Politics

Senators’ Secret Plot To Remove Akpabio: A Strategy To Crush Tinubu’s Gov’t

A group of discontented senators aiming to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio is also plotting to disrupt President Bola Tinubu’s government, according to reliable sources. These sources have identified four senators from the North, including two former Northwest governors, deeply involved in this plan. Over recent weeks, these senators have convened multiple meetings to execute […]

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Some Senators’ Move To Impeach Akpabio Gains Momentum In Saudi Arabia

In a significant political development, a group of prominent politicians, including two former governors and several Senators, is reportedly plotting the impeachment of Senate President Godswill Akpabio when the Senate reconvenes later this month. The move is driven by their dissatisfaction with Akpabio’s perceived allegiance to President Tinubu, which they believe has hindered his ability […]

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SSS Arrests Ex-Gov Yari For Ignoring Bola Tinubu’s Phone Call

The senator defied the president in a high-wire quest to lead the 10th National Assembly. But federal authorities may also have a separate axe to grind. Senator Abdulaziz Yari has spent two nights languishing in the dungeon of Nigeria’s iron-fisted State Security Service, Peoples Gazette was told by two officials familiar, after multiple telephone calls […]

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How Ex-Gov Yari Spent Billions Of Naira On Senate Presidency Bid – Sources

Sahara Reporters Yari, who vied for the office of Senate President, polled 46 votes, while former Akwa Ibom governor and former minister, Godswill Akpabio secured 63 votes to win the election. Inspired by money accumulated in highly questionable ways, a former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Azeez Yari made the contest for Senate leadership of the 10th […]

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Why NGF Chair Visited Yari Days After Election Of Senate President

Kwara State governor and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday evening, visited Zamfara West Senator, Abdulaziz Yari, at his residence in Abuja as part of peace-building efforts within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that the visit was a fallout of the outcome of the election of Presiding […]

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Senate Presidency: I Ran Against Tinubu, Shettima, APC Govs, Not Akpabio – Yari

A former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said he was defeated by a gang up of some top government officials when he contested for the position of the senate president against Godswil Akpabio on Tuesday. Mr Yari, who represents Zamfara west senatorial district, stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa service on Friday. In […]

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Akpabio Under Fire For Exposing How Senators Voted Him, Yari

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has been criticized for allegedly exposing how senators voted for him and those who voted against him. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Akpabio’s action was unstatesmanly. Adeyanju said Akpabio’s action of exposing how senators voted can divide the senate. Thus, former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has come forward […]

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10th NASS Leadership: I Felt Betrayed By Election Result, Says Yari

Tope Omogbolagun major contender for the 10th Assembly Senate President seat, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said that he felt betrayed by the outcome of the 10th Assembly leadership election result. The PUNCH reports that the senators during the inauguration of the 10th Assembly voted for the presiding officers where Senator Godswill Akpabio emerged as Senate […]

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Yari Moves Ahead In Senate Presidency Race As Akpabio Camps Alleges Financial Inducement

Senator-elect Abdulaziz Yari has reportedly moved ahead of Godswill Akpabio in the race for Senate President, with less than 48 hours until the election of new leaders of the 10th National Assembly. With more senators-elect pledging loyalty to Yari, Akpabio’s camp claimed that senators-elect were financially induced to switch camps. Remember that Akpabio’s camp met […]

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Yari’s Deployment Of Proceeds Of Fraud To Clinch Senate Presidency

Among the ranks of senators vying for the Senate Presidency in the 10th National Assembly, former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari has reliably been fingered to be deploying parts of fraud proceeds hanging on his neck to win the coveted seat. The former Governor got enmeshed in serious graft allegations levelled against […]