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Billy The Senator representing Southern Adamawa, Binos Dauda Yeroe, said he received with shock, the news of the demise of baba Umaru Badami saying no matter how old a father is, the death is always felt with a deep sense of loss. Binos said, "I received with shock the news of the demise of your late  father Baba  Umaru  Badami to eternal  glory.  "No matter how advanced in age a parent is, his death conveys a feeling of enfeeblemnet, and a sense of loss." He added that, " S ince death is the life cycle of all mortals, please  be comforted with the fact that your late father's contributions and legacies not only to his immediate  family, but the society as a whole,  most especially having nurtured and mentored reputable  citizens among whom is His Excellency.  "While I pray that God in His infinite mercy will grant you the courage to bear this great loss, may our Creator  forgive  transgressions  of the deceased and g...

By Billy Graham Abel Yola The former Adamawa state governor, Bala James Ngilari, has described the death of late Umaru Badami as a quiet and peaceful loving person and asked governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, his family and the people of Adamawa state to take solace in the fact that death is the inevitable end of all mankind. Ngilari said, "The death of Alh. Umaru Badami, father of His Excellency Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state which occurred on the 28th of July, 2019 came to me as a sad and shocking news. "Unaru Badami was a quite and respected community leader, known for his gentleness and love for peaceful coexistence. "On behalf of my family,  I wish to commiserate with his Excellency Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and his family, the Madagali community and the people of Adamawa state over the loss but to take solace in the fact that death is the inevitable end of all mankind according to our Holy Scriptures. "I also pray that God will grant the fa...

The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial Zone, Ishaku Abbo, condoles with the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the death of his Father Alhaji Umaru Badami. Ishaku Abbo said that, No one and nothing can fill the void created by the loss of our dear Father Alhaji Umaru Badami and prayed that May the fond memories of Baba Umaru bring the Governor comfort during this hard time of your life. Abbo Ishaku said, "No one and nothing can fill the void created by the loss of our dear Father Alhaji Umaru Badami. "May fond memories of your father bring you comfort during this hard time in your life. "My heart and prayers go out to you and your family, Adamawa North, and entire the State at this moment. "Please accept my condolences for your loss my Dear Brother Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri."

Billy Adamawa State Mourns as Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri looses Father, Alhaji Umaru Badami at the age of 82. Alhaji Umaru Badami died at the Federal Medical Center Yola at about 2:30 pm Sunday at the age 82. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Director General, Media and Communications to the governor, Solomon Kumangar and made available to Newsmen Sunday. He said, "He was an ex serviceman who retired from the Nigerian Army in 1984. "The funeral prayers would take place at Lamido"s Palace at 4 pm 28th July, 2019."

Billy The immediate past Governor of Adamawa State, Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, has congratulated Bashir Umar, a Maiha bred air Force personnel for displaying unusual courage and strength of character, after he found about €30,000, about N15 million in naira equivalentand returning it to its owner. In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Press and Media Affairs, Martins Dickson, Jibrilla said, Corporal Umar has brought pride and honour to his parents, Miaiha his ancestral home and the entire people of his senatorial district of Adamawa North. Bindow said, “May I also congratulate Mallam Umar and his wife for training Bashir in a good way and instilling in him good character and rare virtue. “I am elated to learn that an indigene of my state and my constituent, Bashir Umar, has displayed strong character, discipline and honesty that has brought honour to the people of Maiha and Adamawa state at large. "Umar’s discipline and honesty is evi...

Billy The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has congratulated the state football team, Adamawa United over its historic promotion to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Fintiri said, his government is ready to offer all the necessary support to the team to perform at the highest level and that youth empowerment is a critical aspect of the his government's drive. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Director General Media and Communications to the Adamawa state governor, Solomon Kumangar, and  made available to NR Wednesday. Kumangar said, "Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has congratulated Adamawa United for their historic qualification to the Nigerian Premier League. "The promotion couldn’t come at a better time than this, stressed that his administration will work round the clock to see to the success of the team." The statement further said, "Governor Fintiri described the achievement as one too many and that his administrat...

Billy The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the former Adamawa state governor, Martins Dickson, has in a setting-the-records-straight article squashed Solomon Kumangar's rejoinder to his first article, "Is Adamawa PDP Government Ready for Governance" asking Fintiri's DG to grow up and desist from using fowl languages (Gibberish, Dimentia) in an official capacity saying the choice of words deployed by the governor's spokesman diminishes the office of the image maker of a governor. Martins who took time in an eleven point article, to poke holes in Kumangar's response to his article, said that the DG has displayed magnanimous ignorance in his submission that Bindow was the Mastermind of Batch D1 teachers crisis in the state and that Bindow's response to the liability accrued was because government is a continues process. Dickson said, "Since you’ve decided to reply my rejoinder I am forced to come up with more details and facts about th...

Billy The Director General, Media and Communications to the Adamawa State governor, Solomon Kumangar has aimed a dig at the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the former governor, Martin's Dickson, over his comments in his article titled, "Is Adamawa State PDP government Ready for Governance," saying the spurious claims by Bindow's Aide that the Bindow led APC government was poised to pay attention to education in its second term was completely unfounded and false, pointing out that a government that declared a State of Emergency on Education at the onset of its administration would not lay claim to a second term plan, that a government that neglected boarding schools students in the state to resort to begging for food because of hunger and that a government that allocates lands within government girls schools for hotel, definitely does not have any good intentions or future plans for education in the state. Kumangar, who in a bullish statement, arg...

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Billy   The media aide to the former governor of Adamawa state, Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow, has aimed a scathing criticism at the Fintiri led PDP government saying, the governor, the state party chairman and the Director General, media and Communications to the governor for squandering about fifty days of its time in office aiming futile attacks aimed at tarnishing the image of Jibrilla Bindow. Martins Dickson said, the Fintiri-led government should be focused on showing how much and how how well it has done so far instead of attacking Bindow's government. Dickson pointed out that the PDP government seems to be crouching under the towering  performance of the former governor having spent its about fifty days in office fixated on the past and with its attention and energy permanently on a past government it claimed failed. Dickson said, it is normally the characteristics of failing government to divert public's attention from it's incompetence by constantly underwriting its...

Billy The senator representing southern Adamawa at the national assembly,, Rev. Binos Dauda Yero, has hit the ground running at the red chamber, as the senator has raised an alarm that five of the nine local governments in his constituency have been under constant armed herdsmen attack and that thousands of locals in the Northeast have been forced to live in IDPs camps. Binos made the remarks, while making contributions to a motion raised on the floor of the Senate. Binos said, while it is critical that the security situation in the country is addressed, it is equally pertinent that the federal government addresses the situation of thousands that have been displaced by the onslaught and have been deprived of the comfort of living in their ancestral homes. He pointed out that deplorable humanitarian situation in his senatorial zone cuts across the north east geo-political zone and would continue to fester unless it is immediately addressed. Binos said, "Our people have been di...

Billy The senator representing southern Adamawa at the national assembly,, Rev. Binos Dauda Yero, has hit the ground running at the red chamber, as the senator has raised an alarm that five of the nine local governments in his constituency have been under constant armed herdsmen attack and that thousands of locals in the Northeast have been forced to live in IDPs camps. Binos made the remarks, while making contributions to a motion raised on the floor of the Senate. Binos said, while it is critical that the security situation in the country is addressed, it is equally pertinent that the federal government addresses the situation of thousands that have been displaced by the onslaught and have been deprived of the comfort of living in their ancestral homes. He pointed out that deplorable humanitarian situation in his senatorial zone cuts across the north east geo-political zone and would continue to fester unless it is immediately addressed. Binos said, "Our people have been di...

By Billy Graham Abel Yola Action Against Hunger has decried the death of one of its staff and six others who were abducted and are yet to be found, following an attack on its aid convoy enroute Damasak, in Borno, on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by the Country Director of Action Against Hunger, Shashwat Saraf, Friday. Saraf said, "On Thursday 18 July, 2019, a convoy of vehicles was attacked on the road to Damasak, Borno state, Nigeria. "One of the drivers was killed, while one Action Against Hunger staff member, two of the drivers and three health workers are missing. "We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident as these are colleagues dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to individuals and families affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the north east of Nigeria." Action Against Hunger expressed concern for the safety and safe return of their staff saying, "We are very concerned and want to ensure that they are sa...

By Billy Graham Abel Yola Action Against Hunger has decried the death of one of its staff and six others who were abducted and are yet to be found, following an attack on its aid convoy enroute Damasak, in Borno, on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by the Country Director of Action Against Hunger, Shashwat Saraf, Friday. Saraf said, "On Thursday 18 July, 2019, a convoy of vehicles was attacked on the road to Damasak, Borno state, Nigeria. "One of the drivers was killed, while one Action Against Hunger staff member, two of the drivers and three health workers are missing. "We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident as these are colleagues dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to individuals and families affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the north east of Nigeria." Action Against Hunger expressed concern for the safety and safe return of their staff saying, "We are very concerned and want to ensure that they are sa...

Billy A political storm is about to blow in Adamawa state, as a group known as Senator Ishaku Abbo Support Group said it has uncovered a plot in the state, by a female politician fitting the profile of Senator Binta Masi, to compound Senator Abbo's ordeal, by brewing a false assault accalim on him, which could lead to a political warfare between PDP and APC in the state. The group said the politician has concluded plans to recruit a lady from Michika to frame him for assault thereby fanning the embers  his present predicament. The group called "Senator Ishaku Abbo's vanguard" has threatened to expose the identity of the Adamawa female politician from Michika, allegedly involved in plot to blackmail Ishaku Abbo by hiring the services of a young lady with one million naira and a sienna bus to frame Abbo for assaulting her.  The group claimed it has obtained a confessional statement from the  young lady involved in the plot but made a last minute decision to renegade...

Breaking: Obasanjo writes PMB open letter Dear President and General Buhari, I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that  means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is of momentous concern to all well-meaning and  all right-thinking  Nigerians, it must be of great concern to you, and collective thinking and dialoguing  is the best way of finding  an appropriate and adequate  solution  to the  problem.  The contents of this letter, therefore, should be available  to all those who can help in proffering effective solutions  for the problem of insecurity  in the land.  One of the spinoffs and accelerants is the misinformation and disinformation through the use of  fake news. A number of articles, in recent days, have been attribute...

Billy The present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to demonstrate total and unflinching support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the bid to effectively contain the security situation in the country especially activities of terrorists in the North East.  In particular, the government has shown commitment to recognizing excellence, dedication and commitment on the part of personnel of the Nigerian Army. It is in this wise that the President, Commander - in - Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the accelerated promotion of two senior officers and a subaltern of the Nigerian Army.  The officers are granted promotion for their extra-ordinary feats, courage, examplary leadership, loyalty, uncommon commitment and valour in the counter insurgency operation in the North Eastern part of the country. The two senior officers are Major General LO Adeosun, the Chief of Training and Operations at Army Headquarters who has been promoted to the rank of ...

Billy The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, says his  government is will set machinery in motion to receive back home, the about four thousand Adamawa refugees that have been residing in Cameroon. Fintiri made the remarks when he received the delegation of the Technical Working Group for repatriation of Nigeria Refugees in Cameroon at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Yola. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said, "The state government is ever ready to facilitate the repatriation exercise and will constitute a technical committee to support the refugees when they return home." He commended the Group and the Camerounian authorities for keeping the refugees safe and expressed the willingness of his administration to support the group in the task ahead. Earlier in her remark, the leader of the delegation who is the Federal Commissioner in charge of National Refugees Commission, Sadiya Umaru Farouq said, the visit was designed to intimate the Governor on the plan t...

Billy A war of words has already ensue between the preceding APC government and the ruling PDP government in Adamawa state following PDP's chairman's bombshell that the previous government auctioned employments to the highest bidder. Reacting to the report, the former governor's office has fired back at the PDP chairman demanding a retraction and an apology, saying his comments were false and malicious, intended to score cheap political points and smear the towering performance record of the governor in the state. This is contained in a press statement made available to Newsmen by the Special Assistant to the former governor on Media and Publicity, Martins Dickson, Sunday. Dickson said, "The attention of the media office of Senator Muhammad Umaru Jibrilla Bindow has been drawn to an interview by the Adamawa State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Barrister A. T Shehu published Saturday, 6th July, 2019. "In the said interview, Shehu made deliberate effo...

Billy The candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in the 2019 presidential, Obiageli Ezekwesili, popularity known as Oby Ezekwesili, has traunced the National Livestock Transformation Plan (Plan) of president Muhammadu Buhari as a that is bereft of context and legitimacy from the Nigerian people as it oversimplifies ongoing bloodbath in the country. Oby said the context within and for which the NLTP was conceived and proposed as a solution was bleeding red with the blood of innocent Nigerian lives. "Blood on the Dance floor, right!" My take not hers. Obi made these scathing critique in a couple of tweets via her Twitter handle with a tweet thread tagged #PublicPolicy201 She said, "My mantra as a Policy enthusiast is, “To get the right answer, one must ask the right question”. Governments do well when they think through what problem any of their proposed Policy seeks to solve. Ask the right Question if you want to get the right answer(s). "New Y...

Billy OFFICIAL STATEMENT:  One of the greatest players in our history during his long and illustrious career, Lampard returns to Stamford Bridge having signed a three-year contract. Lampard learned from some of the best managers in the history of the sport during his trophy-laden 13 years at Chelsea when he blazed a trail. Only Ron Harris, Peter Bonetti and John Terry played more than his 648 games and Lampard famously leads our all-time scoring chart with 211 goals. His goal touch allied with all-round quality and fantastic stamina helped change the way football views the modern central midfield player. Lampard's dedication to improvement, versatility and reading of the game was exemplary, and those assets bode well as he begins life in charge of an elite Premier League club he knows inside out. Not surprisingly Lampard has a fantastic relationship with the Chelsea supporters, who voted him their Player of the Year three times and who have sung his name regularly sinc...

Billy The Adamawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tendered an unreserved apology to Nigerians and the woman folk over senator Elisha's violent conduct widely circulated in a viral video. The Adamawa state chairman of the party, Tahir Shehu, said the party disassociates itself from the unruly behavior of the senator and begged Nigerians to forgive him saying he has learnt his lessons the hard way. Shehu made the remarks at a press briefing Thursday in Yola, Adamawa state. Shehu said, "We the people of Adamawa state and in particular the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are irked by the over reactiveness of senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo on an issue that would have been otherwise resolved amicably. "In communal relationship, it is expected that misunderstood may arise but what is more important is the way and manner by which they are handled. "Men of honour and particularly elected legislative officers should not either in private...

Billy It is with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility that I, Senator Ishaku Abbo (SIA) profoundly apologize to all Nigerians, the Senate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), my family, friends as well as our mothers - the Nigerian women. I personally apologize to Bibra and her family for my action towards her, which has brought immense discomfort in our body polity. I have never been known or associated with such actions in the past. Regardless of what transpired prior to my expression of anger, I am sincerely sorry and plead that all men and women of good conscience should have the heart to forgive me. To err is human, to forgive is divine. To the Church of God everywhere in the world, I am sorry. As an Ambassador of Christ, much is expected of me. My family and religious upbringing do not give approval to such conduct and for this, as a leader, I seek forgiveness before God and all those who feel offended by my action. Indeed, this episode has taught me a very great less...

Billy The African Development Fund improving and impacting lives of millions in Africa In 38 of the continent’s neediest countries, the Fund is creating linkages to promote regional integration, commercial exchanges and enhancing food security Established to provide concessional buffer to needy economies on the continent, the African Development Fund (ADF), is not only facilitating rapid rollout of development projects, but its investments continue to transform and sustain lives, beneficiaries say. In 38 of the continent’s neediest countries, the Fund is creating linkages to promote regional integration, commercial exchanges and enhancing food security by investing in power projects, roads and bridges, and other critical industrial and livelihood buildouts. Zoom on transformative projects Zambia’s Tezhi Hydro Power project, celebrated for providing clean and renewable electricity to nearly a million people. In South West Madagascar, beneficiaries of a 107km road fi...

Billy Reappointment of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo is a Factor of Stability for Global Oil Markets. Secretary General Barkindo has managed to keep OPEC united as an organization under very unstable times and a deep crisis in commodity prices. The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) salutes the re-appointment of H.E. Mohammed Barkindo as Secretary General of OPEC as a factor of stability for African and global oil markets. Secretary General Barkindo has managed to keep OPEC united as an organization under very unstable times and a deep crisis in commodity prices. His leadership and diplomacy has restored market stability and successfully sealed landmark agreements like that of the Declaration of Cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC member countries. More importantly for our continent, it is under Secretary General Barkindo that OPEC gained its two newest African members, Equatorial Guinea in 2017 and the R...

Breaking: Drama As APC Files Motion to Withdraw Petition Against Governor Fintiri By Billy Graham Abel Yola The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, has filed a motion seeking the leave of the Adamawa state Election Petition Tribunal to withraw the petition it filed contesting the election of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri as the winner of the governorship elections in the state but the motion was accompanied by a drama as another team of legal representation also for the APC, claimed it has filed a counter motion dismissing that claim. At the resumed sitting on Tuesday in Yola, the lead Counsel to APC, Smart Ukpanah informed the tribunal that his client (APC) has filed a motion seeking to discontinue the case. However, there was a mild drama at the sitting, as two opposing counsels appeared for the APC. CP Eze Okoye, led a team of other lawyers to also announced appearance for the APC just like Smart Ukpanah. Two separate representatives also announced appearance for the plaintiff....

Billy The Local Government Transition Committees promised by Adamawa State Governor RT. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri are in place, I have confirmed as follows:- LIST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE ADAMAWA STATE 1. DEMSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT S/N NAME POSITION 1. Eldon Danjuma Chairman 2.  Edison G. Barkati V/Chairman 3. Boniface  Kaza Member 4. Fullo  Douglas Member 5. John Jarabawa Member 2.  FUFORE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT S/N NAME POSITION 1. Hon. Cletus  Yuguda B. B. Chairman 2. Hon. Umaru Wuwa Malabu Vice Chairman 3. Alh.  Dahiru Gurama Member 4. Alh. Suleiman Bappa Kabillo Member 5. Bamargi Dudu Cecilia Member 3.  GANYE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT S/N NAME POSITION 1. Sabastine S. Samsu Chairman 2. Jafar Yusuf Vice Chairman 3. Christiana  Pulli Member 4. Zainab Bello  Member 5. Yakubu Jalo Member 4.  GIREI  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT S/N NAME POSITION 1. Mohammed Njidda Tukur Chairman 2. Polyca...

Billy The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru, has scheduled to hold Local Government Councils election in the state at most, the first week of October, which is within ninety days.  The governor made this known when he received the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN on a courtesy call at the council chamber of the government house, Yola. Umaru Fintiri said the elections will will trickle down governance to the ordinary people of the state, as it would enable the electorate at the grassroots elect leaders of their choice to man the affairs of the councils so as to entrench dividends of democracy at the all level. He also expressed concern on the ban on importation and use of NPK and Urea fertilizer in Adamawa, among other states in the north east as a result of security concern by the federal government. He notes that the ban has affected plans to supply the commodity to farmers in the state and urged farmers to be patient as his administration will look...