Jaafar Jaafar is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

journalist from

Kano state Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

and the founder of ''

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'', an online publication company which published a controversial video clip showing a

Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

Governor,

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (born 25 December 1949) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He ...

receiving $5 million bribe in October 2018.

Early life and education

Jaafar was born on 12 March 1978 in

Fagge Fagge is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria, within the state metropolitan . Its headquarters are in the suburb of Waje. It has an area of 21 km and a population of 198,828 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 70 ...

Local Government Area of

. Jaafar holds a Master's Degree in Communication Studies (

Bayero University The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university i ...

, Kano) Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication (

Kano), a diploma in Public Relations Strategy (London School of Public Relations).

Journalism

He started his journalism career at ''

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'' newspapers in 2007 and left the newsroom after his appointment as Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to Kano State Governor

Rabiu Kwankwaso 200px, Nigeria.html" ;"title="Kano State in Nigeria">Kano State in Nigeria Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, (born 21 October 1956) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he ...

between 2011 and 2015. He joined ''

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'' as Assistant Editor in 2015 and left a year after to establish Daily Nigerian, one of the fastest growing online publications in Nigeria. He was a one time columnist with '' Peoples Daily'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' newspapers. In October 2018 Jaafar published number of video clips showing Kano State Governor,

receiving $5 million bribe, although the governor denied the allegation. and also drag Jaafar to court. Jaafar was invited by

Kano State House of Assembly Kano State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Kano State, Nigeria. The Kano State House of Assembly is one of the arms of Kano State Government which comprises the Executives, Judiciary and the legislatives, House of Assembly are the leg ...

to prove that the video clip was real which attracted the attention of

Nigerians Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

whether the House can be able to impeached the governor which they couldn't. Jaafar endanger himself by releasing the video clip according to him on

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Hausa Radio News. an article was written on Amnesty International website. Senator

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seeks Nigerian Senate intervention on allege character assassination by Jaafar according to the Senator.

References

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