The nine APC governors said although Tinubu reserved the right to pick his running mate, they had not concluded their discussions with Tinubu before he went ahead to announce Shettima An associate of Tinubu was also quoted as saying that Tinubu was not supposed to have made the announcement in that manner EDITOR’S PICK Osun … Read more
President Buhari has urged the leaders of the APC to learn from PDP’s fall from power, following the crisis bedevilling the party. Buhari said they must put their house in order immediately as the party’s national convention approaches. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday warned leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) … Read more
El-Rufai said that the media misrepresented the resolution of the Northern Governors’ Forum meeting which held on Monday, on power shift… Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has clarified that the Northern States Governors’ Forum did not oppose the idea of zoning presidency to the south in 2023, rather it is against the language used … Read more
The former Aviation Minister had last week defected to the APC, after u ars of criticizing the ruling party Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated his position on the defection of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC). El-Rufai said only APC leaders who brought Fani-Kayode back into the … Read more
…APC polled 62 votes in the chairmanship election, while the PDP scored 86 votes… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Ungwar Sarki polling unit in Kaduna North Local Government Area. El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), had earlier voted at the polling … Read more
They were said to have retreated from the area following the arrival of troops who engaged them in a gun battle No fewer than six people have been killed during separate attacks carried out by gunmen in four communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A report from the Headquarters of Operation Safe … Read more
Kaduna has been under constant attack by bandits Many school students, traditional rulers and other harmless individuals have been kidnapped and killed by these faceless assailants Reno Omokri, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has insisted that bandits and herdsmen are in control of Kaduna State. Omokri disclosed this in a tweet while … Read more
…four victims kidnapped by bandits at Ungwan Madaki weeks ago were killed for the inability of their families to pay ransom Armed bandits have invaded Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa local governments of Kaduna State, killing seven and injuring scores of people. It was gathered that four victims kidnapped by bandits at Ungwan Madaki weeks ago … Read more
The atmosphere within the KASU community has of late been intense, following certain government decisions… National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke has said that there is need to check the powers of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. “There is a need to check his (El-Rufai’s) power, for … Read more
…which justified the ban on Twitter, nudging the United States to emulate the move made by the Nigerian government. Governors of Kaduna and Ondo states, Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Akeredolu respectively, have defied the federal government’s “temporary” suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The governors, who are also members of the ruling All Progressives Congress … Read more
VP Osinbajo, El-Rufai, NLC President, Others want solutions to high cost of governance as Aregbesola calls for increased productivity. Governor Nasir el-Rufai has said that state governments ought not to pay salaries that are above their tax revenues. The governor said this while speaking on Saturday at the Rauf Aregbesola Colloquium, an annual event created … Read more
The NLC, Kaduna State chapter, on Monday, embarked on a five-day warning strike over the proposed sack of civil servants in the state The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, who is currently leading the protest against a plan by the Kaduna State government to sack many workers, has challenged Governor Nasir … Read more
Communities in Benue have recently come under attack from suspected herdsmen prompting Ortom to accuse President Buhari of working with Fulani to take over Nigeria Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday took a swipe at his Kaduna counterpart, describing him as “one of the real enemies” of Nigeria. Ortom was responding to a statement … Read more
According to the governor, the bandits hurriedly changed location when they got wind of a planned attack and this led to the students spending over a month in captivity. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, said when 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted, the plan was … Read more
Kaduna State has been facing myriads of security challenges, notably armed bandits who kidnap for ransom and killing their victims in some cases The Kaduna State government has condemned the recent killings of some students of tertiary institutions abducted by bandits in the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the governor’s media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, … Read more
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has “deep empathy’’ for parents of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, his Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, has disclosed. Mr Aruwan, in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna, said El-Rufai was making spirited efforts to secure the release … Read more
Thirty-nine students of the government institution are still captivity with their parents urging the state government to negotiate with their abductors The Kaduna State Government, on Friday, said the bond between the Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and the parents of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, and other citizens in captivity is deep … Read more
The Kaduna state government had on April 6, disengaged 4,000 local government workers Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has explained that the reason why his administration is sacking public servants in the state is due to dwindling financial resources and higher wage bills which the government cannot be able to sustain. In a statement … Read more
Assailants stormed the school very early in the morning with the intention to abduct many students in what can be described as a covert attack The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the state government will soon secure the freedom of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in … Read more
El-Rufai joins a growing list of Nigerian leaders who believe there is a link between bandits and the infamous Boko Haram terrorists. NGF chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi had made the same assertion A strong link has been established between the bandits terrorising the North West and the Boko Haram insurgents operating … Read more