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Ojoma Yusuf In spite of the appeal made by the Hon Minister of Health, Prof Osagie Ehanire on Monday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja that strikes by healthcare workers jeopardised the lives of citizens, especially at such times of global health emergencies as now, which came hours after the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) President, Dr. Biobelomoye Josiah, asked the federal government to attend to its demands with the same seriousness she attached to those of the National Association of Resident Doctors. JOHESU, which is the umbrella body of health workers’ unions and…

* …As She commemorates One Year Of Advocacy By OJOMA YUSUF August 26th 2019 during a heavy downpour, one Abatti Abdullahi took advantage of a 4 years old girl, raped her and left her unconsciously under the rain. The little girl survived after undergoing 4 major surgeries at Federal Medical Center Yola, Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria. To ensure that no rapist go unpunished, more than 30 civil society organisations championed by the Media, initiated a coalition to wage war against rape in Adamawa State under the aegis of Adamawa Coalition Against Rape (ACAR) Hajiya Asmau Joda the chairperson of the…

The Periscope reporter Adamawa Coalition Against Rape (ACAR), a coalition of the media, faith based and civil society organisations has called on the Adamawa state government, the lawmakers the police and the judiciary to actualise the promises made against rapists in the state. The call was made Friday, during presentation on the one year anniversary of the march against rape, which was held at the police roundabout in Yola, Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria. The participants, holding advocacy placards with inscriptions; “say no to rape”, “rape is a crime,” “no word for rape, only sentences”, “you rape, you go to jail”,…

Ojoma Yusuf Rule of law and Anti Corruption (RoLAC) Adamawa State created a standard statement taking room; first of its kind in the northeast Nigeria at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police head quarters Yola Adamawa State. RoLAC in conjunction with the British Council and European Union provided an equipped statement taking room for police Command Including Doubeli Ganye and Numan. Unrecorded investigations by the police has resulted to delay of some cases.The statement record taking room will help curb out the lost and change of defendant statement in custody. The visionary Barrister Hafsat Abdulhamid Thursday, stated that RoLAC has…

Ijioma Yusuf Rule of law and Anti Corruption (RoLAC) Adamawa State created a standard statement taking room; first of its kind in the northeast Nigeria at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police head quarters Yola Adamawa State. RoLAC in conjunction with the British Council and European Union provided an equipped statement taking room for police Command Including Doubeli Ganye and Numan. Unrecorded investigations by the police has resulted to delay of some cases.The statement record taking room will help curb out the lost and change of defendant statement in custody. The visionary Barrister Hafsat Abdulhamid Thursday, stated that RoLAC has…

The Periscope reporter The Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone Engr. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani has condoled the family, the People of Yola North and all citizens of Adamawa State over the death of Alh Danjuma Jalo Makaman Jimeta, who was a former commissioner ministries of Youths and sports/Local Government and chieftaincy affairs Binani, described the death of the former commissioner and a philanthropist Alh Danjuma Jalo as a monumental loss not only to his immediate family or Jimeta alone but the state in general. The Federal Lawmaker described the deceased in a press statement Tuesday, as a peace, loving…

The Periscope reporter * Prays for withdrawal and replacement of court judge, fresh proceeding * Seen as a delay tactics, buying time to evade jail term Idi Usman Shehu with three others accused of criminal conspiracy and inciting disturbances for anarchy that have resulted in hurting so many hearts with others sustaining degrees of injuries in Jalingo-Maiha on a Friday, during Jumu’at prayer, feared that he would not be given a fair hearing for favourable judgement, when he was summoned to appear in person, on Tuesday, September, 15, 2020 to answer the criminal charges filed against them by the Commissioner…

The Periscope reporter Adamawa State Governor Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has saluted former Governor of the defunct Gongola state and one time National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Mohammed Tukur for attaining the age of 85. In a Press release Tuesday, issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, Fintiri “hopes that the Elder Statesman’s 85th birthday, like his lifetime, is full of love from family and friends, unbridled joy, unforgettable moments and ultimately, happy memories”. He Described Bamanga Tukur as a quintessential Businessman and politician who made a difference in service to…

The Periscope reporter It is the second time he observes Friday prayers at the central mosque close to the palace with his prophetic appointment, in acting capacity, as distinct head and that which he is to remain, pending the determination of the court of appeal. Muhammad Dalil’s appointment is considered as another blessing; a prelude kind of a beginning of an end to atrocity, complicity to conspiracy and hypocrisy for anarchy against the monarchy in Jalingo-Maiha. But for the good made out of the security agencies, the fetish, using dangerous rather superstitious weapons, as was reported, to unleash violence in…

The Periscope Reporter The Upper Area Court, sitting in Yola, Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, has summoned Idi Usman Shehu and three others to answer charges of criminal conspiracy and inciting disturbances for anarchy that have resulted in hurting so many hearts with others sustaining degrees of injuries in Jalingo-Maiha on a Friday, during Jumu’at prayer. Idi and three others are summoned to appear in person, on Monday, September, 14, 2020 to answer the criminal charges filed against them by the Commissioner of Police. There have been court hearings on the case, which make people in Jalingo-Maiha to pray for the…