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  • PDP okays ward congress in Adamawa

    PDP okays ward congress in Adamawa

    The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Congress Committee in Adamawa State, Chief  Gebon Kataps, has okayed the party’s ward congresses held across the state.

    Speaking to journalists in Yola as his Committee concluded its monitoring of the congresses Saturday afternoon, Kataps said the elections were conducted without any major incidents across all 226 wards in the state.

    He expressed the optimism that the PDP, which produced incumbent Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, among many other governors, would bounce back at the national level in no long time.

    Kataps admitted that the party is battling challenges but expressed confidence that it would overcome them.

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    “Yes, we are facing our fair share of challenges at the moment, some self-inflicted and others caused by those seeking to destabilize the party, but I can assure you, the PDP is a party that is deeply rooted in Nigeria,” he asserted. 

    He added that the party remains in the hearts of the people as Nigerians love it, stressing, “The PDP will rise again.”

    ‎The Adamawa congresses, held across the state Saturday, form part of the nationwide ward congresses being held by the PDP to elect party executives at the grassroots.‎

  • Forum empowers Adamawa youths to boost agriculture

    Forum empowers Adamawa youths to boost agriculture

    A group, Abdurrahman Bashir Haske Women and Youth Forum, has launched distribution of free fertilisers and farm input to farmers, mostly youths and women in agriculture, in the 21 local governments of Adamawa State.

    The ceremony, at Lamido Zubairu Hall in Yola South, covers distribution of input in Adamawa Central zone, comprising Yola South, Yola North. Girei and Fufore councils, in the first phase before extending to other councils.

    The distribution, initiative of philanthropist, Abdulrahman Haske, is spearheaded by APC Youth Leader in the state, Abubakar Tsoho, who said the initiative will reach all farmers.

    In their remarks, Tsoho and Acting State Women Leader, Gloria Istifanus, lauded Haske foundation for the gesture, while urging beneficiaries to ensure appropriate application of the items to boost yield and improve livelihood.

    A statement endorsed by the group’s Media Coordinator, Abdul Ahmed, said the party leaders also appreciated Haske for working with stakeholders to ensure inclusive distribution for the development of the agriculture sector in Adamawa.

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    “This gesture is coming at a crucial moment when Nigeria is facing rising food prices and insecurity that has disrupted farming in many communities across the country. This then requires intentional investment in farming and agriculture at the grassroots.

    “Hence, initiative such as the free agric inputs distributions in the Adamawa by ABHWYF, which we are currently witnessing is considered as a way of not only empowering the farmers but also strengthening food supply chain and reducing poverty across Adamawa State and Nigeria as a whole,” Tsoho said.

    Described as marking the first pace of far-reaching empowerment initiative in the state, some of the women leaders expressed their heartfelt excitement over the distribution of the fertilizers and other essential farm inputs, saying the items came at the right time.

    The beneficiaries, mostly youth and women, also expressed gratitude for the support with many describing the intervention as timely, noting that the raining season is already in full swing. They commended the APC leadership for youth inclusivity in the party structure, which, they said, will enable the teaming youth to contribute their quota to the betterment of Adamawa and Nigeria as a whole.

  • Adamawa confirms eight dead in flesh eating ulcer

    Adamawa confirms eight dead in flesh eating ulcer

    The Adamawa State Government has confirmed the death of eight residents following the outbreak of a flesh eating ulcer.

    Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Felix Tangwami, said Tuesday evening that the eight people died in Malabu, in Fufore Local Government Area where they were inflicted with the buruli ulcer

    Tanngwami, who spoke with newsmen in Yola, said the development was deeply concerning, but disclosed that samples from the affected patients have already been collected and dispatched to the National Reference Laboratory for further testing and confirmation of the disease.

    The commissioner said while awaiting the laboratory results, health officials have placed Malabu on close monitoring to prevent  spread.

    “Some of the surviving patients are currently receiving specialized medical attention at the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital (MAUTH), Yola,” the commissioner said.

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    He assured that a medical team from his ministry is working round the clock to stabilize the condition of the parients.

    He further assured Adamawa people that the state government is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other development partners in taking proactive steps to contain the situation. 

    “Measures include immediate deployment of emergency response teams, awareness campaigns, and provision of medical supplies to the affected community,” he said.

    The commissioner advised residents to practice good hygiene and promptly report any cases of unusual skin ulcers or swellings that they may notice

  • Adamawa Govt hands over 14 trafficked children

    Adamawa Govt hands over 14 trafficked children

    The Adamawa State Government has handed to parents the 14 children who were rescued from traffickers.

    The government had last month mobilised security agencies, which acted on reports of missing children, traced the children to the state and returned them to Adamawa.

    The children, aged between five and nine years, were lured from their families in Yola and Mubi by a Yola-based woman who moved them to a receiver.

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    During the handing over in Yola yesterday, the state Deputy Governor, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, who spoke on behalf of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, said though it was sad that child trafficking had reared its ugly head in the state,  it was gladdening that the children were rescued and returned to their parents.

  • Adamawa Govt reunites 14 rescued children with parents

    Adamawa Govt reunites 14 rescued children with parents

    The Adamawa State Government has officially reunited 14 children rescued from traffickers with their parents.

    The children, aged between five and nine, were traced to Anambra State last month after security agencies acted on reports of missing children in Yola and Mubi. 

    Investigations revealed that they had been lured from their families by a Yola-based woman before being moved to a receiver in Anambra.

    At the handing-over ceremony held on Wednesday in Yola, Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who represented Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, described the incident as unfortunate but expressed relief that the children had been safely returned.

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    Although initially reported as 13 children, the number rose to 14 as one child earlier hospitalized had recovered and was reunited with the group.

    To support the families, the state government presented each parent with ₦100,000 to help them start small businesses and provide for their children.

    The ceremony took place at the Deputy Governor’s Office, Yola, in the presence of government officials and the rescued children.

  • INEC declares APC winner of Ganye By-Election in Adamawa

    INEC declares APC winner of Ganye By-Election in Adamawa

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ganye Constituency by-election in Adamawa State.

    The returning officer, Prof. Tukur Ahmed, said the APC candidate polled 15,923 votes to defeat his closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 15,794 votes, a slim margin of 129 votes.

    The closely contested election, held across 10 wards, was described as one of the most competitive in recent times with APC and PDP recording split victories in different wards.

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    With this outcome, Jauro has been declared duly elected, sealing APC’s victory in the high-stakes poll.

    Member representing Bichi Federal Constituency and the chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Dr Abubakar Kabir-Abubakar, who doubles as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) election committee said: “INEC has confirmed our candidate Misa Musa Jauro as the winner of the election. I am not surprised considering our preparation. Youth and women were busy making arrangements ahead of the election.

    “We thank the people of Ganye who queued up at 8am to vote for our candidate. As the campaign council sent by the APC national leadership, we appreciate you all.

    “We ensured that the election was smooth. We especially appreciate women and youth groups who were at our control centres. We also thank Walin Ganye, who is our father.

    “In 2027 Adamawa will be ours. I am hopeful the APC will take over the state. People will come out to vote for Tinubu and all our other candidates massively.”

  • Youths raise alarm as communal conflict brews in Adamawa communities

    Youths raise alarm as communal conflict brews in Adamawa communities

    The youths of Bille, a district in the Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, have raised alarm over a crisis currently brewing between Bille and neighbouring Dong.

    The youths who addressed a news briefing in Bille under the auspices of Bille Youths Federation said tension has been high for a while now over certain villages in Bille District that are not formally integrated into the district.

    President of the Federation, Comrade Wilfred Jerimond, who presented the text of the briefing, traced the history of the normally to 33 years ago when the law creating the district was enacted.

    According to Jerimond, since the creation of the Bille District in 1992, some villages that fall under it have not been officially taken over administratively by the Bille District leadership.

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    He said although the Bille Youth Federation has visited and written letters on any different occasions to relevant authorities on the need to fully implement the contents of the laws that created the district and amendments made over the years, including creation of other districts, nothing so far has come from such efforts with particular reference to the status of some villages which the laws indicate should fall within Bille but not officially integrated into it.

    Naming the affected villages as Kwana II, Mararraban Bille, Tashan Gurgu, Dingle Kasa, and Kwabba, the Bille Youths Federation president said tension has long become palpable between Bille and neighbouring Dong District over who leads affairs of the villages.

    Giving an instance of a recent contentious development, he said some youths of Dong, armed with dangerous objects and wearing black dresses, had last month, on July 7, marched along several villages performing rituals and uttering incantations.

    He said the Dong youths carried out the ‘provocative act’ in the name of demarcating the border between Bille and Dong districts, making it necessary for action to be taken by relevant authorities to avoid further provocation and possible violence.

    The Bille Youths Federation president called for an order of the Adamawa State House of Assembly for full implementation of the Adamawa State Districts Creation (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Law 2024, as it relates to the Bille District.

  • Customs makes 28 seizures in Adamawa, Taraba smuggling flashpoints in three weeks

    Customs makes 28 seizures in Adamawa, Taraba smuggling flashpoints in three weeks

    The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) made 28 seizures of contraband petrol, diesel and hard drugs in smuggling flashpoints in the last three weeks

    The contrabands have the duty paid value of N33,994,900 million.

    The Adamawa/Taraba Comptroller of Customs, Controller Garbar Bashir said during a press briefing at the Area Command headquarters in Yola on Monday that the seizures were made at different smuggling flash points on different dates and times.

    He listed the seized materials as 36,435 litres of petrol and diesel packed in 1,194 25-litre Jerry cans and two 200-litres drums of petrol; 115 Jerry cans of diesel with capacity for 25 litres, 30l, and 200 litres each, all being intended to be snuggled out of the country.

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    The locations where the contrabands were found and confiscated, according to him, are Likitaba-Gembu axis, Mubi-Sahuda axis, Malabu-Belel axis, Girei-Wuro Bokki axis, Ganye-Toungo axis, and Damare/Gurin-Fufore axis, all at frontiers of Adamawa and Taraba states.

    The Command also seized eight 200-litre drums and  35 25-litre Jerry cans of Dichlomethane, otherwise (suck and Die), which were handed over to representatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

  • Adamawa distributes donated items to 4,000 flood-impacted households

    Adamawa distributes donated items to 4,000 flood-impacted households

    The Adamawa State Government has commenced distribution of relief materials to 4000 households affected by the recent flood in the state capital, Yola.

    The relief materials were donated by the government as well as First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, North East Development Commission (NEDC) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

    The materials were on Saturday simultaneously distributed to beneficiaries at separate collection points, including Digital Centre, Ahmadu Ribadu College, Lamido Zubairu College and Aliyu Mustapha College, all in Yola South local government area where the flood of about 10 days ago was most severe.

    Adamawa Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who flagged off the distribution, cautioned beneficiaries against sale of the assorted materials.

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    She said: “The items are meant for families to cushion the effects of the flood. Government will not take it easy with any person selling the relief items.” 

    Items distributed includes bags of of rice, bags of maize, cartoons of spaghetti,  cartoons of seasoning cubes,, cartoons of tomato paste,  kegs of vegetables oil and  bags of iodized salt

    Non-food items shared were plastic cups, plastic spoons,  children wears, nylon mats, blankets and mattresses

  • Two confirmed dead as Adamawa police command investigates homicide incidents

    Two confirmed dead as Adamawa police command investigates homicide incidents

    The Adamawa State Police Command is investigating two incidents of culpable homicide arising from domestic violence in Madagali and Gombi local government areas.

    The incidents led to two deaths.

    The police command said in a statement on Wednesday that the first incident occurred in Pallam District of Madagali LGA, where preliminary investigation has revealed that a physical confrontation erupted between two co-wives.

    The wives, according to the statement, are Rhoda Anthony, aged 55, and Victoria Anthony, aged 36, both of whom are married to Anthony Pallam.

    According to the statement signed by police image maker Suleiman Nguroje, “During the altercation, Victoria’s son, Ijai Anthony, aged 16, reportedly struck his stepmother, Rhoda Anthony, on the head with a piece of wood, causing her to collapse.

    “Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police officer Madagali promptly mobilised to the scene and rushed the victim to Cottage Hospital Madagali, but was later confirmed dead while receiving treatment,” the police stated.

    The police added that the suspect and his mother have been taken into protective custody as the investigation progresses.

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    According to the police, a separate but similarly tragic incident occurred in Fotta District, Gombi LGA, from where the Command received a distress report that one Idi Buba attacked his biological father, Buba Jelli, by stabbing him in the neck and back with a knife in the course of a domestic altercation.

    “The victim was immediately rushed to the Primary Health Care Centre in Fotta, where he sadly died while receiving treatment,” the police lamented, adding that the suspect was arrested at the scene and the knife used in the attack was recovered to be tendered as an exhibit.

    According to the statement, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, strongly condemns the acts of violence, especially those involving family members, and has instructed that the suspects be charged in court upon completion of investigations.