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September 20, 2016
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Domestic staff steals N91m from ex first lady Turai Yar’Adua

A domestic staff, Yusuf Sarkin Gida of former first lady Turai Yaradua has been arrested by the Katsina police for stealing ninety-one million naira from her, Daily Trust reports. While confirming the arrest, the state commissioner of police Usman Abdullahi said his men received a formal complaint which led to his arrest. He said, “We are investigating, actually it... Read More
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August 3, 2015
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Turai Yar’adua ‘runs to OBJ’ over EFCC probe

Former first lady Turai Yar’Adua has run to former president Olusegun Obasanjo for succor, Premium Times reports. The report says Turai wants Obasanjo to help persuade President Muhammadu Buhari not to probe her daughter and other family members. Turai visited Obasanjo on Saturday in his Abeokuta home and was reportedly accompanied by businessman Kenny Martins. This is the... Read More
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August 29, 2013
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Governor Suntai finally speaks, appears unstable (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A video surfaced on the internet today of a speech being purportedly given by recuperating Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai. The video was broadcast by the Taraba State Broadcasting Corporation yesterday night and it was supposedly one of the governor making a broadcast to the people of the state. According to... Read More
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June 30, 2013
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How Oyedepo, Onaiyekan, others tried to save Yar’Adua [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido Pastor Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, the National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has revealed some of the issues that transpired during the sickness of former president Umar Musa Yar’Adua who died in office in 2010. Kure, who was one of the Christian leaders invited to Aso Rock Presidential Villa to pray... Read More
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May 3, 2013
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Why we seized Turai Yar’Adua’s land – FCT minister

The Federal Capital Authority sought to underplay a stinging legal defeat it suffered Thursday on land dispute between first lady, Patience Jonathan, and her predecessor, Turai Yar’Adua, accusing Mrs. Yar’Adua of seizing a public land for herself, and insisting it acted right in withdrawing the allocation. The FCT minister, Bala Mohammed, said he acted in... Read More
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May 3, 2013
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Dame Patience and Turai land tussle – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze “The appearance of law must be upheld, especially when it’s being broken.” – Boss Tweed Oftimes, and a lot to the chagrin of those of us who love this country, our Nigeria, appears to oscillate between developing, underdeveloped, and not even making an effort. As a frustrated observer, I have finally come... Read More
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May 2, 2013
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Battle of the first ladies: Turai Yar’Adua defeats Patience Jonathan in court

by Hauwa Gambo The battle between present First Lady, Patience Jonathan and her predecessor, Turai Yar’Adua seems to have come to a head as, this afternoon, Justice Peter Affren of the Abuja High Court set aside the revocation of land by the FCT administration of measuring about 1.84 hectares allocated to the latter’s non governmental... Read More
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April 8, 2013
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You are all cowards, me too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Rewriting the history books is what #DSPAlams is doing now, and getting people to believe his side of the story. The Rivers state governor is a very interesting character. Like I said in an earlier newsletter, he is funny, and he proved it again last Saturday when he stood in front of... Read More
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April 7, 2013
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“Forgive Boko Haram as my late husband forgave the Niger Delta militants” – Turai Yar’Adua tells Jonathan

by Rachel Ogbu The wife of former President Umaru Yar’Adua, Turai Yar’Adua, has implored President Goodluck Jonathan to forgive the Islamic group, Boko Haram just like her late husband forgave the militants in the Niger Delta. Speaking in Lagos during the Award Gala Night organised by the Niger Delta Young Professionals on Friday, Turai advised President Jonathan to ignore anyone... Read More
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February 27, 2013
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Sabella Abidde: Why can’t President Jonathan control the Dame?

by Sabella Abidde …it is hard, very hard to have compassion for someone – anyone  for that matter– who is noted for being unkind and insensitive to the poor and the needy. Nigeria has never had a First Lady quite like this. Never! There were Flora Azikiwe, Victoria Aguyi-Ironsi, Victoria Gowon, Ajoke Mohammed, Esther Oluremi... Read More
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January 9, 2013
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Severance pay? Jonathan pays close to N1bn to Yar’Adua family (Report)

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that the presidency has paid about N1bn to the family of late president Umar Musa Yar’Adua according to a memo reportedly obtained by an online news medium. Reports say the fund was routed through the Katsina state government where the late president once served as a governor. The... Read More
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