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President Bola Tinubu is meeting with former Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Mallam Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former Governors are President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees and were screened by the Senate. However, while Wike scaled the Senate screening hurdle, el-Rufai’s nomination is yet to be passed. While Wike came around […]
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The Nigerian Senate blocked a petition against the nomination of the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, when he appeared for screening at plenary on Tuesday. El-Rufai, who was number three on the list of nominees to be screened today, appeared and addressed the upper legislative chamber on his political and educational profiles […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness Jonathan Paragua Zamuna and His Highness General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah, respectively. A statement signed by the Commissioner of Local Government, Hajiya Umma K Ahmad, stated that the two traditional rulers cease to hold their […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended his Gombe State counterpart, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, for taking steps to address the housing deficit in the state. El-Rufai made the commendation in Gombe on Saturday in an interview with the newsmen, shortly after inaugurating the construction of 550 housing units. “The steps taken by Gombe government […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has denounced insinuations by Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that some fifth columnists in the State House, Abuja are working to frustrate the victory of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential elections. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while reacting to the allegation […]
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