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The Periscope Reporter The chairman Maiha local government, northern senatorial district of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, Dr. Idi Ali Amin Monday, launched the distribution of rice and guinea corn as palliative to the vulnerable families across the local government area. Idi explained that following the looting of the food commodities occasioned by the nationwide #EndSARS protests at the state’s silos in the state capital, meant as palliative for the indigent families to cushion down the socioeconomic effect of Covid-19, across the state, the Adamawa State governor Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri lobbied from the federal government to have more palliative…

The Periscope Reporter Distinguished chairman Maiha local government, Dr. Idi Ali Amin, Rumbun Adamawa has registered his appreciation to those who served as witnesses and those who participated in the celebration of Thurayya, his daughter’s wedding on Friday. In a statement issued by the chairman’s media aid, Mr. Abdulganiyyu Nuhu Pakka, Rumbun Adamawa said his appreciation was unquantifiable. “First and foremost, glory be God for blessing our children to attain independence from the parents with the wedding. The fresh air, no digital deceptive, amiable Governor of Adamawa state, Rt. Hon. Sarkin Yaki ba ha’inci, ATM Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s presence has…

By Dike Chukwumerije (Poet) A broken road does not understand Igbo It will not maim the Fulani and let the rest of us go The accidents it will cause will take all lives For when a vehicle somersaults it breaks all bones So, you can speak Nupe till morning comes It will not build libraries in our public schools And when a woman, a young woman, lies dying in childbirth Your fluency in Ijaw will not save her life For Christian or Muslim, it makes no difference When you’re being driven around in an ambulance From hospital to hospital in…

By Okafor Komolafe John It is no longer the agitation for payment of outstanding salaries, promotion, Covid-19 and other allowances, by the health workers. The professional rivalry, clearly selfish, egoistic, childish, stupid and irreligious for not being brothers’ keepers that disunite professionals who should love for professional colleagues what they love for themselves, have given way to the collective pain associated with the lack prompt payment of salaries on ember months. The month of November, having 30 days, has been extended to six days of December and still counting as workers with the federal government are for the most part,…

The Periscope Reporter The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed that N9,457,650,000 was fraudulently demanded, offered and paid as bribe in Nigeria’s justice sector between 2018 and 2020. This was contained in a report entitled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a pilot survey’, carried out by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria; the research and training arm of the ICPC. A youth group joining in the war against corruption, waiting for Corporate Affairs Commission to have their organisation duly registered, articulated in response that “this alarming corruption index revealed by ICPC, branding judiciary as the most corrupt…

The Periscope Reporter Idi Usman Shehu the former governor Bindow appointed and the courts denounced district head of Jalingo-Maiha district has submitted a petition before the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Yola, challenging his rejection as any district head. The state legislators, ATV Yola reported, have on Thursday presented the petition as submitted and directed a house committee dealing with the chieftaincy affairs to study it and advised accordingly. One would have thought that idi with the seeming uncritical supporters would forward a petition against the determination of the Court of Appeal before the Supreme Court rather than dragging the…

By Etete Enideneze The recurring incidents of fake news, has been described as a serious menace to mankind and society, thus must be tackled head on. Decrying the ugly trend, an educational expert from University of South Wales, United Kingdom, Prof. David Turner, said fake news was not new to society but that, the situation is worst in the 21st Century, thus the plague of untrue news and those having the “syndrome” of peddling false information, need to be “vaccinated” like Corona virus patients. Prof. Turner, spoke in a keynote address, delivered at the online conference of the International Society…

The Periscope Reporter Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo, known as Cliff, PDP elected, the recently defected to APC, representing Adamawa senatorial district has disarmed a Dane gun wielding punk, who threatened to kill him should he failed to pay two million naira before crossing the mounted roadblock intended against him. The punk has at about 2am on Friday, 13th November 2020, according to the eyewitness account, led dozens of tauts to mount a roadblock purposefully against the Senator who was on his way to his cousin’s wedding in Mubi local government, northern senatorial district of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria. Eyewitness account…

The Periscope Reporter More than 48 rice farmers were killed by Boko Haram insurgents who claimed to be on a vengeance mission at Zabarmari in Jere local government area few kilometers to Maiduguri, the headquarters of Borno state, Nigeria, on November 28, 2020. The fund and the food items were donations from the northern governors forum and the North-East Development Commission, (NEDC). Saina Buba, commissioner for youth and sports, who supervised the distribution of the items, said the fund was to provide relief for the bereaved families. “48 bereaved families of Zabarmari farmers killed last Saturday, today received N600,000 each…

The Periscope Reporter Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, has confirmed that his group was responsible for the killing of rice farmers in Koshebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local government Area of Borno State. Shekau, in a three-minute video released on Tuesday, said his group killed 78 farmers because “the farmers arrested and handed one of its brothers to the Nigerian Army.” The group also warned that those arresting their members and giving out intelligence on their activities to the military will face the same fate if they did not desist from doing so. “The…