Some lawyers have protested against the invitation of Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference, Daily Times gathered. Lawyers under the name of Open Bar Initiative sent a petition to Koyinsola Ajayi, chairman of the technical committee on the NBA conference planning. They described the […]
Some lawyers recently called on the NBA leadership to withdraw el-Rufai from the speaker list because of his leadership failure in attending to the mass murders in Southern Kaduna. A new petition urging the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to withdraw Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, from the list of speakers at the upcoming NBA Annual General […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Monday called on the State and Federal Governments to do more to stop the continuous wastage of lives and property in Kaduna State, Daily Times Nigeria reports. READ ALSO: “I will not give Southern Kaduna leaders brown… The President, CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, who made the call in […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed his intention to install closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) in the southern part of the state. Daily Times Nigeria reports that this move is part of efforts to strengthen security forces and restore calm in the crisis-torn communities. READ ALSO: Outrage over killings in Southern Kaduna The governor made this […]
Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, the wife of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai took to her Twitter page to openly ask her followers to suggest if she should start blocking trolls. ‘To block or not to block? That is the question.’ she asked. Surprisingly, her husband, Governor Nasir El-Rufai replied her, saying: ‘Don’t honour them by blocking……mute […]
Nigeria must look inwards and strive towards self-sufficiency, according to El-Rufai. Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai says when it comes to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nigeria should learn to look after itself. “We are on our own. The rest of the world doesn’t care. Nobody cares about Africa. The rest of the world is becoming […]
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has admitted he copied some social programmes Rauf Aregbesola implemented while he was Osun State Governor. Speaking on Saturday during a virtual colloquium to mark Aregbesola’s 63rd birthday celebration, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, said the programmes struck him and helped him connect with Aregbesola. “He did many innovative […]
Kaduna state Governor’s first wife, Haj.Hadiza Isma El-Rufai via a tweet made her stand know regarding killings in southern Kaduna. El-Rufai who said her timeline wasn’t for serious issues, after celebrating 80,000 followers in a tweet got reactions from Nigerians. See tweets below;
Governor Nasiru El-Rufai has extended the lockdown order in Kaduna state by another two weeks, the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe said in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday. Residents of the state have been on lockdown for the past 60 days and there were calls for ease down of the restrictions to allow poor […]
Kaduna state Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has sworn in four newly appointed high court judges in the state. Performing the swearing in on Tuesday, in Kaduna, Gov. El-rufai, said that the state has been seeking for the appointment of the high court judges in the past three years. READ ALSO: A’Ibom: Udom cuts salaries of political […]
Kaduna State Government has discharged 35 almajirai after testing negative twice for the virus.Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made this known via his Twitter handle. He said the state now has 47 active COVID-19 cases El-Rufai tweeted, “35 more patients, all of them almajirai, have been discharged having tested negative. The state now has 47 active COVID-19 cases, […]
The Governor of Kaduna State Malam Nasir El-Rufai has said that the Almajiri system has to end because it has not worked for the children, it has not worked for Northern Nigeria The Governor, made this known on Wednesday while speaking on Channels Television. "The Almajiri system has to end because it has not worked […]
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of Mr Tijjani Abdullahi as the new Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Abdullahi replaces the erstwhile chairman, Abdullahi Sani, who moves to the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs as pioneer Permanent Secretary. READ ALSO: Buhari condoles with Kano State […]
“I was the first case, fortunately, I’d say, because it served to scare everyone about reality. COVID is real, it’s not a joke. I was the first case, I got it in Abuja and infected four other people, all of us are okay now.” the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has said The governor […]
Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he not been cleared of novel coronavirus COVID-19 yet and that he will personally announce when he is confirmed negative. The Kaduna state governor who had a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council from isolation said he was grateful Executive Council team for keeping the agenda going without […]
Markets in Kaduna State are to partially open on Tuesday, April 14, and, Wednesday, April 15, from 8am to 6pm, for food and medicine sellers. This was contained in a statement by Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, issued Monday in KadunaAruwan said only sellers of food and medicines are permitted to open […]
Kaduna – A former lawmaker, Sunday Katung, has commended efforts of the Kaduna state government toward ensuring that the Coronavirus pandemic did not spread into the state, especially among “our vulnerable citizens”. Katung, in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, appealed to residents to adhere to relevant guidelines to combat the […]
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has explained the rationale behind the appointments offered the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by his administration. The Kaduna State Government had appointed Sanusi as the Vice Chairman of the state’s Investment Board as well as Chancellor of the State University, barely 72 hours after his dethronement […]
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the governor of Kaduna state to appoint dethroned Emir Muhammadu Sanusi as Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU) and into the board of the Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) on Monday and Tuesday Bashir Ahmad said Bashir Ahmad President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media speaking on Tuesday on […]
Barring a last minute ditch,the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to approach the Supreme Court to demand a review of its judgements in the 2019 presidential election petition in which it declared President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner. The decision of the party’s National Working Committee was predicated on the […]