Politics

El-Rufai vows APC will wipe out rascal members from its midst

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2018 0

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned that rascal members within the All Progressives Congress (APC), will soon be wiped out. El-Rufai gave the warning while reacting to the presidential assignment given to the party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved members.

Headlines

I’m not bothered about second term in office – El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna state has said that he’s not bothered about the second term in office, stressing that posterity will judge him on his ongoing efforts to transform the state. Speaking in Ilorin Kwara state capital, according to Vanguard, El-Rufai also described the emergence and attainment of power of the ruling All Progressives Congress […]

News Nigeria

Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan dies at 61

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2018 0

The Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Kaduna State, Most Reverend, Dr. Joseph Danlami Bagobiri is dead. Bagobiri died in the early hours of Tuesday at the residence of the Arch Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Mathew Ndagoso at the age of 61. Rev. Father Emmanuel Uchechukwu Okolo, Chancellor of Kafanchan Diocese confirmed the death. The late […]

Politics

APC sets up committee to resolve Kaduna crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2018 0

Barely 48 hours after the factional office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State was demolished, a three-member committee has been raised to mediate on the internal crisis. The committee would identify the remote and immediate causes of the crisis in its Kaduna State chapter. According to a statement issued by Malam Bolaji […]

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Defamation: el-Rufai sues Sen Shehu Sani, demands N2bn damages

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2018 0

In what can be referred to as crisis of confidence within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has filed a defamation suit before a Kaduna High Court against Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central). In a four-count charge that was personally filed by el-Rufai on Friday, the governor is demanding […]

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Kaduna State Govt. demolishes APC Secretariat

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2018 0

The secretariat of the faction of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna has been demolished. The controversial secretariat is reported to have been demolished in the early hours of Tuesday. According to Channels TV, the Secretariat is located at number 11B Sambo in the state capital. The Secretariat belongs to the faction loyal to […]

Interviews Politics

APC is both government and opposition – Sen. Shehu Sani

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2018 0

Sen. Shehu Sani is the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State, he was recently at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to brief the National Working Committee (NWC) on the new secretariat of the party in Kaduna State. He spoke with journalist on varied national issues. Tom Okpe was […]

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APC queries Governor El-Rufai over alleged anti party activities

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2018 0

The Kaduna State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on has issued a query to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i for alleged anti party activities. A statement on Thursday by the party’s Acting State Chairman, Danladi Wada said the decision was taken after full investigation and consultation with stakeholders and elders of the party. “His […]

Politics

2019: Kaduna PDP endorses Makarfi for presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2018 0

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ), Kaduna State chapter at its Executive Committee meeting on Friday informally endorsed former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi to run for Presidency come 2019. The party’s loyalists, who filled the conference hall at the state Secretariat in Kawo, Kaduna, to capacity during the first […]

Politics

2019: APC chairpersons reject party’s senator, endorse opponent

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2018 0

The crisis in the Kaduna State wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), may have intensified as chairpersons in the six local governments that make up Kaduna Central Senatorial district of the state have endorsed a rival candidate as senator for the zone against the sitting Senator. The district is currently represented in the Senate […]

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10 feared dead as herdsmen attack Kaduna community

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2018 0

No fewer than ten persons were on Friday night killed as Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the suspected herdsmen invaded Dangaji and Ungwan Gajere villages and unleashed terror on residents. According to an eyewitness, the attacks lasted for hours as the suspected herdsmen […]

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Kaduna govt condemns monarch, wife’s killing, orders probe

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

Governor Nasir El rufai of Kaduna State on Monday condemned the killing of the Etum Numana in Sanga Local Government Area, Alhaji Gambo Makama, and his wife in the early hours of Monday by some unknown assassins. Samuel Aruwan, the Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity to the State Governor told newsmen in Kaduna […]

Politics

El-Rufai challenges Atiku over Buhari’s campaign fund

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2017 0

The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has challenged former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, to prove that he funded President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign in 2015. El-Rufai stated this while speaking on a Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service Programme, “Democracy Today”, which was monitored in Kaduna. El-Rufai said: “We in the APC were aware from the […]

Features

Kaduna: El-Rufai’s burden, Teachers’ failure and national emergency

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2017 0

Inspite of the hues and cries the planned sack of 21,780 teachers that failed primary four level competency test in Kaduna state has attracted, Governor Nasir el-Rufai appears undeterred by the hoopla it has generated, especially fears in certain quarters that it may fritter away his chance for a second term. According to the Kaduna […]

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NLC decries mass sack of 5,000 workers in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2017 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned in a strong term mass sacking of about five thousand local government workers by the Kaduna State Government. The Nigeria Labour Congress in a press statement Thursday, said the purported sack violates provisions of all known labour laws and industrial relations practice as well as processes. The organized labour […]

Opinion

El-Zakzakky and Proof That Elbinawi is Troubled

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2017 0

Harun Elbinawi is a victim of his own lies, a casualty of the hatred that consumes him from within. In his latest treatise, “Secret Testimony of Sheikh Zakzaky proof that President Buhari behind #ShiaGenocide:” that desperate cry of a demented soul pleading for redemption is unmistakable. The incoherence of the claim made in the said […]

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Leaked Memo: Sani urged APC to penalise El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2017 0

Senator representing Kaduna Central, Sen. Shehu Sani (APC) has urged the party to penalise Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for allegedly leaking to reporters a memo he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari. Sani, who is the Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, called for the punitive measures in a statement he released in Abuja […]

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MSME: Kaduna Begins Disbursement of N1 Bn Intervention Fund

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

  In its bid to support the operators of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kaduna State, the state government on Thursday began the disbursement of another N1 billion intervention fund. The programme, which was executed in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BOI), was to support the accelerated development of the state through […]

Politics

Why APC Won Kaduna – Dep Gov Elect

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

Hon Bala Barnabas Bantex is a former House of Representatives member, Local government Chairman and current Kaduna State Deputy Governor-elect. In this interview with journalists in Kaduna, the first elected All Progressive Congress (APC) Party Chairman in Kaduna State attributed the victory of his party to the formidable team they have. He also spoke on […]

News

Gunmen Attack El-Rufai's Campaign Office

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

  Thugs wielding sophisticated weapons on Thursday night attacked Nasir El-Rufai’s Campaign Office in Kaduna State, his campaign organisation has said. According to the organisation, the attack was carried out around 10pm at the office located at Isa Kaita Road, Ungwar Sarki, Kaduna. “The attackers left over 12 persons with serious life threatening wounds