Tag: el-rufai
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Tinubu appoints Fasua, El-Rufai others as advisers
President Bola Tinubu has named 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants in New appointments to help execute the Federal Government’s agenda across various sectors of the economy.
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You’re now a Rastafarian, Reggae artiste – Senator Sani mocks El Rufai
Nigerian senator, an author, playwright and human rights activist and public affairs analyst, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. According to Sani, El Rufai has been reduced to a Rastafarian and Reggae artiste.”
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How El-Rufai cooked a lie against me over alleged Obasanjo’s 3rd term bid – Sen Osunbor+Photos
Ex- Edo State governor, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor, has condemned account of the events surrounding the controversial attempt by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to secure a third term in office through unconventional means. Senator Osunbor expressed his dissent during his review of Chief Edwin Clark’s autobiography, titled “Brutally Frank,” which took place in Abuja on Thursday.…
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The Rise and Fall of Nasir El-Rufai – By Dave Baro-Thomas
Lord John Dalberg-Acton, a 19th-century British historian, politician and writer, propounded the maxim: power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This postulation requires no rigour, and sadly, it plays-out across the African continent, and has become an albatross to political leadership in Nigeria over time.
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Just In: Tinubu in closed door session with Wike, El-Rufai in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed door session with former governors of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two former governors are ministerial nominees. However, while Wike was screened and confirmed by the Senate, the Senate did not confirm El-Rufai because of an…
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BREAKING: Senate drops El Rufai, Stella Okotete, Danladi; clears 45 other ministerial nominees
The Senate has confirmed 45 out of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees with three of the nominees including Mallam Nasir El-Rufai not cleared. Tinubu forwarded 48 ministerial lists to the Senate.
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Ministerial Nominee Screening: Senate confirms petition against El-Rufai
The Nigerian Senate today blocked a petition written 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 had appeared before distinguished senators and gave a detailed information about his Curriculum Vitae and his struggle for a democratic society, which forced him…
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Group advises Tinubu not to appoint ex-Governor, El-Rufai Minister over alleged embezzlement of N32bn
A transparency group under the aegis of Forum for Transparency and Accountability in Governance has urged President Bola Tinubu not to succumb to pressure from any politician with pending fraud cases in court or at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to be appointed into his cabinet in the guise of party loyal member.…
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Tinubu will not leave out people like El-Rufai – Umahi
Former governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not leave ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State out of his government He stressed that due to his loyalty, El-Rufai will play a major role in Tinubu’s government despite his recent anti-Christian comments.
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‘This small micro chip of a man’: Charly Boy slams El-Rufai over religious comment
Popular musician and activist, Charly Boy has slammed the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent controversial religious comment. El-Rufai had, in a trending video, said he and some northern governors used