A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has reacted to speculations that he has perfected plans to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Sunday, a page on X claimed that el-Rufai, who governed Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023, was set to receive the membership card of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna. …

The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, slammed Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, over comments accusing him of being frustrated for not being appointed a minister by President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai described Omokri as “a political mercenary retained by any paying person or government”. He also referenced a past case of alleged identity …

Kaduna-Former Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Abuja Federal High Court, alleging that Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa, the judge presiding over his case against the Kaduna State House of Assembly at the Federal High Court Kaduna, was biased. In the petition filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja by his counsel, Abdulhakeem …

Yesterday, 8 June 2024, General Sani Abacha clocked 28 years in the grave. Abacha’s sudden expiration at the thick of his maximal and maniacal rule reminds Nigerians, especially those who were old enough in 1998 when he died, of how human beings should never play god. Abacha ruled with iron fist, after his seizure of power. He summarily executed dissidents …

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. On his X handle on Sunday, El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye posted pictures from the visit, with the caption, “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today welcomed Malam Nasir #elrufai to his Abeokuta home”. The visit is coming …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has congratulated the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his installation as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland by the Awujale, his Oba Sikiru Adetona. Jamoh wrote: “The fact that His Excellency @El-Rufai is the first person outside the South West to be …

On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu welcomed 45 out of 48 Ministers, with just three more to complete his bloated cabinet. Hours before their inauguration, some Ministers-designate swapped offices. Should we call that cabinet reshuffle or what? Or is it another sign of the ill-preparedness of the president to govern, as some critics have suggested? While it is damn too …

The Senate has stayed action on the nomination of former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and two others, while confirming the other 45 on the list sent to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai, along with Stella Okotete (Delta State) and Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State) are undoing security clearance. Although Senate President Godwill Akpabio did …

The lawmaker representing Kogi West district, Senator Sunday Karimi moved against former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai during the ministerial screening on Tuesday. After el-Rufai’s presentations, Karimi announced that he had a petition written against the former governor over the issue of insecurity in Southern Kaduna. Waiving a brown envelope, Karimi said: “Mr. President, I have a petition written …

Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has stated that Nigeria’s leadership should be based on merit and not on entitlement. At the launch of the autobiography and retirement programme of Prof. Ishaq Akintola of Lagos State University (LASU) on Sunday, El-Rufai, who was the keynote speaker and awardee at the ceremony, noted that the sound footing with which …