Kaduna State High Court sitting in Dogarawa in Sabon Gari Local Government Area in Zaria on Friday ruled in favour of Emir Ahmad Nuhu Bamali. Justice Kabir Dabo in his ruling, stated that Bamali can be inaugurated as Emir on Monday, November 9th by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State. Recall that Governor El-Rufai appointed Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau following the demise of Emir Shehu Idris who died on 22 September, 2020 at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna. This is coming after Iyan Zazzau, Bashar Aminu filed a suit challenging…
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Zazzau Emirate: El-Rufai, others dragged to court over appointment of new emir
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and nine others have been dragged to the state’s High Court over the appointment of a new Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamali. In a suit filed before the Kaduna State High Court on Monday, October 12, Bashir Aminu, who holds the title of Iyan Zazzau and one of the contestants for the Zazzau Emirate stool, asked the court to remove the new Emir Bamalli, who was appointed following the death of the 18th emir, Alhaji Shehu Idris, last month after a 45-year reign. The Iyan…
Read MoreEmir of Zazzau: El-Rufai jettisoned kingmakers’ report, orders fresh round of selection process
Kaduna State Government has directed the five kingmakers of the Zazzau emirate to begin a fresh selection of candidates for the 19th emir of Zazzau after it jettisoned the earlier list submitted to it. The state government on Wednesday stated that the earlier processes had excluded two untreated applicants including the Bunu Zazzau and the Sarkin Dajin Zazzau who it claimed had protested their exclusion in the selection processes. The kingmakers of Zazzau had met with representatives of government and security agencies in Zaria on September 24, where they submitted…
Read MoreEx-CDS Agwai challenges El-Rufai on S/Kaduna crisis
As CAN, SOKAPU leaders boycott peace summit What I told Trump over alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria – Buhari Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, has challenged Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to take proactive measures towards ensuring that the persistent crises in the southern part of the state are resolve during his tenure. The former CDS, who acknowledged that the crises in Southern Kaduna predated the administration of El-Rufai, noted it is possible that God would want to use him to end the…
Read MoreReactions over El-Rufai’s claim of spending N400,000 to treat each COVID-19 patient
Reactions by Nigerians have trailed the statement made by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that his government spends at least N400,000 to treat each COVID-19 patient in the state. El-Rufai said the amount was as a result of the increasing cost of drugs, feeding and personal protective equipment for doctors. He disclosed this during an executive committee meeting with traditional rulers in Kaduna, chaired by Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto. The governor noted that telling patients to take responsibility of the medical bills would lead to widespread of the…
Read MoreBuratai presents apartment to 85-year-old retired soldier evicted by El-Rufai
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has donated a three-nedroom flat to an 85-year-old retired staff sergeant of the Nigerian Army, Paul Ojo, who was forcefully evicted from his residence by the police and officials of the Kaduna State Government. General Officer Commanding 1 Division, U.S Mohammed, who made the donation on behalf Buratai on Tuesday in Kaduna, said the Chief of Army Staff got the informationn about the circumstances that led to the eviction of Ojo as reported by SaharaReporters. Buratai, who was said to have been touched…
Read MoreObasanjo shuns NBA conference
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has during the week boycotted the 60th Virtual Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Obasanjo’s boycott of the conference with the theme, ‘Step Forward’ might not be unconnected with the controversy that trailed his inclusion as one of the speakers. The just-concluded NBA conference generated heated controversy when thousands of lawyers signed a petition for the NBA to remove Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, from the list of speakers due to his government’s failure to stop the killings in Southern Kaduna, and his…
Read MoreAggrieved northern lawyers exit NBA, form new association
Some aggrieved Northern lawyers have constituted a new association named New Nigerian Bar Association, NNBA, after pulling out of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. The lawyers also accused the NBA of been biased given the controversy that ensued after it invited the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai following a petition against the governor. In a statement, the new association said the decision of the NBA to dis-invite El-rufai has generated increased concern which necessitated their withdrawal from the association. According to the aggrieved lawyers, the decision of NBA over the…
Read MoreWomen lawyers visit El-Rufai, seeks establishment of family court
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has advocated the establishment of Family Court in Kaduna state in order to fast track the prosecution of Gender-Based Violence. Speaking when FIDA paid a courtesy call on Governor Nasir el-Rufai at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Wednesday, the state Chair of the association, Barrister Zainab Atoba, said that the proposed court will promptly handle cases of rape, defilement, wife battery, child abuse, child labour and marriage issues. According to the FIDA chair, the regular courts are burdened with too many cases and…
Read MoreEl-Rufai hails peace initiative by Zangon Kataf communities, pledges government support
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has hailed the peace initiative spearhead by community leaders in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area and pledged government support to ensure lasting peace in the area. The governor gave the commendation on Tuesday in Kaduna when a delegation from the area led by the Agwatyap, Chief Dominic Yahaya, formally updated him on the peace summit, which was held on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the peace summit involved the Atyap, Hausa and Fulani communities in the area, who signed a…
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