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Daily Rendezvous The Adamawa state government, has slated between 8th to 16 of April, 2021 as scheduled dates for aptitude test for applicants into the post primary school management board of the state. The exercise which is scheduled to hold as scheduled for every zone will begin on 8th of April, 2021 for Yola zone and end on 16th of April, 2021 for Mubi Zone with other zones in between. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Deputy Permanent Secretary, ministry of education, Sunday Stephen, and Made available to Daily Rendezvous, Wednesday, in Yola Adamawa state. The statement reads, "The Adamawa State Government has approved the following dates for Aptitude Test for all applicants who applied for recruitment into the Post Primary Schools Management Board. "i. Yola Zone:- 8th April, 2021 – (GMMC Yola, AMC Yola, CDSS Karewa) "ii. Numan Zone:- 10th April, 2021 – (GSS Sakato, GSS Numan) "iii. Ganye Zone:- 12th April, 2021 – (GSSS Sugu, GSS G...

Daily Rendezvous The Adamawa state police command has arrested a three-man extortion syndicate in Adamawa notorious for threatening and duping residents of Adamawa state. The three man suspects, Suleiman Adamu, a 34years a resident of Alkali Street, Demsawo, Abdullahi Ayuba, a 36 year old resident of Ghana Crescent, Bekaji and one Zainab Ahondu, a 50 year old woman from, Jalingo,Taraba State, were nabbed at their respective hideouts at Viniklang and Doubeli, after a tip off to police detectives at the State Intelligence Bureau leading to a thorough search and subsequent arrest of the gang. In a press statement issued by the Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, the force said, "Investigations so far revealed that the suspects always extort their victims using text messages, threatening to kidnap them if certain amount were not paid. "As part of efforts at tackling Criminal activities and other related offences, the commissioner of ...

Daily Rendezvous Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has bagged another award, as the Best Governor in Community and Rural Development 2020 by the Nigerian Pilot Newspaper.  Presenting the nomination letter to the Governor in Abuja on Wednesday, the Director Publications Chuks Ohuegbe pointed out that Governor Fintiri's consideration is based on his giant strides in infrastructure development inspite of security challenges in the region.  According to Ohuegbe, "Governor Fintiri's Rural Mobidity Access Roads project RAMP 2 is adjudged as the best performing in Nigeria which informs their choice, describing it as a critical factor in the administration's development agenda for the State.  Accepting the award, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri thanked the Editorial team for finding him worthy, noting that he was elected to work for the People and would not relent in meeting the needs of the ordinary Adamawa People. Ahmadu Fintiri noted that ...

Daily Rendezvous Several students have been reported injured and some part of the building on campus were set ablazed, after a combined forces of military personnel and police officers unleashed unbelievable horror on the main campus of the Adamawa state polytechnic, Yola, attacking students with clubs and machete. The Adamawa state polytechnic, Yola, has become yet another scene of police brutality as students were reported to have been attacked by security forces who chased them down into their hostels, and used cubs and cutlasses on them thereby causing injuries to several unsuspecting students getting ready for exams. According to some eye witnesses, the faceoff between the students started shortly after the management pasted a notice banning a popular graduation campus culture "Signing Out." "The angry students then took their celebrations outside the campus which immediately led to gridlocks on the street opposite the campus. "As the st...

Daily Rendezvous   The national president of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalist, Ladi Bala, has called on governmnent at all levels to quickly address the unabated kidnapping of girls in schools across the country. Ladi pointed out that the abductions at Kankara, Jangebe, and Kaduna are one abductions too many and governmnent should address the growing insecurity in the country. Ladi made the remarks in a press statement issued to Daily Rendezvous, over the weekend. Ladi notes that while closing of all schools by the Niger state government could be seen as temporary situation, governmnent at all levels should work towards the fencing of schools to curb the incessant kidnappings of school children and especially girls. Ladi Bala said, "The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists  (NAWOJ ) has condemned in strong terms the recent  abduction of over two hundred students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna, Kaduna...

Daily Rendezvous  A COALITION OF INDIGENOUS ETHNIC NATIONALITIES OF  ADAMAWA STATE IN REPLY TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY TABITAL PULAAKU INTERNATIONAL (TBI) ON DISTINGUISHED SENATOR BINOS DAUDA YAROE.  Our attention has been drawn to a press release titled: "Official reaction of Tabital Pulaaku  International (TBI) to the unfortunate and reckless public statements by Mr Binos Dauda Yaroe Distinguished Senator Representing Adamawa South Senatorial District"  dated February 24th 2021 and signed by Dr Murtala Aliyu as Chairman, TPI and Dr Ahmad Shehu as Secretary-General TPI.  We consider the contents of this press release as an attack and threat on the Distinguished Senator  Reverend Binos Dauda Yaroe and by extension the rest of our kind and indeed anyone who is  representing his people excellently well as our Distinguished Senator Yaroe has been doing since  2019.  We want to place on record that contrary to the allegation by t...

Daily Rendezvous Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI) says the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has excebated pre-existing inequalities and systemic barriers facing women and vulnerable groups in Nigeria and that there is an urgent need for governmnent at all levels to device and implement plans and strategies to empower women and the physically challenged persons in the country. Voice of Disability said the Covid-19 pandemic has deepen the social and economic distress faced by people with disability including the demand for social distancing which has drastically compounded the already distressed and challenged life of people living with disability and government must act fast to make their lives better. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the Voice of Disability, Edeh Catherine, at an event marking the International Women's Day, in Yola, Adamawa state. Edeh maintained that the federal government need to scale up its...

Daily Rendezvous 279 Female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area, Zamfara state who were abducted by gunmen, Friday have been rescued. The 279 rescued female students were arrived Gusau in convoy of several buses including two coaster buses and 18 seater buses. The rescued girls started arriving the Government House Gusau around 4 am of Tuesday and were received by governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, the first lady Hajia Aisha Bello Matawalle and heads of security agencies in the state. There has been however no word on the whereabouts of the remaining girls as News Rendezvous earlier reported that about 317 female students were abducted by the bandits. Some residents of Zamfara who spoke to Rendezvous, said, "Kidnapping has become the order of the day here in Zamfara and even yesterday my neighbour was kidnapped, we don't know what to do. "In my opinion, government should not negotiate ...