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By Sen Abdul-aziz Nyako Between 2015 – 2019 many killings took place around Numan, Lamurde, Demsa and Girei LGAs of Adamawa State. I had course to visit some of the affected communities then and observed the carnage in the wake of those raids first hand. The narrative then was that it was a case of farmer-herder crises (1). Subsequently, I had course to visit many wards and units that I had not visited previously in the aforementioned local governments during my Campaign. I then observed that vast areas of grasslands were scorched and many hamlets were razed to the ground.…

The Periscope reporter * Rt. Hon. Marafa’s appointment, a headway for Mubi Emirate Council – The Periscope Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has approved the appointment of Hon Aliyu Ahmadu Marafa as the new district head of Mubi. Rt. Hon. Marafa’ appointment as district head is sequel to the recommendation by Mubi Emirate Council at her sitting of 13th July, 2020 for which the Periscope earlier reported and subsequent approval of the Adamawa state governor vide letter with reference No MCA/GHY/S.22/1/30 Of 29th July, 2020. Commending in a comment, community leaders describes Fintiri as a friend of traditional…

The Periscope reporter Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two rapists: Aminu and Abubakar for assaulting 9 and 15 years old minors in Jambutu, Yola North LGA. The press release Sunday, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje revealed that “Adamawa Police Command arrested one Aminu Abdullahi 19 years and Abubakar Haruna 32 years, residents of Yakore/Jambutu in Yola North local government area, for sexually assaulting 9 and 15 years old minors.” The statement disclosed that the incidents occurred on July, 29, 2020 and July, 30, 2020 respectively. Abdullahi 19 met his 9 years old victim…

The Periscope Global Publishers is holding  its 2018, 2019 and 2020 productivity award this year. 2018 and 2019 nominations have already been made. Readers are hereby invited to nominate those they consider as achievers for the 2020 productivity award. Who is your achiever; personality monarchy or organisation? Give reason for the nomination; list the achievements. CATEGORIES: * Humanitarian  * Philanthropy  * Good governance * Leadership and Administration  * Effective and efficient representation * Monarchy  * selfless service * Security * Healthcare delivery services * Education  * Media, arts and literature * Entrepreneurship  * skills acquisition empowerment * Human Rights Activism  *…

The Periscope reporter The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi has today decried the recent attack on the convoy of Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Baga town on Wednesday. Mr Zulum who was in Baga, a deserted fishing town, on an official visit had to be hurriedly bundled into an armoured personnel carrier amidst sporadic gun shootings. It was generally believed that the attack was carried out by Boko Haram. But the governor had a different opinion about the attack that threatened his life. To him, it was the conspiracy some…

The Periscope reporter Lawmakers faithful to the atrocity of Bindow, the former governor of Adamawa state, orchestrated to cause dissention for anarchy to the history of monarchy in Jalingo-Maiha, are those who stand surety before the security, for the impostor Idi Usman Shehu to continue his romance with the contempt of court and executive orders in Jalingo-Maiha, the you in Maiha revealed to the Periscope reporter. The lawmakers; Jafar Magaji APC, representing Mubi south, Mubi north and Maiha constituency at the lowers house of the national assembly and Isa Yahya APC, representing Maiha local government at the state assembly, were…

By Adamu Muhammad DodoU UN-POLAC Deputy Country President, (Northern Nigeria) An international nongovernmental organisation assigns me to share rams to the financially disadvantaged families for Eid El-Adha (Sallah) celebration. The international organisation has been sponsoring this intervention with the Periscope Global Publishers since 2013. The international organisation equally sponsors the Periscope annual productivity award, making the presentation radically investigative developmental and human angle objective without being beggarly. At the market, some people whom I thought would be good they contribute as a social responsibility to such initiative of feeding the less privileged, requested from me their shares from the rams…

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The Periscope reporter It has been raining since 2am in Jalingo-Maiha. The kind that causes not harm but keeps the farm nourishing. A kind, that cools the mind and brings comfort for a sound sleep and convenience in supplications. A kind that washes away the filth and cleanses the community from the rot littered by the impostor, put in metaphor, on Arafat day, a sage would say. It would have been a good hearing today being Thursday – Arafat day – at Upper Area Court in Yola, Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, when Idi Usman Shehu and three other alleged criminals…

The Periscope reporter The Kano chapter of the Kwankwasiyya Movement has dragged the state government to court over plan to secure €684,100,100.00 from China Development Bank for financing of a light rail project. The movement also wrote a petition against the state government and the House to the Assembly to the President of the Senate, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management Office, the Chinese Embassy and the Chinese Development Bank, citing procedural violations However, Governor Ganduje said he would not be intimidated and “there’s no going back on light rail project