Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has reaffirmed his readiness to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 16, 2026, following an alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. El-Rufai’s legal team disclosed this...
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Legal team of former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has strongly condemned what it described as an unlawful attempt by security operatives to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to a statement signed by his counsel, Ubong Esop Akpan of The Chambers of...
The political army has gradually worked the nation into an election preparation frenzy. You can hear it, feel it and smell it in the very air we breathe. A banker friend jokingly told me the other day that some politically exposed customers are beginning to seek huge loans and...
Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated the allegation by former Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The claim, made by El-Rufai during a Channels Television interview, was described by the government as baseless and deliberately...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged residents of Zamfara to rally behind the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a move aimed at rescuing Nigeria. Speaking to a crowd of ADC supporters in Gusau on Sunday, El-Rufa’i highlighted the party’s strategies to tackle security challenges in...
A prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Victor Ogba, has urged President Bola Tinubu to remain focused on his administration’s development agenda and ignore recent criticisms from former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Speaking in Abuja during an interview with the News...
Kaduna State Police Command has called on former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to answer questions regarding allegations of criminal conspiracy, inciting public unrest, mischief, and causing grievous harm. The summons, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police Zubairu Abdullahi, who oversees criminal...
Labour Party’s 2023 vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to be questioned regarding his claims that the Federal Government is paying bandits as part of a national policy. Speaking on Channels Television’s _Politics Today_ on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed insisted that El-Rufai’s allegations...
Kaduna State government has issued a final warning to former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai for plotting to unleash mayhem across Kaduna State in a desperate bid to destabilize the state and drag it back into its dark and violent past. The state government, said El-Rufai’s actions in...
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, has strongly criticised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent remarks on the population of Southern Kaduna. El-Rufai, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday...
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has firmly rejected allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who claimed in a recent television interview that the ONSA coordinates ransom payments and incentives to bandits. The ONSA labeled these claims as “baseless” and highlighted significant progress in the...
In a striking revelation, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has admitted that four years is insufficient for a political officeholder to enact “meaningful changes,” yet he is allegedly leading a group of politicians plotting to unseat President Bola Tinubu just two years into his tenure. This contradiction was...
National President of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Amba has condemned the violent outbreak of a political rally allegedly organized by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at one of its edifice in Kaduna. He made it known while addressing Journalists in Kaduna, that while El-Rufai and...
BY, AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has lashed out at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) coalition, describing their allegations of a planned sabotage of Saturday’s bye-elections as “laughable lies” from “political leftovers” of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The coalition, led by ADC...
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and a key All Progressives Congress (APC) figure in Kaduna State, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has debunked speculations about former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai leaving the APC, reaffirming his steadfast commitment to the party. Speaking to journalists...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Social Democratic Party (SDP) has publicly distanced itself from former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, asserting that he is neither a member nor authorized to represent or speak on behalf of the party. In a press briefing on Friday in Kaduna, Inuwa Idris,...
Former Minister of Transportation and two-term Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition will fully back the party’s chosen presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Amaechi emphasized the...
On Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima, joined by Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno and Dikko Radda of Katsina, led a distinguished group of mourners in Daura for the Fidau prayer in memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The event saw the presence of prominent figures such as former Vice...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr. Bola Babarinde, has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a political home for “power-hungry veterans.” Babarinde made the remark in a statement, reacting to the recent adoption of ADC by a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has issued a directive to its members across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) immediately. This bold move is seen as a significant step towards unseating President Bola Tinubu...