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NSA, Kaduna govt knock El-rufai, says he left state in ruins, peace not negotiable

Tunde Opalana 2 September 2025 0

…as ONSA describes ex- Gov’s claims baseless, untrue Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El- rufai has been reprimanded by both the Kadua State government and the Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA) for his claims over Saturday’s political crisis in Kaduna

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Wike to El-Rufai: I Can Bet You, Tinubu Will Win 2027 Presidential Election

Ukpono Ukpong 2 September 2025 0

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, emphatically challenged former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s forecast that President Bola Tinubu would finish a distant third in the 2027 presidential race, while stressing that Nigeria’s next election must be grounded in realistic political structures and not based on wishful expectations. Wike’s

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‘Eliminate insecurity, not opposition’ – El-Rufai slams ONSA over banditry allegations

Awwal Owolabi 2 September 2025 0

Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has accused the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) of politicising security while deflecting responsibility for rising banditry across the country. In a series of posts on his X account, El-Rufai responded to a press statement by ONSA which dismissed his earlier claim that the agency pays […]

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El-Rufai: Tinubu will not win 2027 presidential election

Awwal Owolabi 1 September 2025 0

Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has made a bold claim about the outcome of the 2027 presidential election with President Tinubu coming a distant third. El-Rufai made this assertion on Sunday on Channels TV program; Politics Today, ahead of the election that he claimed would be a two-way horse. The former APC chieftain […]

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El-Rufai still APC member despite ADC moves, says ex-NIMASA DG

Awwal Owolabi 8 August 2025 0

Bashir Jamoh, the former director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has revealed that Nasir El-Rufai is still a bona fide APC member. Jamoh made the statement at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, acknowledging that the ex-governor of Kaduna, El-Rufai is still a political force in the state. Despite […]

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‘Go and find a job’– APC’s Ajibola Basiru tells El-Rufai over 2027 attacks on Tinubu

Promise Eze 4 August 2025 0

Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a swipe at Nasir El-Rufai, advising the former Kaduna governor to “go and find a job” instead of attacking President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Basiru made the remarks during an interview with Tribune Online on Sunday, while responding to El-Rufai’s recent criticisms of the

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El-rufai’s claims of initiating all projects commissioned by Tinubu in Kaduna lies- Govt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 June 2025 0

By Idibia Gabriel Kaduna state government has accused the immediate past Governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-rufai, of falsehood for claiming that all the projects recently commissioned by Mr. President were initiated by his administration. This was contained in the refutation statement on Tuesday, signed by Ibraheem Musa, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to […]

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El-Rufai: Bandits occupying positions of authority In Nigeria

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 June 2025 0

By Agency Report Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that Nigerians have allowed bandits to occupy positions of authority in the nation. El-Rufai, while speaking at a Public Lecture to celebrate former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amechi, said, “What we have done in this country is to allow bandits, not the ones […]

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2027: El-Rufai working for Atiku in SDP, says NNPP chieftain

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 April 2025 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has revealed that the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is already working Atiku Abubakar in the future presidential elections come 2027. Galadima said the defection of El-Rufai to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), is a calculated plan to secure […]

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Why I left APC- Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, CON Onwards to the future

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 March 2025 0

As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories of working with other compatriots to negotiate the merger of political parties that created the APC. It had been my hope since 2013 that my personal values and that of the APC will continue to align up to the time I […]

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El-rufai: I’m still a member of APC, but won’t attend it’s NEC meeting

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejected him, as a member of his cabinet, and not the National Assembly. He said as a bonafide member of the ruling Party, he is still a member of the Party, but only have reservations on how […]

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Atiku, El- Rufai visit Clark’s family

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 February 2025 0

…as fmr VP suggests how to immortalise Edwin By Tunde Opalana In what looks like a public display of a newly found political re- alignment, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Kaduna State made public appearance together in Abuja on Friday. Atiku Abubakar led a delegation which includes el- Rufai to the […]

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Breaking: el-Rufai absent, as APC passes vote of confidence on Uba Sani’s milestones

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 July 2024 0

By Mathew Dadiya In a resounding show of support, the Extraordinary State Executive Committee Meeting of the APC held in Kaduna has passed a vote of confidence in governor Uba Sani, lauding his transformative initiatives and empowerment programmes as the immediate past governor, Nasir el-Rufai was not in attendance. The highest decision-making body of the […]

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El-Rufai drags Kaduna State Assembly to court for defamation

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2024 0

BY IDIBIA GABRIEL The former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The lawsuit was presented on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna state, by the former governor. El-Rufai is demanding a public apology from the lawmakers for a report they […]

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Probe into financial transactions under Ex-Governor El-Rufai begins

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2024 0

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has commenced a probe into the state government’s financial transactions under former governor Nasir El-Rufai. An official letter, referencing LEG/S. 382/VOL. II/615, was sent from the office of the clerk of the Kaduna State House of Assembly to the Commissioner of Finance. The letter requested the submission of memorandum […]

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How El-Rufai plotted Shehu Sani’s removal for Kaduna Gov – APC Woman Leader

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 April 2024 0

…says former Gov travelled 500 times to Abuja in favour of Uba Sani By Tunde Opalana A woman leader of the All Progressives Congress, AP in Kaduna State, Hajia Maryam Suleiman has alleged that the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani is ungrateful to his predecessor in office, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. She said the recent face- […]

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El Rufai’s visit to SDP: Dynamics are shifting, SDP party Chair says

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 April 2024 0

Recently, the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai visited the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), this move unsettled the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and sparked a lot of political debate. El-Rufai who is also a Chieftain of the APC and played a key role in the emergence of President […]

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Pro-El-rufai groups fault his nominee rejection, threaten Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2023 0

By Idibia Gabriel A group, known as “Tudun Wada Sustainable Development Association” and five other similar groups stormed Kaduna Press Centre and faulted the rejection of the ministerial nomination of the immediate past Governor of the State, Nasir El-rufai, saying the Senate should not throw him away with the proverbial bathwater. The Senate had few […]

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Ministerial confirmation: Arewa youths talk tough on el-Rufai stoppage

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2023 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned that the patience of the youth must not be tested further with the refusal to confirm the nomination of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, for appointment as minister of the Federal Republic. A statement by AYCF president, Yerima Shettima, made available to journalists […]

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El-Rufai, Danladi missing as Senate confirms 45 nominees

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2023 0

The Senate confirmed the list of ministerial nominees on Monday, but the name of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, was conspicuously missing. This has raised concerns among Nigerians about why his name was excluded from the list. Also missing on the list was the name of Senator Abubakar Danlandi from Taraba […]