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Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, approved on Monday the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak chiefdoms, His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and His Highness, General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah (retd), respectively. The Kaduna State Government disclosed this tweet via its Twitter handle. This means that both Zamuna …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has accused his predecessors of allegedly stealing billions of naira from the state coffers to build mansions in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. He challenged them to come and swear publicly with Holy Qur’an if they did not siphon public funds during their administrations. El-Rufai …

GOVERNOR. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dispelled the rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai stated this in Gombe on Saturday while addressing newsmen. Reports claim that El-Rufai was in the state to inaugurate the construction of 550 housing units …

THE Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to launch bloody attacks in the country. He, therefore, advised that security operations against bandits should be increased in the remaining days of the current administration and beyond. El-Rufai spoke during the …

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said the Supreme Court’s decision had vindicated his stance on the naira redesign policy implementation by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Shortly after the Supreme Court’s judgment, El-Rufai refuted claims that his position on the naira redesign policy was politically motivated. Instead, he said the policy had …

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the eldest son of Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has won a House of Representatives seat in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state. The returning officer Professor Muhammad Magaji Garba, said that El-Rufai polled 51,052 to defeat the incumbent …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has denied reports that he revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of a bank in the state. Reports had on Monday emerged that El-Rufai had revoked the bank’s license for failing to comply with his directive to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes from customers in the …

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai has claimed that what was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari was different from what the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, did regarding the redesigning and swapping of the currency. The Governor, who has vehemently kicked against the new monetary policy by the Buhari …

Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has allowed individuals he (El-Rufai) described as “evil people” to use him (Buhari) to fight and defeat the political party that gave him the platform to serve Nigeria. He said that those people who are using the …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State who on Thursday clocked 63 years old. A statement by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, media assistant to Tinubu, noted that El-Rufai has exhibited a high level of competence in the various public …