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Insecurity: CAN tells FG to call El-Rufai to order, over statement of bringing mercenaries to Kaduna to fight terrorism

April 2, 2022Ayo Fashanu

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday, strongly rejected the plan by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to bring in foreign mercenaries to fight insecurity. It could be recalled that for some weeks now, bandits have given Kaduna residents unrest. The bandits had attacked Kagoro residents, killed several people, and kidnapped scores. […]

Insecurity: El-Rufai reveals what Governors will do if Buhari does not take action to end terrorism

April 2, 2022Ayo Fashanu

The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said governors would not hesitate to bring in foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists in the state if action is not taken to end terrorism. El-Rufai stated this on Friday while speaking with journalists shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on recent attacks in the state. Reacting to […]

Kaduna Govt direct public schools to operate four days a week

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022Ayo Fashanu

Public schools in Kaduna state have been directed to operate between Monday to Thursday, in line with the 4-day working week policy of the State Government. The directive was contained in a notice of school resumption for second term of the 2021/2022 academic session by the State commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal. The development came […]

Carpet bomb forests to tackle banditry – El-Rufai says

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022Ayo Fashanu

Nasir El-Rufai Governor of Kaduna State has stated that security operatives should “carpet bomb the forests” to wipe out bandits.The governor spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Monday. El-Rufai ascribed the prolonged inability of security operatives to curb banditry in the northwest region to a “lack of enough boots on the ground”. He […]

NLC strike: El-Rufai orders dismissal of lecturers

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has ordered the dismissal of Kaduna State University’s lecturers who join other workers on strike in the state. He made this disclosure in a press statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Tuesday, titled, ‘KDSG will not tolerate criminal acts disguised as industrial action’. Part of the statement […]

Jonathan tried to put me in prison, says El-Rufai

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021Ayo Fashanu

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated former President Goodluck Jonathan almost put him in prison because he thought he was a threat to his second term ambition. The governor, in an interview published in The Point, said although Jonathan was his very close friend from when he was the deputy governor of Bayelsa […]

If my son is kidnapped I won’t pay ransom – El-Rufai

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State has said he won’t pay ransom to kidnappers even if his son is kidnapped. The governor made this vow during a media chat on Friday when he asked if his administration is considering paying ransom to secure the release of the students abducted by bandits from the Federal College […]

El-Rufai: Bandits must be wiped out

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has pointed out that bandits terrorising Nigeria have lost their rights to life under the constitution and must be wiped out. El-Rufai stated this during a town hall meeting on national security organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture held in Kaduna with the theme:” Setting Benchmark for […]

El-Rufai reacts to NBA’s withdrawal of his invitation to speak at 2020 conference

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020Ayo Olowo

Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has described the withdrawal of invitation to speak at the annual general meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), as an “unfortunate embrace of injustice”. Recall that the NBA withdrew the invitation following an outcry by some lawyers who said the governor stands against what the profession represents. In a […]

El-Rufai rejected as speaker at NBA conference

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020Ayo Olowo

Some members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have asked the body to withdraw the invitation given to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, to speak at the association’s annual general conference. In a petition to Koyinsola Ajayi, chairman of the technical committee on the NBA conference planning, the lawyers under the aegis of Open […]