DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous The All Progressive Congress national convention is by the corner, state are also putting finishing touches on who becomes their Flagg bearers. In Adamawa state, bill boards of aspriants are all over the places, one man who feels and thinks he has this the magic wand to turn the fortuna of Adamawa for the best following his track record  and successes in the private sector is  Alhaji Abdullahi Ahmed Musa (Speaker)   vieing for the ticket of All Progressive Congress APC, born in 1968 in Adamawa state says he want to contribute his quota towards the socio- econom development of the state. In this interview with Daily Rendezvous in Yola the governorship hopeful bear his mind on his plans and vision  for Adamawa state. Rendezvous: Can we meet sir? Abdullahi Ahmed Musa: My name is Abdullahi Ahmed Musa from Gombi local government area of Adamawa state, born 53 years ago, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, and a businessman. Rendezvous:...

Daily Rendezvous Hon. Abdulrazaak Namdas, the frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives in Adamawa state has asked the leadership of the party to trust him with the governorship ticket for the 2023 general elections. Namdas who addressed party officials during a meeting at the state party secretariat, Thursday promised to deliver the state to the party come 2023 election if given the mandate, noting that as a grassroot mobilizer, he will galvanize support from within APC and outside the party to ensure victory of the party come 2023. The lawmaker who said APC is the only visible political party in Adamawa State noted that other political parties in the state have fizzled out. Namdas who thanked the APC exco for extending olive branch to him said he was in the party secretariat to meet with the exco for the second time and to seek their blessings and permission as he embarked on local government tour of the state to campaign for votes ahead of the party primari...

Daily Rendezvous -  Highlights include Draft MOU to be Signed Soon on Training, Capacity Building, Exchange Programme for Senior Officers and other Areas of Collaboration The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr  Folasade Yemi-Esan has met with the Chairman, Indian Union Public Service Commission, Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi, had met in New Delhi to facilitate the capacity of both civil services. The meeting which was led by Nigeria's head of civil service, Dr. Folasade accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, and that of the Common Services Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Idris Ibrahim Yusuf, alongside Ambassador Ahmed Sule, High Commissioner of Nigeria to India, with the Chairman, Indian Union Public Service Commission, Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi, alongside the Commissioners and Joint Union Secretaries of the Commission in New Delhi, India, with a view to drafting MOU ...

Daily Rendezvous The EFCC has arrested the former Anambra state Governor Willie Obiano. Obiano was arrested at the Muhammed Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos as he was about to board a flight to Houston Texas, United States of America. Obiano who has been on Nigeria's anticorruption agency's watchlist was arrested and moved to EFCC's Lagos office. Details later...

Daily Rendezvous Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has been sworn in as the governor of Anambra State. Soludo was sworn in at the state government house on Thursday. The former CBN governor was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo won the Anambra governorship election with 112,229 votes in 2021. The swearing-in ceremony was however overshadowed by a fist fight between two Anambra's strong women, Bianca Ojukwu and Elechukwu Obiano.

Daily Rendezvous Discusses Prospects of Nigeria-India Joint Commission, Other Areas of Mutual Interest  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb Gabriel Tanimu Aduda  accompanied his counterpart, Nigeria's high Commissioner to India, Amb. Ahmed Sule, have met with the Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India , Shri Muraleedharan at New Delhi in India where they discussed issues pertaining to bilateral relations and mutual interest to both countries. The Nigerian delegation led by Amb. Gabriel Aduda discussed issues of strengthening bilateral relations, particularly the Nigeria-India Joint Commission, a meeting which Nigeria is expected to host in the next around of talks.  Also at the meeting, the two countries discussed the terms of the Second Nigeria/India Consular Dialogue  scheduled to hold in the second quarter of 2022 in Abuja.  Speaking at the meeting, Aduda praIsed the efforts of the Indian governme...

Daily Rendezvous Gunmen suspected to be bandit-terrorists have surrounded Nasko Divisional Police Office and killed the DPO in Niger State. The DPO, one Umar Mohammed Digari, was killed on Tuesday, alongside two other policemen. Dakingari, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, was the DPO of Nasko Division of the State Police Command, before his death. A source inform Newsmen that the bandit-terrorists were on revenge mission after the recent attack on their hideouts and recovery of rustled cows. “Recently, a police and vigilante joint clampdown operation had led to the killing of bandits and recovery of over 800 rustled cows. “He was having a meeting with his security team for another operation when the bandits suddenly surrounded the station and started shooting sporadically. “The DPO, alongside his personnel were gunned down around 3pm at the Nasko Division of the Nigerian Police in Magama town. “Though they killed the DPO, and two other policemen, other police officers...