Thank God, Nasir El-Rufai’s failed to secure the senate’s confirmation and is reported to have withdrawn his nomination as minister in Tinubu’s government. Make no mistake, I love El-Rufai but loathe his neo-liberal policies. When El-Rufai, the diminutive former governor of Kaduna state spoke in the senate during his confirmation screening, his words sent chills down my spine. The small Read More
Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai had earlier revealed that Bob Marley, a late Jamaican legend, was responsible for his love of reggae music. El-Rufai stated this on his handle on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. He tweeted, “Bob Marley of the blessed memory is one of most talented Read More
The Council of Imams and Ulamas in Kaduna State has alleged that there are people behind the non-confirmation of former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, by the Senate for ministerial appointment. According to the clerics, “some individuals who are jittery over El-Rufai “s appointment and towering political profile are behind his ordeal.” Recall that El-Rufai was one of the nominees for Read More
Bello El-Rufai, the member, House of Representatives for Kaduna North, is set to make a mark in the 10th National Assembly. In a recent interview with Channels TV, Bello showcased his humility, political acumen, and team spirit, making it clear that he is well-prepared for the task ahead. Although he admitted no one can be fully prepared for the NASS, Read More
If it were possible for men to turn back the hands of the clock, if it were within us to slow down the march of time, majority of the people of Kaduna state would have at this point pushed back the progress of time by four years. Or more. A few days to May 29, most of us in Kaduna Read More
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has won his Polling Unit 024 Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. The Presiding Officer Haruna Shafiu who announced the results, said the APC gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Uba Sani polled 257 votes as against the PDP candidate, Isa Ashiru, who scored 81 votes in Read More
Kaduna state chapter of Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) has restated its support for Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s administration and promised to vote for the candidate that will sustain his legacies. The union commended the el-Rufai administration for not only aligning pension with the minimum wage of N30,000 monthly, adding that the state government pays the entitlements of its members promptly. Read More
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Sunday threatened to take a drastic steps, including legal action against Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over “his attack on Judiciary”. National President of JUSUN, Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu, in a statement described the hovernor as “an enemy of democracy”. Comrade Adamu while calling on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Read More
“Do not buy the enemy of one man for the love of a thousand men.” – Al-Hassan Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, Kaduna state’s controversial governor, is always enchanting to be living in a world of abnormalities without minding the consequences. From what will be highlighted below, El-Rufa’i is uniquely obsessed with enemy creation and imagination to foster his political beliefs that Read More
Kaduna state government has secured a $6 million loan from Indian Xing Bank to build the Kaduna light rail from Rigachikun to Maraban Rido and French concessionary line of credit to build Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Governor Nasir el-Rufai has disclosed. Addressing the ground breaking of BRT in Kaduna, Governor el-Rufai said as part of the state government’s efforts to Read More
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu has showed his dancing skills after an outing at the Chatham house in London. In a video posted on Twiu by the spokesperson of the party’s presidential campaign organisatio, Festus Keyamo. Tinubu thrilled guests alongside the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai with Kizz Daniels hit song, Buga.
A video has captured moment Kaduna state governor, Nasiru El-Rufai said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu should be resting rather than contesting for any political position.
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has mocked supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, while reacting to a tweep by user, Jeff Philips, that Obi is inconsistent in some of his claims during interviews on television programs. Jeff earlier posted with a caption that, “Watch these videos…Obi deflects and lies so much that he forgets which Read More
Dr. Nasir Aminu’s article “Irrational and inconsistent, the results of El-Rufai’s policies in Kaduna”, published in Sahara Reporters and several other online platforms, undoubtedly gained traction, largely because he lectures in Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. But like it’s often stated, the hood doesn’t make the monk. Unfortunately, Aminu, hoodwinked hisreaders with the fact that being a lecturer in the Read More
The lawmaker representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Elder Leke Abejide, who is seen as the ‘Asiwaju’ of Yagba land, has commended the appointment of the Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon Simon Lalong, and Member Representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Chief James Faleke, as Director-general and secretary, respectively, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Council. Read More
The former Minister of Transport, Hon Rotimi Amaechi and the governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, were both reported to have stated that, there were intelligence reports prior to the train attack of 28th March, 2022. The then minister even added that failure to act on the intelligence alert particularly the non-release of funds, to procure technical monitoring equipment Read More
The Kaduna state government has declared a three-day public holiday for residents to complete their voter registration. A statement signed by the special adviser to the governor on media and communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, Monday, stated that the public holiday commences from July 27 to July 29. “The Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents of the state to register to Read More
Wife of the Kaduna state governor, Ummi el-Rufai has urged parents, especially mothers to restrict their children from hawking in order to reduce the high rate of-out-of school children. She made the appeal in an interview with newsmen shortly after celebrating the 2022 Children’s Day at Access Bank – Fifth Chukker Primary School in Maraban Jos, Kaduna, Saturday. Ummi stressed Read More
“Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lives. Truth is the child of time, erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee”. – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, in an earthshaking interview with the Vanguard newspaper on February 24, 2020, had unequivocally thrown his considerable weight behind a southern presidency, after eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari. Read More
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has proposed the clearance and relocation of Katari, Rijana and Akilibu communities along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, saying that they harbour criminals and informants. Speaking after receiving the first quarter 2022 security report which said 360 persons were killed and 1,389 others kidnapped in the state between January and March 2022, the governor said Boko Read More
The inauguration of state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Mala Mai Buni led CECC on February 3, 2022, at the national secretariat of the party and the subsequent election of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as substantive national chairman might have come and gone but the fact remains that no fewer than 12 state chapters of APC are Read More
The Nigerian elite have turned Kaduna state into a Mecca in honour of late Bukar Shettima, a retired police chief, who died at the age of 94. Among the notable Nigerians who paid condolence visit to the family of the deceased include: Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state, Read More
Rather than castigate Mai Mala Buni, governor of the backwater Yobe state, who has shown more preference for the chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (APC-CECPC), to providing leadership for the good people of Yobe state, and putting him in the dock for high crimes against the APC, a section of the media is Read More
Mohammed Sani Dattijo addressing the Speaker, Hon. Yusuf Zailani (sitting left) and members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Kaduna state Governor Nasir el-Rufai has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to create a theatre command in the North West region to tackle banditry, noting that nine people were kidnapped daily in Kaduna state on the average. Following the pronouncement of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja declaring bandits, kidnappers and gunmen as terrorists, the federal government gazetted the order. With Read More
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