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February 21, 2020
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New Zamfara state probe reveals more skeletons in Yari’s closet

Graft is a feature of Nigerian governance. It corrupts every part of the governing process, from the local government chairman to the presidency. Just yesterday, governance non-profit BudgIT released statistics that showed that the country’s excess crude account, a joint account managed by the federal government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to divert excess... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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May 28, 2019
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The YNaija Cover – the 28th of May

Follow the links to read our latest stories:   The Big 5: 5 people killed, 12 houses burnt in fresh Plateau crisis; Expose criminals in your neighbourhood – Buhari | Other top stories   The Late 5: We can’t promise Boko Haram will be eradicated – Garba Shehu; Buhari signs N8.9 trillion budget for 2019... Read More
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Yari Ambode
January 12, 2018
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[The Injustice Blog] Only 186 students wrote NECO in all of Zamfara last year, and no one seems worried about this

Cultural, religious and political forces have ensured that Northern Nigeria has trailed the rest of the country in matters of education and innovation. Successive military and civilian governments have made efforts to jumpstart the education sector and renew interest but all of that money and attention has done little to change perspectives on the ground... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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Yari Ambode
April 15, 2017
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Governors Yari and Ambode are tied for the worst governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Governor Yari and Governor Ambode are determined to fight this thing to the finish, aren’t they? For whatever reason, Abubakar Yari, who typically, for better or for worse (mostly worse) stays under the radar and Akinwunmi Ambode, who, until recently, had managed to maintain a respectable level of performance in office – not always due... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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April 10, 2017
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Peregrino Brimah: Not so fast Emir Sanusi, Governor Yari has a point

by Peregrino Brimah In the news, Kano Emir Sanusi II denounced Zamfara governor’s submission of God’s wrath being behind an outbreak in Nigeria of a rare strand of meningitis, the meningococcal group C-type, that disproportionally plagued his state. Almost 500 have died from this pestilence so far across Nigeria. The Emir who is Nigeria’s number two Muslim leader suggested that “we have to have the courage... Read More
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Governor Yari of Zamfara State
April 10, 2017
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YNaija Editorial: Does Governor Yari of Zamfara State realize he is being a complete disgrace?

For the past few weeks, a meningitis epidemic has been spreading across Nigeria with quite deadly effects; as at the last count, the epidemic had covered 109 local government areas across 19 states. The disease, which is caused by a bacterial infection that thrives in hot weather has so far claimed 438 people, with 215... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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Governor Yari
April 8, 2017
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Governor Yari of Zamfara State is the worst Governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has had his position as the worst in Nigeria taken over by his colleague from Zamfara State. [Read Also: The Dummies Guide to understanding meningitis | Don’t listen to Yari or Makarfi, they don’t know jack] Governor Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, who earlier this week declared a meningitis outbreak to be the... Read More
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August 25, 2016
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The YNaija Tracklist: What caused Zamfara killings | Sanusi has a stern warning to Buhari | Columbia to end 52-year old war | More

From the papers- a tracklist #Immigration2000: Comptroller General says disengaged officers must undergo screening- YNaija Nigeria lost N51.28billion to oil vandalism in 2015- YNaija Sanusi warns Buhari that his government might end up like Jonathan’s- Premium Times Governor Ayade’s brother apprehended by the EFCC over N2.7billion fraud- YNaija CBN allows UBA back into the forex... Read More
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July 22, 2016
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‘No such thing’ | Zamfara Governor denies plans to impeach him

The Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday, denied claims that the state House of Assembly was planning to impeach him. The governor stated this wile addressing journalist after presiding over the Nigerian Governors’ Forum inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to reports, the state House of Assembly had listed six... Read More
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July 21, 2016
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Zamfara state speaker, others, arrested for plotting to impeach governor

The Speaker of the Zamfara state House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, was on Tuesday arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly planning to impeach the state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, the Punch reports. According to the report, Rikiji was arrested in Gusau, the state capital, alongside other principal officers of the House. They... Read More
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April 29, 2016
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Economy meeting: Here’s what was discussed between Buhari and state governors

Despite the bailout funds made available to states by federal government, Nigerian Governors Forum, on Thursday, pushed for a new revenue allocation formula. The governors made the demand during a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. They handed over a Fiscal Restructuring Plan for the Federation to the President, saying... Read More
The News Blog
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July 21, 2015
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Osinbajo, NGF chairman, Yari meet over CBN loan on bailout funds

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Abdulazeez Yari, met behind closed-doors to discuss the modalities of the bailouts recently approved for states by the Federal Government. Yari, who is the governor of Zamfara state on Tuesday said their discussion was centered on the Central Bank-packaged special intervention fund approved... Read More
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