaker, Mr Wesley Bahtaya said the legislators would ensure speedy passage of the bill.

    While commending the governor over the full implementation of the 2023 budget, Bahtaya attributed the cordial working relationship between the executive and the legislature to strict adherence to the principles of separation of powers.

  • Teenager nabbed for allegedly sharing intimacy with a cock

    Teenager nabbed for allegedly sharing intimacy with a cock

    An Adamawa based 17-year-old boy has been nabbed by the police for allegedly  sharing intimacy with a cock.

    The offence which has was tagged an ‘unnatural offence by the Adamawa Police command on Friday via a statement.

    According to the police, the teenager was arrested following a complaint made to the Police by one Esther Dimas, a resident of Viniklang, a residential community in Girei Local Government Area, just a 1.6km long bridge away from the Jimeta axis of the state capital, Yola.

    The statement, released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the complainant caught the teenage suspect in the act.

    “Another 17-year-old suspect identified as Lawali Mori, a resident of Viniklang, has been arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a cock against the order of nature,” the Police stated.

    According to the statement, the suspect confessed that he sexually assaulted the cock, although “he could not add reasons to why he did such a thing.”

    The statement said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, had directed a discreet investigation into the matter.

  • Atiku urges Adamawa citizens to support Fintiri’s transformative programmes

    Atiku urges Adamawa citizens to support Fintiri’s transformative programmes

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the people of Adamawa to support the transformative programmes initiated by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri to move the state forward.

    Atiku, a presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, made the call on Monday in Yola.

    He said that Fintiri has done exceptionally well, especially in the area of infrastructure, education and healthcare service delivery.

    “I commend the PDP-led administration for its giant stride particularly in the area of infrastructure, education and healthcare delivery.

    “And I want the people of the state to continue to support the current administration,” he said.

    Atiku was received by the state Deputy Governor, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta and other top government officials at the International Airport, Yola.

  • BREAKING: Tribunal affirms Adamawa Gov, Fintiri’s election as panel quashes APC, Binani’s petition

    BREAKING: Tribunal affirms Adamawa Gov, Fintiri’s election as panel quashes APC, Binani’s petition

    The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday upheld the election of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, having dismissed the petition filed by Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru Binani, his challenger.

    Binani, a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had challenged the election of Governor Fintiri (People’s Democratic Party), alleging several irregularities and substantial non-compliance with the electoral Act.

    She hinged her case on non-accreditation, improper accreditation and over voting, violence, snatching of election materials, among other irregularities.

    She categorically argued that Fintiri’s election cannot stand because there were multiple declaration of winner and returns made, as according the her, she was earlier declared the winner by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari; as such the maintained that the election had two different declarations of a winner.

    She therefore prayed the tribunal to declare Governor Fintiri’s “purported victory as null and void.”

    On April 16, 2023, it was widely reported that a dramatic twist to the governorship election in Adamawa State has emerged as the APC candidate, Aishatu Dahiru Binani has been declared the winner of the poll before the completion of the collation of results.

    The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Hudu Yunusa, announced Binani as the winner, even when the resumption of the collation of results scheduled for 11 am on Sunday had yet to start.

    However, 30 minutes later, it was reported again that the INEC declared the announcement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Binani as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election as null and void.

    Delivering judgement on Saturday, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Theodora Uloho held that by the provisions of section 25 the Electoral Act, the suspended REC had no business returning a winner.

    She further held that it is only a returning officer that decalares the outcome of an election. That the REC cannot usurp the powers of the returning officer in that manner to have returned Binani as elected
    The declaration and return of Aisha Binani as elected was untra vires the statutory duties of a REC and therefore null and void. That the suspended REC acted recklessly.

    The petitioners failed to discharge the burden of proving that there was non-accreditation, improper accreditation and over voting.

    Justice Uloho, having struck out several exhibits, dismissed the petition filed by Binani and affirmed election of Governor Fintiri.

    Reacting to the judgement, counsel to the first petitioner, Sani Garba said, “We’ll study the judgement and advise our client accordingly.”

    On his part counsel to Governor Fintiri, Damian Dodo, praised the judgment and the judges for being impartial in their decision.

  • Adamawa assembly investigates recurring boat mishaps

    Adamawa assembly investigates recurring boat mishaps

    The Adamawa House of Assembly has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate the recent boat mishaps that claimed 26 lives in Yola South and Fufore Local Government Areas of the state.

    The Speaker, Mr Bathiya Wesley, stated this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Yola.

    He said the committee has been mandated to unravel the cause of the accidents and make recommendations to avert future occurance.

    Wesley said the committee would be headed by Mohammed Buba-Jijiwa and Kate Raymond-Mamuno as member.

    Others are Suleiman Alkali; Umar Bobbo-Ismail, Mr Japhet Hammanjabu, Kabiru Mijinyawa and Moses Yarima.

    According to Wesley, the committee will engage local council chairmen and community leaders to sensitise the affected riverine communities on the imperative of using life jackets.

    “We expect them to report their findings to the House within seven days,” he said.

  • JUST IN: Confusion as mad man kills 9 in Adamawa

    JUST IN: Confusion as mad man kills 9 in Adamawa

    A man has killed no fewer than nine people in Adamawa State, before being beaten to death by an angry mob.

    The incident happened last Wednesday evening in Libbo Ward, Kate-Gamji village, in the Sheleng Local Government Area of the state.

    The man, identified as Ali Denham, was said to have embarked on a killing spree for reasons unknown to members of the community.

    He reportedly used a knife to stab his victims, including an elderly woman and man.

    Some angry youths in the village surrounded Denham after he killed his victims, disarmed him, and beat him to death.

    The remains of the deceased persons were buried on Thursday evening.

    Family members of the suspected man have fled the community.

  • ”Masked man” in police net for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife

    ”Masked man” in police net for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife

    The police in Adamawa confirmed the arrest of a 36-year-old man, Jaafar Adamu for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife in Hong LGA.

    This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya-Nguroje in Yola on Wednesday.

    Yahaya-Nguroje, said the suspect was arrested Sept. 15.

    He said that the suspect who wore a face mask, raped the 23-year-old wife of his neighbour in Angwan Diocese Kala’a in Hong town.

    “Unfortunately for him, upon committing the act, his face mask fell off and was recognised by the victim. He escaped but have been apprehended,” he said.

    He said the police is currently investigating the matter and he would be prosecuted.