Tag: patrick yakowa

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 11, 2017

#SouthernKaduna: Emulate Yakowa, Okogie tells El-Rufai

by Dolapo Adelana A former President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has urged the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government ...

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Kolapo OlapojuApril 8, 2015

YNAIJA ENDORSEMENT: We wholeheartedly endorse Nasir el-Rufai for Kaduna governor

There is no doubt that Kaduna state will be one state to really look out for come this election; the ...

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Isime EseneApril 3, 2015

YNAIJA PREDICTION: We predict that APC’s Nasir el-Rufai will win Kaduna guber elections

The battle for Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, is between Nasir El-Rufai of the APC and the incumbent governor, Ramalan ...

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September 12, 2013

So long, farewell: Kaduna State Governor, Mukthar Yero, sacks entire cabinet

by ‘Jola Sotubo The cabinet reshuffle fever going around has extended to Kaduna State  as Governor  Mukthar Yero yesterday sacked ...

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July 6, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Isa Yuguda’s U-Turn and the total lack of shame (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai It is only a matter of time, two years to be precise, that Mr Yuguda will ...

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April 14, 2013

IBB jailed me like a common criminal, but I forgive him – Ex-MILAD, Zamani Lekwot

by Akan Ido In this Punch Newspapers interview, Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd.), a former Military Administrator of Rivers State, speaks ...

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January 15, 2013

First Lady, Patience Jonathan flown to Germany for medical check-up

by Isi Esene First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has been flown to Germany for medical check-up according to presidency sources. ...

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January 7, 2013

Sam Omatseye: The ‘ghost of Yar’Adua’ is sweeping the nation

by Sam Omatseye   He is not in the throes of the presidency today, but we see his ghosts in ...

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December 28, 2012

“Where Gov Yakowa died and even why he died was a true reflection of who he was” – Bishop Matthew Kukah

Homily at the Burial Mass of late Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Governor of Kaduna State, Fadan Kagoma, Kaduna on 20th December ...

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December 26, 2012

Rest in peace: We remember the #Aluu4 & 11 other deaths that shook the nation

by Rachel Ogbu The gruesome killing of four promising undergraduate students of the University of Port-Harcourt labelled ALUU4 dug up ...

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December 24, 2012

Kaduna: Governor Yero nominates Bajoga as Deputy Governor

by Isi Esene The deputy governor vacuum left by the death of Kaduna State governor, Patrick Yakowa in an helicopter ...

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December 23, 2012

Kidnappers reject govt bailout… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola “Did that coffin not hold a soul, from which we should take example and fear? When the ...

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December 23, 2012

Simon Kolawole: One burial and six funerals

Beware of Boko Haram this season! It is very predictable that the militants will try to carry out attacks during ...

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December 22, 2012

Opinion: Azazi, Yakowa’s deaths: How safe is Goodluck Jonathan?

by Obinna Akukwe President Goodluck should be careful of his personal safety. This growing irritation and desperation could result in ...

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December 20, 2012

“I was supposed to fly with Azazi, Yakowa” – Gowon (is there anybody who wasn’t?)

by Rachel Ogbu Former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon was supposed to be in the helicopter that crashed and ...

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December 20, 2012

#MoreTestimonies: How I narrowly escaped the ill-fated helicopter – Labaran Maku

by Akan Ido Minister of Information, Labaran Maku yesterday revealed how he narrowly escaped being involved in the helicopter crash ...

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December 20, 2012

Opinion: Last flight to Port-Harcourt: Did Yakowa and co deserve to die?

by Ayobami Oyalowo Until there is openness and transparency in our government, rumours, innuendoes and hearsays, will forever reign supreme. ...

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December 19, 2012

Duh! “I didn’t travel in crashed helicopter” – Sambo Dasuki, NSA

by Akan Ido The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has reportedly denied being involved in the helicopter crash which killed ...

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December 19, 2012

WATCH: #DanaCrash plane “ran out of fuel”

by Akan Ido An aviation expert, Benson Ikponwosa, has attributed the crash of Dana Airline which occurred in June to ...

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December 19, 2012

Bayelsa crash: “It seems as if only the VIPs on board died” – Navy pilot’s family attack FG

by Isi Esene The family of Lt. Adeyemi Sowole, the co-pilot of the Navy helicopter which crashed in Nembe, Bayelsa ...

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December 18, 2012

Tears flow as Gov Yakowa’s body arrives Kaduna today

Tears flowed freely this afternoon as the remains of the former Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa arrived Kaduna Airport. ...

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December 18, 2012

Report: Navy helicopter was on its 15th trip of the day when it crashed on Saturday

by Isi Esene There are indications that the Augusta 109 Naval Helicopter which crashed in Bayelsa State on Saturday killing ...

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December 17, 2012

No one listens to me! – TB Joshua laments that he foretold the tragic deaths of Yakowa, Azazi (WATCH)

Prophet T.B. Joshua, not one to stay on the side-lines allegedly claimed to have foreseen the death of Kaduna State ...

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December 17, 2012

My last moments with him were “blessed” – Yakowa’s widow pays tribute

by Rachel Ogbu Amina Yakowa, wife of the late Governor of Kaduna state, Patrick Yakowa, has said that her last moment ...

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December 17, 2012

Ross Alabo-George: I remember General Azazi’s final hour

by Ross Alabo-George The General was a towering man. Dressed in a grey striped French suite and black shoes, I ...

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December 16, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: We can’t continue like this, seriously (YNaija FrontPage)

               I don’t know about you but I worry for a country that wants to celebrate the death of ...

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December 15, 2012

On the way from Oronto Douglas’ event: Gen Azazi, Gov Yakowa feared dead in helicopter explosion

by Chi Ibe YNaija has just confirmed a helicopter crash a few minutes from Okoroba in Bayelsa. Reports indicate that ...

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December 2, 2012

Opinion: Do state governments need commissioners?

by Tonnie Iredia Commissioners are neither appointed nor retained in Nigeria to do any meaningful work. Instead, they are essentially ...

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November 27, 2012

Death toll rises in Jaji terrorist attack

by Isi Esene More people have reportedly died as a result of the explosion which occurred last Sunday at the ...

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June 18, 2012

Bloody, bloody, Kaduna: A recap of yesterday’s tragedy

by Stanley Azuakola Gradually, Nigeria is getting to the point where terrorism is viewed in the same way as corruption. ...

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