DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous Two governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa state have over the weekend met ahead of the party's primary elections. Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas who is considered the frontline aspirant of the party visited Abdullahi Ahmed Musa (Speaker) to break the Ramadan fast and also discuss the way forward for the party ahead of the primaries slated for May 2022. Speaking to newsmen after a brainstorming session, Abdulrazak Namdas said his meeting with Musa is a brotherly engagement that signals good things to come in the future. “We are politicians and anything can happen in politics. You can see that I’m in his house, I decided to come with my team after observing the day’s fasting. I told him that I will come and speak with him and he obliged the request. “The essence is that we are all gunning for the same position, we want to contest governorship and we want to show that there is politics of understanding.  “The essence is that we are all...

Daily Rendezvous The Frontline gubernatorial contender of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulrazak Namdas, has rounded-up a state-wide consultation with local government and ward officials of the party ahead of the May gubernatorial primaries of the party. Namdas who kick-started the state-wide consultation tour about a month ago was in Mubi North, Mubi South and Maiha local governments Saturday where he was recieved by a mamooth crowd of party executives, youth and women in all the areas visited. Expressing gratitude for the overwhelming and unconditional show of support, solidarity and goodwill. Namdas said he is astounded by the turnout of people and support during the consultation visits. He particularly thanked women, youth, party executives and his campaign team for their show of goodwill and immense support during the energy sapping activity. The gubernatorial hopeful who is the incumbent lawmaker representing Toungo, Ganye, Jada and Mayo Belwa federal constitu...

Daily Rendezvous Adamawa State Governor, Rt.Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has extended his felicitations to all Nigerians, especially Christians on the occasion of this year's Easter celebrations.  Easter symbolises God's redemptive mission over humanity, the triumph of light over darkness, hope over despair and good over evil. Governor Fintiri therefore called on residents of Adamawa State to use the opportunity that Easter provided to show love to one another and make sacrifices for the overall good of the society.  "As we celebrate the Easter in sober recollection of Christ's crucifixion, let us think about how we can each help to steer our State and Nation back on the road to peace, by working in the spirit of oneness." While commending the understanding they had exhibited to one another irrespective of their differences, the Governor pointed out that this had ensured mutual love and peaceful co-existence in the State. "Nonetheless, I implore you t...

Daily Rendezvous The 4th - 7th April convening of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) evaluated the evidence that has been emerging over past years that single-dose schedules provide comparable efficacy to the two or three-dose regimens. SAGE’s review concluded that a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV)   vaccine delivers solid protection against HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, that is comparable to 2-dose schedules.  This could be a game-changer for the prevention of the disease; seeing more doses of the life-saving jab reach more girls. Often referred to as the ‘silent killer’ and almost entirely preventable, cervical cancer is a disease of inequity of access; the new SAGE recommendation is underpinned by concerns over the slow introduction of the HPV vaccine into immunization programs and overall low population coverage, especially in poorer countries. More than 95% of cervical cancer is caused by sexually transmitte...

Daily Rendezvous US$351 million is urgently needed by the UN and partners to intervene  and save lives in North-East Nigeria as underlined by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) at a Joint Advocacy Event on Food Security and Nutrition in North-East Nigeria in Abuja on 8 April 2022.  The initiative aimed to raise awareness and advocate for urgent resource mobilization from both the international community and the Nigerian Government. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Matthias Schmale called to leverage the resilience of local communities and partners and to work to move beyond emergency assistance and help people grow their own food, build livelihoods and strengthen their resilience.  He stated that 4.1 million people in...

Daily Rendezvous Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order for the confiscation  of Tricycles/Motorcycles used by miscreants and Shila boys to facilitate their operations  in the three Local Government areas of Girei, Yola North and Yola South. The Order which can be cited as “Adamawa State Confiscation of Tricycles/Motorcycles Executive Order No. 2 of 2022 comes into effect on 6th April 2022 until further notice.  Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who expressed concern over the activities of hoodlums disturbing the peace of the State, said government will not leave any stone unturned towards protecting the lives and property of innocent citizens. While describing the activities of miscreants, hoodlums, Thugs, Shila boys as unacceptable, Governor Fintiri said “They have become an extraordinary threat to the peace, wellbeing, security and stability of the State’s political and Economic Systems, as well as a negative effect on cont...