Aishatu Dahiru Binani
25 Apr
As the announcement was made on that Sunday morning that Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani has been elected the Governor of Adamawa State I was ready to crow that a woman has broken the glass ceiling. I am sure that many women groups, many equity-seeking groups....
18 Apr
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the police to prosecute the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa state, Hudu Yunusa Ari. The INEC stated this following Tuesday's closed-door meeting of all its National Commissioners at its national headquarters in Abuja over the highly controversial supplementary governorship election conducted in Adamawa State over…
17 Apr
While the furore over outcome of the February 25 presidential election is yet to abate, controversy, yesterday, dogged the conduct of Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State, when the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari...
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It is human to mark anniversaries, whether personal milestones or national or key historical events. Institutions and businesses are no different and every major milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect.