The assertion that Adamawa state is a land of beauty, is a fact beyond a mere slogan. It’s a land endowed with so many beautiful scenes that Nature brought to be in many parts of the state. It’s endowed with the beauty of humanity. It’s a blessed land with many […]
Opinion
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is committing costly political mistakes- he has centered the Adamawa socio-political-economy around himself and himself only. Adamawa is basically a civil service state- salaries, wages, contracts & patronage are the oils that lubricate the social and economic order of the state. Gov. Fintiri knows that more […]
On the surface, the National Agricultural Mechanized Cooperative Society (NAMCS) seems a good Federal Government-sponsored program designed as a new agent of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria. However, from the assessment of its almost two years of existence and judging from its activities and performance within this time frame, the organization […]
BY HON MOHAMMED MAYAS It’s no more a news again, that the biggest opposition political party in Nigeria, the PDP, is on the verge of collapse. In less than 3 months, three of their seating Governors left to join rank with the main ruling APC.taking away the entire political structures […]
….rPDP splitter faction, defections of members to APC a disunity that may consume PDP The Adamawa All Progressives Congress, APC, under the leadership of Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal can be seen a purposeful one, focused on a mandate to deliver the party unto victory in the coming 2023 general elections. This […]
Where there is no fault, fault finder still finds faults in fissured facts even if he knows the intent is clear. This is the story of Mayas vs. Kushi. I would have stayed calm to enjoy my quiet life as I am neither paid by Fintiri like Kushi or a […]
Woe believe that, regardless of a political party, Muhammad Mayas, APC deputy publicity secretary, should take urgent mental test and evaluation to properly assess the administration of Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri as his recent unguarded statement show a failure to demonstrate functional cognitive abilities. Project delivery and good governance are […]
I read the respond of Geoge Kushi on my write up and come to a conclusion that the writer has nothing to offer but rather he was trying to justify the monthly stipend he collects, as monthly salary. It looks as if he was writing from a bear pallor. His […]
…he replies Mohammed A Mayas, assistant Publicity Secretary APC Adamawa State on his midterm opinion Certainly, the myopic visionary will see nothing good beyond his shortsighted view. Lacking foresight , he would wait for a problem before seeking a solution. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri did not have to wait for […]
Indeed for the youths to clinch to victory at the 2023 elections it will take more than just having Permanent Voters Card (PVC) having the card is important but some other things are ”importanter” you could be a proud owner of a PVC but yet be faced with a greater […]
…..The midterm report As we prepare to celebrate democracy day in Adamawa state, what comes into my mind, was how Fintiri and his cosmetic approach of governance wasted or still wasting our hard-earned resources in the name of projects commissioning. Last month, the state witnessed the inflow of VIPs, who […]
Not until of recent, in Guyuk local government, a constituency of Adamawa House of Assembly have witnessed an impressive and massive presence of Government projects in all its ten political wards. This is because the Man in the saddle of affairs is having the breadth of view and farsightedness to […]
By MAPCA Youth wing The history of state creation in Nigeria, and in particular the Northeast (Middle Belt) is well documented. The synergy involved in the works of the creation movements, for instance, the Movement for the Creation of Taraba State in the Gongola days, were well-managed and the quest […]
By Abubakar Yusuf. Since the launch of the second phase of Digital switch Over DSO, powered by the National Broadcasting Commission NBC in Lagos on May 29, in it’s quest to bring Nigeria at par with the on going digitisation of broadcast communication via free TV world over, NBC has […]
A classical Nigerian actor and comedian of blessed memory, Sam Loco Efe, once said, “Come and see American wonders”. Years after am saying; “Come and see Fintiri wonders” in developing Adamawa State to a modern city for all. We the people of Adamawa are extremely blessed to have His Excellency, […]
The Adamawa state government has resolved to go to the Capital market and raise N100 billion through the issuance of Bond to finance among other things agric value chain, a component of its recently formulated Agribusiness policy. The Agribusiness policy, when implemented is expected to raise the state’s Internally Generated […]
The issue of insecurity in Nigeria like insecurity elsewhere is complex in nature and understanding. There’s no gain saying that, a multi-dimensional problem like insecurity should be approached uni-dimensionally- such approach will be, an exercise in futility. For the first time since the end of the civil war, there has […]
By Tom Garba In a world of many political turbulent where the desire of better leaders by people is still far fetched around the world. In a world where the governed are mostly seen as subservient gaining less from the poor quality of leadership in a country like ours is […]
By Tom Garba, FIBDFM The night ended up weird and gloomy pondering on how innocent people in this country suffer from the pounce of Justice. It is always a justice denial when one decided to tour the path of fairness. This was finally the fate of late Dr Ishaku Damina, […]
Dear Mallam Nasir El-rufai, with all due respect, your actions and show of force only dig quick graves for your downfall, not making you a champion. The world is watching as you display excess impunity as if you’re a colonial ‘slaves master’, understand that in the next 3 Years; your […]
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D I really had no intention of discussing this matter as its understanding by most Nigerians is either unclear or deliberately twisted in opposition to the ideals of Nigeria’s nationalism and constitution. While the unclear is docile, the twisting group is active in molding public opinion to […]
The night ended up weird and gloomy pondering on how innocent people in this country are suffering from the pounce of injustice. It’s always a justice denial when one decided to tour the path of fairness. This was finally the fate of late Dr Ishaku Damina, the revered and the […]
I am fed up. I am fed up about so many things in Nigeria. I am fed up with sharing space with some unsavoury characters who are presented to the public as leaders by a hypocritical media. I am fed up in being profiled by this same biased media and […]
By Tom Garba Years ago, I met this Young Man while a Councillor of Warwar in 1996, supervisors councilor for health and natural resources, a Political ward in Sardauna Local Government Area, Central Senatorial zone of Taraba State. In him, I saw a radiant face of hope to the people […]
By Makut Simon Macham In the past six years, Plateau State under the leadership of Governor Simon Bako Lalong who clocks 58 today has been enthralled by purposeful driven governance, developmental projects under a serene and placid atmosphere. In all ramifications, his 58th birthday is a worthy and fulfilled milestone […]
The government remains the highest authority of the state, which has as one of its mandates to ensure the welfare of the people is met. This, among many other ways, is to be achieved boasting businesses and attracting investments, which in turn contributes to its GDP. Key to this is […]
Following her philanthropic acts through countless supports to less privileged persons as well as her empowerment programmes for women in the society, the United Business Women Association (UBWA) of Nigerian and Diaspora has resolved to present an Ambassadorial Award of Excellence to Hajia Dr Zainab Jamil Isiaku Gwamna. Hajia Zainab […]
The Mambilla Hydro-electric power project, a $5.8 billion, 3050MW project was given a Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval and an EPC contract was signed with a consortium of Chinese companies in November 2017. After the media hype on how the government has succeeded in making the project a reality (?) […]
Looking at the key variables in the Nigerian security challenges, its seems practically and strategically impossible to expect a quick and decisive resolution of these challenges militarily. And this is why. First, the factors that made the Customs to fail in its duty of stopping contraband weapons from entering the […]
By Ismaila Uba Misilli One of the areas of good governance that caught the attention of Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during his recent visit to Gombe is Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s passion in harnessing the huge human capital in Gombe for socio-economic development of the State. Prior to the […]
By Babayola M. Toungo The Mambilla Hydro-electric power project, a $5.8 billion, 3050MW project was given a Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval and an EPC contract was signed with a consortium of Chinese companies in November 2017. After the media hype on how the government has succeeded in making the […]
….Our reply on “Top PDP Chieftain shielding indicted looters” I write to the leadership of the pen pushing profession, the noble profession that have noble men and women practicing with all sense of responsibility. World Wide journalists are known to stand for Justice, are known to stand and defend the […]
Adamawa is a unique state. It is a state that is full of complexities. A state that notably made history when against all odds, and federal might, it voted out an incumbent from the ruling party. Making way for a breath of FRESH AIR in the state. As time passes […]
BY Mahmud JEGA The most engaging story in Nigeria at the weekend was the reported attack by gunmen on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom’s convoy. The governor was out in the countryside on Saturday morning, inspecting a farm on Tyo-Mu-Abetse-Gboko Road in Makurdi Local Government, when gunmen opened fire at […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO HONOURABLE AMINU IYYA ABBAS. HONOURABLE SPEAKER, ADAMAWA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. MEMBER REPRESENTING UBA/GAYA CONSTITUENCY. Date: 21/3/2021. Dear Rt. Hon. Abbas, With great sense of disappointment I found myself been persuaded by conviction and passion for my ward and constituency I write you this open letter. […]
The last Saturday bye-election of Lamurde Ward necessitated by the demised of the elected councilor last year has shown a pointer that the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state are gagging and guarding their eggs which they have placed in one Basket. To the APC family is […]
In this interview with ADELEKE ADESANYA, the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesman, Bar Gani Taofik, shed light on the reasons why President Muhammadu could not end banditry and other insecurity challenges in Nigeria. He also spoke on other important issues affecting the country. Excerpt. Would say Nigeria is crumbling […]
By: Musa Terrang Perhaps there is hardly a better barometer to gauge the palpable feelings of many Nigerians about the political and infrastructural development as champion by the SGF, our very own Mr. Synergy than Nigerians, Adamawa people and many communities across the length and breadth of this country through […]
Emma Agu Many will remember the rhetorical question posed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu when accusing fingers started pointing at the Fulani, as the culprits in the unfortunate murder of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti. When asked to comment on the murder, Tinubu asked: “…Is […]
We the undersigned, are appalled by the current happenings across the country, especially as it relates to the deliberately engineered ethnic disharmony currently going on in the southern states. As Nigerians, we must always be ready to resist the profiling of any group as evil or the sole source of […]
