DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous   I have been in the tour team of Hon. Patricia Yakubu throughout the 21 Local Governments of Adamawa State. The mantra was just one: she's turning water into wine and making many party women walk on water. Her first call was to summon all the APC women leaders and other women party Executive from the ward level to the local government to have a progressive discussion towards the unity of the party. They can focus on supporting the party stakeholders and the 2027 election. Should I remind us that I once said she's on a journey of sacrifice? Based on her past records and curriculum vitae, she's supposed to be at the National Affairs of the party, but she decided to accept the task to come down to the state level to ensure that the change mantra has clinched in the state party affairs of Adamawa. Among the 21 Local Governments we visited, the words of the State woman leader have massaged the emotional quantum of our women party officials and renew...

Daily Rendezvous WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights the growing threat of climate change https://www.who.int/news/item/30-11-2023-who-s-annual-malaria-report-spotlights-the-growing-threat-of-climate-change 30 November 2023 - Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2022, there were estimated 249 million malaria cases globally, exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 233 million in 2019 by 16 million cases. In addition to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, the global malaria response has faced a growing number of threats, such as drug and insecticide resistance, humanitarian crises, resource constraints, climate change impacts and delays in programme implementation particularly in countries with a high burden of the disease.  The 2023 World...

Daily Rendezvous  In an effort to improve the condition of learning infrastructure through out his constituency, the member representing Demsa, Numan, Lamurde Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Kwamoti B. Laori, has commissioned a block of 3 Classrooms in Kodomti Ward of Numan LGA.  In his remark the lawmaker laments the dearth of education infrastructure in most communities across his constituency, reiterates his commitment to ensure its improvement during his tenure. The member stated that a conducive learning environment is essential for effective learning to take place.  Besides offering scholarship to students at various levels of education, the member emphasized that with education comes liberation, promising more interventions in the sector.  The lawmaker used the occasion to appreciate the unwavering support he has received from his constituents and pledges never to disappoint them.  The pe...

Daily Rendezvous TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THE MAIDEN EDITION OF TGNEWS MERIT AND PRODUCTIVITY AWARD SLATED ON JAN 6, 2023 Ladies and Gentlemen of the press. It is indeed a great privilege for me to sit here in this hallowed vicinity, the correspondents' chapel, my first and most important constituency to make this address. The choice of correspondents' chapel is deliberate, first it is a conclave of reputable journalists in the state and the boiling pot of news in Adamawa State. Most importantly, the publisher and editor-in-chief of this medium is a member of this hallowed chapel. It is on this premise that I wish to state that the TGNews is a child of this chapel and today this child has come to receive the blessings of the parents. The award The management of TGNews in fulfilment of one of its cardinal corporate social responsibilities deemed it fit to acknowledge and reward excellence by different players and stakeholders of our great state who in one wa...

Daily Rendezvous DG, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Buba, Recommits to Greater Service to Humanity as He Bags ICEN's Doctorate Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Yusuf Buba Yakub has pledged to continue to offer his best efforts to improving the lot of humanity everywhere he finds himself. The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC),who restated the above in Abuja, Saturday ,when he received a Professional Fellowship Doctorate award of the Institute of the Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), dedicated the highly prized certificate to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he termed"the leadership he has demonstrated in less than one year since assuming the Office of President in the country." While also thanking the President of ICEN and members of the Governing Council of the Institute for finding him worthy of the award, Buba re-iterated his conviction that, in spite of how things may seem to be at the moment, Nigeria in t...

Daily Rendezvous  The West African Youth Congress deeply regrets the recent incident in Kaduna state, Nigeria, where a village was mistakenly bombed by Nigerian soldiers amidst the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the affected community and empathize with the pain and anguish that they are currently experiencing. In response to this tragic event, we have observed the emergence of a youth demonstration at the National Assembly by the Arewa Youths and the National Youth Council Northwest Zone, with calls for the resignation of the Minister of Defence, H.E Mohammed Badaru, Mni. While we respect the right of citizens to express their grievances through peaceful demonstrations, we find it necessary to address the concerns raised by this particular youth groups. First and foremost, it is crucial to acknowledge the gravity of the mistaken bombing in Kaduna and recognize the immense challenges posed by the prevailing insecurity in No...