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May 27, 2017

Ambode, Aregbesola are the worst governors in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors

Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his Osun counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola are in a slugfest for the position of the worst governor in Nigeria. Ambode, who rose ten places in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking last week has dropped yet again, this time due to the ridiculous decision of his government to sack the chaplain of the... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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May 19, 2017

YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors: Ambode on the rise, as Fayose drops by 5

Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has risen ten places in the latest YNaija effectiveness ranking for governors. Ambode, has been very busy in the past week commissioning one program after another across the state in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Lagos. His rise has nothing to do with the Lagos at 50 activities, but all to do... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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May 11, 2017

Ayo Fayose retains top spot as Umar Ganduje drops 10 places | The latest YNaija Governors Ranking

The Kano state government has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. And you can’t separate the government of a state from its governor. The state government has begun investigating the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II over allegations of misappropriation of funds. One of the reasons given by the State House... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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May 3, 2017

Presidency plans to arrest Ekweremadu, PDP ex-governors – PDP senators

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over plans by the Presidency to arrest Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and former PDP governors. Spokesman of the Caucus, Enyinanya Abaribe read a statement on Wednesday at a briefing with Senate Correspondents. Abaribe condemned the move saying Nigeria is... Read More
The News Blog
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April 28, 2017

Paris Club refund is not a favour to states, governors tell FG

by Azeez Adeniyi Governors on Thursday said the Federal Government should stop presenting the Paris Club loan refunds as a favour to the states. While addressing State House correspondents after the National Economic Council meeting, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong said the refunds belonged to the states. “We understand the president has approved the payment... Read More
The News Blog
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April 7, 2017

Make your security votes public, Dogara tells governors

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has asked state governors to publicise their security votes. He challenged the governors while speaking at a retreat organised by the national assembly in Kaduna on Friday. He also urged them to disclose the amount allocated to local governments. “I will like to challenge him (el-Rufai) to champion this... Read More
The News Blog
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IPOB
April 3, 2017

South East govs have finally summoned courage to demand Kanu’s release – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday hailed South-East governors for calling for the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group had accused the governors of not showing concern over the continued detention of Kanu. In a meeting in Enugu on Sunday, the governors said they would meet President Muhammadu Buhari to demand... Read More
The News Blog
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March 28, 2017

Governors have no moral right to say Buhari has failed – Shehu Sani

by Dolapo Adelana Senator Shehu Sani has said state governors had no moral right to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari for non-perfomance. Sani, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts, said this on Tuesday after a meeting with community leaders in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. “I will say it well; no... Read More
The News Blog
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March 13, 2017

PDP crisis: Gov. Dickson acted against the resolution agreed by Jonathan, governors – Makarfi

by Dolapo Adelana Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson acted contrary to wish of former president Goodluck Jonathan and other governors in the party. Makarfi, who spoke in Kaduna at the weekend when he visited the secretariat of the State Correspondents Chapel of... Read More
The News Blog
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March 11, 2017

Rotimi Amaechi vaults into the top ten, Kemi Adeosun rises again | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

One of the biggest points of criticism Lai Mohammed has faced in recent times has been his handling of President Buhari’s absence, and the clear absence of any consistent communication strategy regarding the issue. In the light of that, we might be tempted to expect that the return of President Buhari would give the Minister of Information... Read More
Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through
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March 4, 2017

Lai Mohammed makes a leap into the top 20 on the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Lai Mohammed cedes the bottom spot to Solomon Dalung, benefiting largely from his relative silence, confirming the saying that, if you don’t have anything good or sensible to say, it’s best to not say anything at all. Amina Mohammed leaves the list completely as she’s been fully sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General for the United... Read More
Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through
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February 16, 2017

Paris Club loan: We await EFCC’s investigation – Governors

by Dolapo Adelana State governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) say they are waiting for the outcome of the ongoing probe by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), concerning the Paris Club loan refund. The governors, who met at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Wednesday night said they were... Read More
The News Blog
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January 30, 2017

Nasir el-Rufai drops 5 points to 28 in the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors

We are back with the latest governors effectiveness ranking. This week Gov. Nasir el-Rufai made the lowest drop from number 23 in last week’s ranking to 28 this week. The Kaduna governor has been in the eye of the storm over his effectiveness (or otherwise) in quelling the unrest caused by Fulani herdsmen in Southern... Read More
Thinking Through
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January 26, 2017

Govs not planning to visit Buhari in London – FG

The Federal Government has debunked reports that governors will meet to discuss the health of President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this when he received members of the Presidential Initiative Committee on the North-East who visited him in Abuja. The Minister also said the governors... Read More
The News Blog
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January 18, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: Kemi Adeosun remains the worst minister in Nigeria | See the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

The movement on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers this month is somewhat dizzying. Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice & Attorney-General of the Federation retains his top spot as the best minister while the bottom six are the same from our last ranking. Dr. Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Productivity moved seven... Read More
Thinking Through
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January 15, 2017

Still on the Matter: We slept on it but woke up to an Ajimobi that is still wrong, wrong, wrong

The last time students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology took to the streets to protest their being shut out of campus and their studies, the strike action had just hit 6 months. Oladimeji Opayomi (also known as Demex) wrote in to complain about how the Superintendent of Police that had been stationed to guard them during... Read More
Cover Stories, Thinking Through
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January 14, 2017

Omojuwa says EXACTLY what needs to be said about the Disgraceful Ajimobi 

When will Nigerian politicians learn that the whole idea of having a political position is to lead, not bully? Aggrieved students of LAUTECH, Oyo, protest the closing of their school for long months to their Governor, who should be their champion, but how does he respond? Like someone challenged him to a brawl in a... Read More
Opinion
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January 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: This is how the immunity removal bill died

Only few days ago, we had very high hopes about the removal of immunity bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta-Central constituency and forwarded to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in December. The bill sought to amend Section 308 of the Nigerian constitution which provides that no civil or criminal proceedings shall be... Read More
Featured, The Legislative Blog
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January 3, 2017

These are the best and worst Nigerian governors in 2016

It’s hard to compare state governors considering their peculiar circumstances – income disparity, insecurity, and varying stages of development. But this is no deterrent, every state governor is expected to utilize scarce resources to the benefit of citizens and the development of the state. So, from best to worst, we bring you our ranking of... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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December 29, 2016

Senate begins process to remove immunity for President, governors

The Senate has started the process of amending section 308 of the 1999 constitution which gives the President, Vice President, Governors and deputy governors immunity against prosecution while in office. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege proposed the bill which has been referred to the Senate Committee on Constitution amendment chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.... Read More
The News Blog
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December 22, 2016

‘How Ibori made governors, senators from prison’ (WATCH)

Peter Nwaoboshi, a Delta State Senator has narrated how former governor of Delta State, James Ibori decided who became governor of the state from prison. Nwaoboshi said this in London after Ibori’s release on Wednesday, December 21. “There are many people who have been governors, who have never been opportuned to make their successors, but James... Read More
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December 20, 2016

Joel Ighosa Ighalo: The public servants who do not care [NEXT]

by Joel Ighosa Ighalo I’ve always wanted to talk about the nonchalance of public service workers, what you may call their “I don’t Care Attitude.” I have also come to realise that I would be doing grave injustice and subjectivity to the topic if I fail to consider the arrears of remuneration owed to these people... Read More
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December 19, 2016

Name PDP governors supporting you, Makarfi faction dares Sheriff

The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decsribed as “a case of political hallucination” claims by Ahmed Gulak, an aide of Sen Ali Modu Sherriff that some governors of the party were behind them. In a statement on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the Makarfi group Gulak to wake... Read More
The News Blog
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December 4, 2016

The Church Blog: Have you noticed something about the wives of Lagos State governors?

Has it occurred to you? Over 65-percent of the governors of Lagos since democracy’s return in 1999 have been Muslim, and yet they have enjoyed a very warm mutual-admiration relationship with the Christian communities in Lagos, especially the Pentecostal community. Bola Tinubu (1999 – 2007) is Muslim. Babatunde Fashola (2007 – 2015) is Muslim. Akinwunmi... Read More
Church Culture
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November 17, 2016

Lai Mohammed urges governors to support ‘Change Begins With Me’ campaign

Minsiter of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has pleaded with governors to support the “change begins with me” national reorientation campaign. He made the appeal on Wednesday when he made a presentation to the Governors Forum which met at the Presidential Villa. He urged the governors to give adequate airtime to the campaign on their... Read More
The News Blog
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September 5, 2016

This is what Buhari will be doing in Edo on Tuesday

The Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Anselm Ojezua on Monday revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari, would be in Benin on Tuesday for the governorship campaigns finale. Ojezua told journalists that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all APC governors would be accompanying the president to the rally, scheduled to take place at the Samuel... Read More
The News Blog
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August 7, 2016

Opinion: How Christianity and Islam is ruining Nigeria

by Oyeniran Abioje Nigeria has four principal enemies: egocentricism, Christianity, Islam, and ethnicism. Those are the obstacles blocking Nigeria’s way to progress. The Fulani used Islam to gain territories and thrones through jihad wars, initiated by Usman Danfodio in 1804 in northern Nigeria. In the process, Muslims tried to prevent Christians from gaining a foothold in... Read More
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