EFCC Probes Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle for Alleged N70bn Fraud

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged fraud of N70 billion, according to the anti-graft agency. The EFCC has also confirmed that former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, who was recently apprehended by the commission for an alleged N22 billion fraud, is... Read More

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Bello Matawalle, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Former Minister of Power, Governor, N70bn Fraud, Sale Mamman, Zamfara State

May 6, 2021

Obasanjo: Ransom payment won’t end kidnapping, DisCos to begin installation of free 4m prepaid metres soon | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Obasanjo: Ransom payment won’t end kidnapping Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has on Wednesday, 5th May, declared that governments of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had paid ransom to kidnappers but they denied it –... Read More

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Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan Akpoborie, Muhammadu Buhari, olusegun obasanjo, Sale Mamman

January 31, 2020

Go-slow ministers, ghost workers and wailers | Here’s the YNaija Ministers’ Ranking for January

Were you impressed with your ministers in 2019. It’s a mixed bag and with the number of ghost worker ministers helming the affairs of different ministries, it’s hard to say if things will be any different this year. The fear of the Coronavirus breakout in China has given a special responsibility to the minister of... Read More

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Chris Ngige, Hadi Sirika, Sale Mamman, The YNaija Ministers' Ranking for January

August 30, 2019

Here are the 10 ministers whose performance we are looking forward to

It’s more than a week since President Buhari installed a new ministerial cabinet that, up until then, took him a long time to put together. The ministers themselves aren’t a breath of fresh air, largely recycles names that sparked conversations online and what this could mean for Nigeria’s next four years under President Buhari. At... Read More

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10 ministers to look forward to, Abubakar Malami, ADamu Adamu, babatunde Fashola, Chris Ngige, Osagie Ehanire, Rotimi Amaechi, Sale Mamman, Zainab Ahmed