Nasir El-Rufai
27 Feb
Not fewer than 255 local government councillors in Kaduna State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani for a second term in 2027, just as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sadiq Mamman-Lagos, lampooned former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over his recent comments. The commissioner, who is one of the strongest allies…
27 Feb
Civil rights activist, Shehu Sani, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s lack of trust in the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, made the President to drop him from his cabinet.
26 Feb
Civil rights activist and former lawmaker in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has again criticised the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, following his allegations that President Bola Tinubu changed his mind about making him a minister after begging him publicly to be part of his administration. Specifically, in an interview with…
25 Feb
Bayo Onanuga, an aide to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has advised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to move past his failed ministerial nomination, urging him to stop acting like a child. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Onanuga said El-Rufai still seemed hurt months after being dropped from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. “As a…
25 Feb
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, believes the Niger Delta region deserves a lot of accolades for keeping the country together as a unit despite its constant neglect by each ruling government. Speaking during his condolence visit to the late Chief Edwin Clark's residence in Abuja, El-Rufai maintained that Nigeria would have…
25 Feb
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his recent outburst on President Bola Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, calling him a "grudging man." APC likens El-Rufai's outburst during a Monday night interview on Arise TV to that of a "lizard" whose actions would never measure…
24 Feb
The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has criticised former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai's recent call for a political alliance between the North and the South-South ahead of the 2027 general elections.
24 Feb
In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…
22 Feb
In a move that has sparked outrage, former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been accused of exploiting a condolences visit to the family of the late Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark, for political gain. During the visit, Atiku, according to the Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN), reportedly used Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past…
19 Feb
The Nigerian political landscape is heating up, and unsurprisingly so, given the intrigues and power struggles leading up to the 2027 elections. One of the most notable figures re-emerging in the political discourse is former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,...
18 Feb
Senator Aminu Tambuwal (PDP, Sokoto South) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using coercion, propaganda and economic distress to force defections from the opposition.
17 Feb
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nwaorisa Gerald, has criticised the party’s leadership for failing to address growing tensions with former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The reaction follows reports suggesting that El-Rufai is dissatisfied with both the party and the president, with speculations that failure to address the issue could deepen…
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