Tag: El-Rufa'i

Court nullifies ex-Gov. el-Rufais order that banished Kaduna monarch

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A High Court sitting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has nullified the order by theimmediate-past Governor of the State, Nasir el-Rufa’ithat led to the banishment of the paramount ruler of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere local government area, Chief Jonathan Parguwa Zamuna. While delivering judgement on the case of breach of Fundamental Rights, the presiding judge, Justice Nasiru U. Sadiq, said the banishing order runs contrary to section 41, subsection 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). The Judge explained that the Constitution stated that every citizen…

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Military intervention in Niger, declaration of war against the North – El-Rufai warns Tinubu, ECOWAS

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After his attempts at ministerial appointment hit the rocks, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, appears to have regained his voice. In what seems a rebound, he cautioned the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) against military intervention in Niger Republic. According to the former governor, any move in that direction, would mean a declaration of Nigerians in the North who have a relationship with citizens of the embattled country. Dialogue, he argued, remained the only way to resolve the crisis in Niger. Recall that the ECOWAS defence…

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Restructuring: ‘Nigeria must revert to 1963 Constitution, give 80% revenue to States’ El-Rufa’i

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has advocated a restructuring of the sharing formula of Nigerias revenue in favour of States. El-Rufa’i, who made his position known during a policy and book presentation in Abuja by a Director of the Carnegie Africa Programme, Dr. Zainab Usman, said if the revenue-sharing formula is reversed to 20 percent for the Federal Government and 80 percent for States, the Federal Government will then relinquish most of its current responsibilities to the States. According to him, the new formula will be the only way citizens…

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Kaduna Land Grab:FG accuses el-Rufa’i of subjectingUnity School students’ lives to danger

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The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the alleged action of Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i-led government in Kaduna State, which it claimed exposes the staff, and students of Federal Government College, Malali to security threats. It has also dragged the Kaduna State government to court asking for an order of perpetual injunction restraining her (defendant) from committing further acts of trespass on Federal Government College land in the State. Highly-placed government sources told newsmen in Abuja at the weekend, that the Government was worried over the security of students and…

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Kaduna:Court nullifies el-Rufais Durbar Hotel C-of-O revocation

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The Kaduna State High Court has nullified the revocation of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of Durbar hotel by the State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai. Recall that rl-Rufai had in January 2020 demolished Durbar hotel, a property belonging to the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, and went ahead to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy, (C-of-O), while the case was still pending in Court. Consequently, the Abacha family through their counsel, Dr. Reuben Atabo (SAN) dragged el-Rufai and three others to Kaduna High Court presided over…

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2023: I thought youre voting Asiwaju? El-Rufa’i to APC delegates as they endorse Amaechi

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Delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna, have declared support for Ex-minister and 2023 presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi. This is coming after they had pledged to support the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking during a consultative meeting with Amaechi, State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i, queried the delegates on who they wanted to vote for, and shouts of: Dan Amanar, your choice, Amaechi rang through the room. He responded; I thought you were voting Asiwaju?, the delegates continued to express support for the…

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Insecurity: “You dont take a knife and rip open your belly”, APC Chair to el-Rufa’i, Amaechi

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The new Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), and a former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has told Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, that he does not know how they were thinking about the security situation in Nigeria, saying it was wrong for one to take a knife and rip open his stomach. Adamu, who spoke in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC), asked why he never took offence if people called him a…

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NAF troops rescue scores of kidnapped victims in Kaduna

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As bandits kill Emir of Birnin Gwari’s personal driver Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued scores of kidnap victims in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. Confirming this in a statement, the State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits invaded Najaja and Kerawa villages, in Igabi LGA and abducted several people, mostly women. He added that while they were trying to escape with their victims, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet, which was on aerial patrol, quickly spotted their location…

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Sallah message: El-Rufa’i salutes Muslims, appeals for peace

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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has praised the spirit of sacrifice and resilience displayed by the Muslim community of the State during the fasting period. In his Ed-el-Fitr message, “the governor congratulated the Muslim community on the successful completion of Ramadan, and prayed that Almighty Allah will bless the immense sacrifices that are being made. The message was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye yesterday. The statement said that el-Rufa’i urged the Muslim community to keep hope alive, and to…

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Troops, Police operatives engage bandits on Kaduna-Zaria highway

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The Nigerian Army troops and Police operatives, in the early hours of yesterday, engaged armed bandits in the Rigachikun axis of the Kaduna-Zaria dual carriageway, in Igabi LGA. According to reports, the bandits had earlier attacked a Fulani settlement belonging to a popular herder, Damina Kukumake, at Kukumake village The bandits, who kidnapped some members of the herders family, also rustled several cattle and were making their escape when security agencies received a distress call. The security personnel comprising troops of the Army and Nigerian Air Force, as well as…

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