Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has extended the lockdown order in the state by another two weeks, the state Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe said in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday. News Agency of Nigeria reports that residents of the state have been on lockdown for the past 60 days and there were calls […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the public apology and kneeling by the Chairman of the APC Kogi state campaign council and Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, confirms that even the APC agrees that Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, does not deserve a second term. Governor El-Rufai knelt before the people of Kogi State, asking […]
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The Governors under the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) under the All Progressive Congress (APC), has spoken on the desire of the former Lagos State governor, Chief Bola Tinubu and that of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to succeed President Buhari in 2023. Campaign have already began for Tinubu, El-Rufai and others by some support groups, […]
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Ahmed Abdulrahaman, Kaduna state police commissioner, has failed to confirm the casualty figure Nasir el-Rufai, the governor, released on the killings in Kajuru, Kaduna state. El-Rufai had initially said 66 people were killed in the attacks which took place last week. Trouble started on Sunday night when gunmen invaded Angwan Barde, an Adara community, and […]
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In the wake of fresh tension in Kaduna town, the Kaduna state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the city and environs. Samuel Aruwan, spokesman of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of the state, announced this in a statement. “This is a notice of a 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna town and environs, with immediate effect. […]
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The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, says President Muhammadu Buhari directed him to initiate the recall of Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central district, over acts of contempt and disloyalty. The governor disclosed this in a letter dated October 2 to the the president. In the letter, he listed the ‘compendium’ of sins committed […]
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Some groups in Kaduna state have purchased expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. While receiving the forms at government house, Kaduna on Monday, the governor said he does not have up to N20 million in his account. The forms cost N22.5 million Among the […]
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Shehu Sani, chairman, senate committee on local and foreign debt, has advised Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, to use the “meagre” resources available to run the state. In an interview with NAN on Monday, the senator wondered why governors could not use distributions from the excess crude account and Paris Club Refund to execute projects. He […]
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The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, personally filed a N2 billion suit against Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial districtm on Friday. He sought reliefs for alleged injuries suffered as a result of “malicious statements” made by Sani. El-Rufai said defamed him by referring to him as a “drunk, loose cannon and an […]
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The demolition of the secretariat of a faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) was not politically motivated following reasons adduced by the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Agency (KAPSUDA). Mr. Ibrahim Husseini, the Director-General, the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), said on Tuesday that KAPSUDA was currently undertaking operations across Kaduna metropolis in compliance […]
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