B y Khadija Aliyu The public have been advised to shun thuggery and inciting comments before, during and after elections, to enjoy dividends of democracy. The head of department, public administration, Bayero university Kano Dr. Sa’idu Ahmed Dukawa made the call in kano. According to him, Political thuggery is an aspect of […]
7/3/2023 Lawmaker charged Nigerians desist from vote buyin By Khadija Aliyu Nigerians have been urged, to desist from vote buying,and other criminal acts during elections. Member representing Bunkure constituency, Alhaji Muhammad Uba Gurjiya gave the advise in kano. According to the lawmaker, credible elections would pave way for the development of Kano state and […]
By Dauda Iliya The Senator elect representing Borno central Kaka Shehu Lawan says the naira redesign policy has curbed cases of vote buying in the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections. Kaka Shehu stated this at a media briefing in Maiduguri. The Senator elect has also described the election as one of the best […]
By Gloria Abutu Following the suspension of activities of Local and International, Non Governmental Organizations, NGOs in Adamawa State by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri until 15th March, 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UN-OCHA has directed that all field activities be suspended. A statement by UN-OCHA Head of Sub-Office, Adamawa […]
By Gloria Abutu Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has suspended activities of both local and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Adamawa State. In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday, at Government House, Yola, the governor accused the NGOs of abandoning their constitutional duties of providing humanitarian services to engage in partisan politics. According to the governor, It […]
By Gloria Abutu The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Yola, the Adamawa State capital witnessed an unprecedented turnout of voters on Saturday to exercise their franchise. As early as 8 o’clock in the morning, voters had already started queuing in their respective polling units. In all polling units visited like Kofare, Ajiya, Luggere, Dougirei, […]
Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swapping of old naira notes to new notes, Nigerians have begun to lament the challenges involved in the process despite the extension to February 10, 2023. Checks by The Fombina news showed that the people are not only experiencing challenges in swapping the old […]
The Federal and 35 of the 36 state governments, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are to spend the sum of N19.16 trillion on payment of salaries, pensions, emoluments and others in 2023. They have also budgeted a miserly N11.435 trillion for capital projects. The recurrent expenditure could be more because most of the budget […]