Tag: Yari
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Eid-el-kabir: Sen. Yari gives N300m to Zamfara APC supporters
Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, on Sunday donated N300 million to APC officials and supporters across the state. Yari announced the donation through the State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, at the Senator’s residence in Talata Mafara during a meeting with the party stakeholders.
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Senate Presidency: Senators betrayed me, says Yari
Aftermath of the 10th assembly election, the former governor of Zamfara State , Senator Abdulaziz Yari has accused senators of betraying him over the Senate Presidency position.
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Senate Presidency: Orji Kalu, other aggrieved senators petition APC Secretariat
Three aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators have petitioned the party’s secretariat over the adoption of consensus candidates for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. The senators included Sen. Abdulaziz Yari (APC-Zamfara), Sen. Sani Musa (APC-Niger), and Sen.
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Senate president: Rufai urges Yari to step down for Akpabio
The Vice President, Nigerian Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council, Balarabe Rufai, has called on Sen. Abdulazeel Yari to sheath his sword and accept the position of APC on Sen Godswill Akpabio as Senate President. Rufai who is also the immediate past National Co-ordinator of Coalition
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Court dismisses PDP suit seeking disqualification of Gov Matawalle, Yari, Marafa, others
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara and other All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidates in the forthcoming general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit on the ground t
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National Convention: I’m still in APC Chairmanship race – Yari
Former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara says he is still in the race for All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairmanship, contrary to speculations that he has dropped from the race. Yari said this on Tuesday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen shortly after a meeting with the APC Senate Caucus.
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Court orders interim forfeiture of 10 property of ex-Zamfara gov, Yari
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an interim order forfeiting 10 property of former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order following an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1342/2021 moved by counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Osuobeni Akponimisingha. Justice Egwuatu…
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APC National Convention: My party membership card is valid, intact- Ex Gov Yari
Sen Abdulaziz Yari, a former two-term governor of Zamfara and a frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairmanship aspirant says his party membership card is still valid. Yari was reacting to reports in the social media that he did not have a valid party membership card in a statement issued by Alhaji Abdullahi Tsare, his…
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Ex-Zamfara Gov, Yari, former senator Marafa break silence on dumping APC for PDP after meeting with Saraki
Immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, and a former senator from the state, Kabiru Marafa, have denied media reports that they have quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The report had cited a meeting of the two men with former Senate President, Bukola Saraki,…
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Ex-Gov Yari denies forfeiting assets to FG
Former Governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari has refuted news reports that he has finally forfeited money to the Federal Government. A statement by his spokesperson, Mayowa Oluwabiyi on Thursday said although Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had ruled that Yari should forfeit $669,248 and N24.3 million to the…