Tag: Yari

@Yari’s Son’s Wedding: “We’ll continue to uphold Buhari’s legacies, ideals” – Tinubu, during visit to his family in Kaduna

Aminu Imam
Tinubu@Yari’s son’s wedding

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of Nigeria’s Late President, Muhammadu Buhari, assuring the Buhari family of upholding the Late leader’s legacies. The President, who led a powerful delegation of Nigeria’s political elite to Kaduna where he combined high-profile social and solemn family engagements, first attended the wedding fatiha of Nasirudeen AbdulAziz Yari, son of former Zamfara governor and serving senator, AbdulAziz Yari, who married Safiyya Shehu Idris at the historic Sultan Bello Mosque.  Tinubu personally received the groom’s hand-in-marriage on behalf of…

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Zamfara Governorship Tribunal: PDP alleges plan to bribe Judges by APC

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

…No, it is PDP sponsored act against us – APC By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Zamfara State chapter has alleged a plan to bribe the state governorship election tribunal judges to influence the judgement of the ongoing case against her by the All Progressive Congress APC. In a statement signed by the state PDP Acting Chairman, Mouktar Lugga, he alleged that the members of the State House of Assembly are also to be induced financially  to commence the impeachment of the state Governor Dauda Lawal Dare.…

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Senate Leadership: Presidency Clarifies VP Shettima’s remark

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Presidency on Monday made clarification on Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s remarks on support for southern Senate President. Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice-President, stated in Abuja that the vice-president’s remarks were taken out context. The vice-president met with senators campaigning for the emergence of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin to lead the 10th Senate on Sunday. Shettima said at the interactive session that the nation’s current political structure demanded the emergence of a southern Christian and a northern Muslim as the fairest balance to promote inclusivity…

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NASS Leadership Tussle; Northern Elders Forum Chides VP Shettima, urges Presidency’s non interference

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Northern Elders Forum NEF has asked the Nigerian presidency to allow the members of the National Assembly to choose their leaders without interference and eschew religious sentiments being bandied about. The Forum spoke in reaction to the statement credited to Vice President Kashim Shettima with regards to the suitability of Abdull-azeez Yari and Godswill Akpabio. Briefing the media in Kaduna, the Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the forum has cautioned the President Tinubu administration on many occasions to respect the rights…

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Corruption: Court orders interim forfeiture of properties, funds traced to ex-Gov. Yari

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of assets and monies allegedly traced to the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’Aziz Yari. The presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, gave the order while deciding on an ex-parte request by a counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Osuobeni Akponimisingha. According to the ICPC, some of the assets are located in the United States of America, Abuja and Kaduna, among others. Egwuatu held that the interim order granted would last for 60 days…

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APC Convention: National Chairmanship Position Not Micro-Zoned, Yari Insists ?

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde Ahead of the National convention of the All Progressive Congress, APC, a national chairmanship aspirant in the ruling party and former Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakari, said as far as he was concerned, the party has only zoned the position to the North and not to any geopolitical zone. He dismissed claims of a micro-zoning formula in the party for either the office of the president or that of the national chairman of the party.  Senator Tijjani Yahaya ?aura who represented Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 8th Assembly disclosed this on…

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