Tag: Nasir El Rufa’i

Another COVID lockdown looms in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State government has warned that it may impose another lockdown on the state considering the recent increase in cases of COVID-19 in the State. The Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, gave the warning at a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna.She said that there had been a rise in cases of the virus in the state lately, adding that if it continues, government would have no option than to impose another lockdown. Mohammed-Baloni said that public spaces including schools, markets, offices and places of worship may be temporarily closed if…

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Alleged defamation: El-Rufa’i slams N2bn suit against Omokri, Odinkalu, others

Aminu Imam

Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El Rufa’i has slammed a N2bn defamation suit against a former media aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a former Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Thisday Newspapers Limited and others. Others sued in the three separate suits are Timothy Elombah, Daniel Elombah, Silas Onu and Auta Nyada. The defamation suits were filed by his lawyer A.U. Mustapha (SAN) before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In the case against Omokri, El Rufa’i contends that statements…

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