DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous The  Director-General Media to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state, Solomon Kumangar, has caution APC gubernatorial aspirant in Adamawa, Mustpaha alias Otumba to reneged on his gubernatorial ambition, because the there is already handwriting that he would suffer catastrophic defeat at his party primaries. Kumangar advised the APC 'wannabe' guber aspirant to save himself from shame and disgrace and quickly abort his vain mission, because by May 22nd, his party will prove to all that he has no political clout to challenge within his party or outside it with Fintiri. Kumangar made this known in a press statement made available to Daily Rendezvous, Thursday. The statement reads in part,  "Throw in the towel in order to avoid defeat at the May 2022 guber primary of the All-Progressives Congress. Reacting to a recent statement credited to Mustapha where he claimed he will bury Fintiri and the PDP if given his party’s ticket to run for 2023 in Ad...

Daily Rendezvous The Hama Bachama, Homun Daniel Shaga Ismaila, PhD; OON, (Kpawo Nomwe, Gilongo Diya) heartily congratulates the Muslim community for successful and peacefully marking the end of the 2022 Ramadan Fast. Homun Dr. Shaga who is also the Chairman of Bachama Traditional Council  in a statement felicitated with the Muslim Ummah in Adamawa State and Nigeria, and prayed that the lessons learnt during the fasting period bear fruits that will further consolidate on the relative peace and progress being enjoyed in the state. In the statement, the royal father congratulates Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri and his family; the Deputy Governor, Chief Hon. Crowther Seth; members of the state Executive Council, the Hon. Speaker and members of the state Legislature, Justice Nathan Musa, the Chief Justice of the state and the entire Judiciary; the Lamido of Adamawa Emirate and Chairman Council of Chiefs and Emirs of Adamawa State and all Traditional Ru...

Daily Rendezvous - Warn that threat to media is threat to democracy - Urge federal government to make newsprints, broadcast equipment, consumables tax-free As the world marks the World Press Freedom Day today (May 3), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said that the inalienable right to access and disseminate information through an independent press is under attack, and called for urgent need to protect the media, adding democracy is in danger when a free press is threatened. In press statement signed by the NGE’s President, Mustapha Isah and the General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, to mark the World Press Freedom Day, the professional group of all the editors in Nigeria, said that while the threat to the media freedom in Nigeria is real, the impact on the state of democracy in the country will be very dangerous, if not checked. ‘’Today is a day globally, to remind governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom. It is also a day of reflection amo...

Daily Rendezvous The leadership and members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa, heartily felicitate with all the Muslim Ummah and the entire people of Adamawa state on the occasion of this Year's Eid-el-Fitr. The party congratulates all Muslim faithfuls over the completion of the one-month long Ramadan fast and prayers, praying that all the prayers and supplications made will be answered and that all the lessons learnt in the cause of the Ramadan, will become the daily character of all faithfuls. While wishing all the faithfuls a happy Eid-el-Fitr, the party enjoins all residents to pray for peace, love and prosperity for our dear state Adamawa and our country, Nigeria. This was made known to Newsmen during an interactive session by the State Organising secretary of the party, Abdulaziz Jibrillah, in Yola, Adamawa State. Abdulaziz, while addressing the public task the people of Adamawa and Nigerians to used this moment of solemn dedication to Allah to pray ...

Daily Rendezvous The former Chairman, Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's Transition Committee and former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defense, Alh. Aliyu Ismaila, has extended his heart-felt season greetings to all Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and especially in Adamawa state, over the successful completion of the Ramadan fast and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr.   Aliyu said, as the Ramadan fast comes to an end, he prays that all prayers and supplications made during the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithfuls will be answered and that the lessons learnt will be appropriated in our daily lives onward. He also enjoins Muslims to use the occasion to spread kindness, compassion and the message of peace and unity that Islam stands for. Aliyu said, "Nigeria is a nation that is deeply rooted in faith and as people of faith, we must learn to pray for our leaders, our country and its people, especially for our President Muhammadu Buhari, for his patience and for wisdom to deal wit...

Daily Rendezvous, Adamawa State Governor the Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has extended his warmest greetings to the Muslim Ummah across the world and in the State on the occasion of Eid El- Fitr celebrations.  While also congratulating  the Ummah for a successful end of fasting  in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Governor Fintiri stated that "May Almighty Allah make Eid a great occasion for interaction, harmony, tolerance and happiness for all". The Governor who described peace as an essential ingredient to the development of any country, urged citizens and residents of the State to keep praying and working for the peace and unity of the country and Adamawa State.  Glad that the people would be celebrating without the restrictions of COVID-19 this year, Governor Fintiri admonished Nigerians to focus on the things that bind them together and eschew those issues capable of dividing the country especially going into a political year.  He challenged Ni...

Daily Rendezvous On World Malaria Day, WHO calls for continued innovation to save lives More than 1 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received one or more doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine, thanks to a pilot programme coordinated by WHO. The malaria vaccine pilots, first launched by the Government of Malawi in April 2019, have shown that the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) vaccine is safe and feasible to deliver, and that it substantially reduces deadly severe malaria.  These findings paved the way for the historic  October 2021 WHO recommendation  for the expanded use of RTS,S among children living in settings with moderate to high malaria transmission. If widely deployed, WHO estimates that the vaccine could save the lives of an additional 40 000 to 80 000 African children each year.  More than US$ 155 million has been secured from  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance  to support the introduction, procurement and delivery ...