Nasir El-Rufai
16 Jan
Barring any last-minute changes, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will arraign in court three ex-appointees of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh 64 million naira money laundering suit. The ex-appointees are Mr. Lawal Shakiru Olajimi Adebisi, a former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to El-Rufai, the ex-Accountant General of…
15 Jan
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a five-count charge of unlawful embezzlement against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to former Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of corruption and money laundering. The case, with charge number FCH/KD/16c/2025, was filed by the Assistant Chief Legal Officer of ICPC, Dr. Osuobeni…
14 Jan
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has refuted reports of an alliance with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai.
9 Jan
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery over the recent visit of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), to the SDP.…
8 Jan
Ahead of the 2027 poll, a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and other opposition figures have met at the national secretariat of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP).
8 Jan
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged former Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s ex-Chief of Staff, Muhammad Bashir Saidu, to the Federal High Court in Kaduna for allegedly looting government’s treasury.
2 Jan
Security operatives have arrested former Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s Chief of Staff, Bashir Saidu, over alleged money laundering and sale of government properties, under the immediate past administration in Kaduna State.
30 Dec
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has criticised the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over recent comments on alleged issues of nepotism at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
5 Oct
Two Northern groups, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN), have warned those propagating falsehood against the Kaduna State Government over a 36 billion Naira loan to desist. The groups frowned at the reports of an online media organisation that claimed that the Uba Sani administration took the reported loan in…
2 Oct
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has insisted that he did not embezzle public funds while in office, vowing to swear with the Qur’an.
1 Oct
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has firmly rejected allegations of financial misappropriation against his administration, declaring that he would swear by the Quran to prove his innocence. In a Hausa-language programme broadcast on Freedom Radio in Kaduna, El-Rufai said that his political career was driven by a sincere desire to serve…
26 Sep
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, met yesterday with the governors of Kano, Zamfara, and Katsina states, Abba Yusuf, Dr. Dauda Lawal, Dr. Dikko Radda, respectively as well as other Northern leaders at the Arewa Tech Fest in Kano.
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