Adamawa: Man gets six months jail term  for stealing Maltina drinks

The Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee has sentenced a middle age man, Nafiu Sabe to 6 months imprisonment for stealing 6 cartons of Maltina drinks in Yola, the state capital. The conviction followed voluntarily confession to the crime which he was arrested and remanded. The Committee headed by the Adamawa State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman sentenced the accused when it visited Jimeta correctional center where the accused was awaiting trial. The convict, Nafiu...

Kano State Governor Sacks Commissioner, Aide Over Unguarded Utterances

The Kano State Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Kibiya has been sacked for making threatening statements to Judges of the Tribunal. Also sacked is the Special Adviser on Youth and Sport, Alhaji Yusuf Imam making unguarded and disrespectful statements on Vice President Alhaji Kashim Shettima. Alhaji Baba Halilu Dantiye, Commissioner for Information disclosed this Friday while addressing Journalists at Government House, Kano, said the two officials have not got clearance to...

Tricycle Rider Returns N15 Million To The Owner

In what looks like a bizarre, Good Samaritan tricycle rider in Kano, Auwalu Salisu (22 years) has returned N15 million to the owner of his tricycle by a passenger. The passenger who came from Chad to buy goods in Kano forgot the money to include; 10.130 million CFA and N2.9 million and when converted will be N15 million. The tricycle rider Salisu, a resident of Yankaba in the Nasarawa local government area of the state...

Administrations of Criminal Justice Law, Stakeholders Task On Human Rights

Administrations of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) and stakeholders have been tasked with due process for the respect of human rights in the state and county at large. Grace Mamza, Adamawa Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) made the call at the capacity building workshop on the Adamawa ACJL organized by the Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre with support from MacArthur Foundation in Yola on Thursday. “The criminal justice system has brought about...

50 Communities May Witness Flooding This Month – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 50 communities may likely witness heavy rainfall that would lead to flooding between Sept. 13 and 17, 2023. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Lagos Territorial Coordinator made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Farinloye said communities likely to be affected are Sumaila and Kunchi in Kano State, Argungu in Kebbi State, Bindawa, Jibia, Kaita, Katsina in Katsina State, Kontagora, Mashegu, and New Bussa in Niger and...

Taraba State Bans Canoe From Overloading, Night Journeys

Following reported cases of boat mishap in some parts of the country, the Association of Inland Water Transporters in Taraba State has banned journeys and overload in all He stated that overloading and night journeys were major causes of boat mishaps, adding that when avoided, incidents of boat accidents would be reduced. He also stated that the rescue operation when boats capsized in the night was very difficult and led to higher casualties. Agency (NIWA)...

Troops Kill 817 Terrorists, Rescued 721 Hostages, Nabs 1, 326 Criminals in 3 Months

In the last three months, the armed forces of Nigeria have killed 817 terrorists, apprehended 1,326 criminals, and rescued 721 hostages in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations Defence Headquarters Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said those apprehended included 42 kidnappers, 231 terrorists’ collaborators, 33 armed robbers, 80 cattle rustlers, 325 militias, 27 rail vandals, 73...

Adamawa State Records Another Boat Mishap, 11 Dead Bodies Recovered

Just two days after 15 persons died in a boat mishap in Rugange village while crossing Njuwa in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa State, the state has recorded another boat mishap which occurred at Kwatan Mallam Adamu in Gurin village in Fufore Local Government Area. The Information Officer, Fufore Local Council, Jingi Abdullahi who confirmed the incident said 11 dead bodies had so far been recovered. “As of now, local divers have recovered 11...

Adamawa: Attacks On NEMA Warehouses Impede Distribution Of Relief Items

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the recent attacks on its Yola operations office and warehouses by hoodlums had delayed the distribution of the Special Economic Livelihood Emergency relief materials in Adamawa. Director General of the Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed revealed this during a courtesy call on Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Government House, Yola Tuesday, saying some of the items have been carted away by the hoodlums. Ahmed called on the government...

Over 200 Inmates Regain Freedom In Adamawa

Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee has discharged 223 out of 461 inmates including women awaiting trial at Yolde Pate New Medium Security Custodial Centre in Yola South local government area. In the same vein, the committee discharged 26 convicted inmates out of 178 serving various jail terms at the correctional center and admitted 52 to bail. Addressing those discharged, the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman who headed the committee warned them not to commit...

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