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The YNaija Cover – the Weekend Roundup
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The Big 5: Getting Nigeria to work will require hardwork not quick fixes – Atiku; Withdraw cases against us in court or be disciplined – APC warns aggrieved members | Other top stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Following the loss of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at Saturday's bye-election in Kwara, the National Chairman of the All Progressives…
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The YNaija Cover – the 15th of November
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FIRS accumulates $50m through VAIDS
The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) might just have made more Nigerians more responsive to issues of tax as the scheme has garnered $50 million, the Chairman, Federal…
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Paris Club Fund: How much do the governors plan for salaries?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun on Monday announced the release of the second tranche of Paris Club funds to States, amounting to over N243 bn. The fund is…
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Stop incessant attacks on state governors – NGF
by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has said the era of using governors to score cheap political points was over. The Head, Media and Public Affairs at NGF…
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Paris Club refund: We didn’t do anything illegal – NGF
The Nigeria Governors' Forum on Monday insisted that it has done nothing illegal in the disbursement of the Paris Club loan refund to states. The reaction came after reports emanated…
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‘Governors’ Forum planning to visit Buhari in London’
by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) may send a delegation to London to visit President Muhammadu Buhari if he does not return home next week, Punch reports. It…
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BREAKING: State governors meet at Aso Rock
State governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum are currently meeting in the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, The Punch reports. Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Yari and Chairman…
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Bill Gates signs $2m partnership deal with Nigeria Governors’ Forum
The Nigerian Governors' Forum and the Bill Melinda Gates foundations have signed a three-year $2m partnership. Chief Strategy Officer at the Gates Foundation, Mr. Mark Suzman, made the announcement at…
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We are going to Germany for work, not holiday | Governors tell Femi Falana
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has stated that its planned trip to Germany is not for holidays but to seek partnership with investors. The forum said this on Sunday, while reacting…
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“Vote out the PDP and defend APC interest” – Amaechi rallies Rivers people
by Oke Efagene The governor of Rivers state and chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the people of the state to prepare to…
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‘It’s nothing personal’: Why I decamped to the APC – Rotimi Amaechi explains his defection on Twitter (READ)
by Muyiwa Daropale Speaking to journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport, the governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi revealed that he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to protect the overall…
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NGF crisis: 8 govs, 5 deputies attend retreat in Sokoto
by Akan Ido The nineteen member strong Rotimi Amaechi-faction of the Nigeria Governors' Forum were in Sokoto yesterday for their second retreat. Six of the members were absent while thirteen…
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Rivers crisis: Youth group secure airport as 8 governors visit Amaechi
by Rachel Ogbu Five Action Congress of Nigeria governors - Babatunde Fashola (Lagos); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Rauf Aregbesola (Osun); and Ibikunle Amosu (Ogun) and the deputy governors …
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Pat Utomi: When shame died in Rivers
by Pat Utomi The greater tragedy is the failure of elders to act. No African society should be lacking in elders who speak truth to power. What a sad time for…
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Sam Nda-Isaiah: Notes on the NGF crisis
by Sam Nda-Isaiah It is also very hard to believe that, after an election in which one person scored 19 votes and the other scored 16, the president of the…
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NGF crisis: New seating arrangement averts Amaechi, Jang clash during NEC meeting
by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State both claiming chairmanship of the factionalised Nigeria Governors’ Forum sat next to each…
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NGF crisis: Drama in court as 2 lawyers struggle to represent Jang
by Rachel Ogbu Two lawyers, Paul Erokoro and Tayo Oyetibo were said to have squabbled in court over representing Governor Jonah Jang in the suit…
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NGF crisis: Jang tells court to dismiss Fashola’s suit
by Rachel Ogbu The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang is still struggling with his position as chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum. Recently, he requested that an Abuja High Court…
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Peace at last? Amaechi and PDP to settle out of court
by Rachel Ogbu There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Rotimi Amaechi as new reports emerge suggesting…
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NGF crisis: Kwankwaso opens up on how Amaechi supporters outsmarted Jonah Jang
Kwakwanso Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, Monday opened up on the intrigues which resulted in the emergence of two governors as chairmen of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), stating…
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NGF crisis: “I’m not an impostor” – Jang replies Amaechi, as several governors snub Jonathan
by Rachel Ogbu Photo: yankarireports Governor of Plateau state and factional chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Jonah Jang has reacted to Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi comments that he…
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“Stop parading yourself as NGF chairman” – Amaechi warns Jang
by Rachel Ogbu Photo:.oceanwaveng Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi for the first time addressed his nemesis, Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang warning him to stop impersonating him as the chairman…
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My presence in Rivers is not to unseat Amaechi – Patience Jonathan
by Rachel Ogbu First lady, Patience Jonathan has found herself in the middle of the crises rocking the Nigeria Governors Forum. On Sunday she explained that her visit to Port…
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2015 election: South-South people want Presidency or nothing – Ex-deputy speaker
by Rachel Ogbu Chibudom Nwuche (Photo: Punch) "Our people want Presidency, not Vice-Presidency. We are going to appeal to Nigerians to support his (Jonathan) ambition. We shall move round the…
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NGF crisis: Yuguda, Shema, Geidam ignore Northern govs’ meeting
by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch It’s been reported that Governor Issa Yuguda of Bauchi; Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State and Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State did not attend…
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NGF crisis: Jonathan under fire for endorsing Jonah Jang faction
Opposition parties and prominent lawyers on Sunday blasted President Goodluck Jonathan for recognising the Jonah Jang faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. The Action Congress of Nigeria, the Congress for…
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It’s game on: Fashola leads pro-Amaechi governors to battle Jang in court
by Isi Esene The Rotimi Amaechi faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum have approached the courts praying it to stop the Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang from parading himself as…
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Opinion: Rotimi Amaechi’s victory is his only sin
by Wale Odunsi The treatment being mete out to Amaechi is prejudicial and I urge the 27 supporting members in the House of Assembly to remain unshaken in their resolute…
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