The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. In an interview last week, El-Rufai claimed that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversations from Ribadu’s phone after it had been…
The presidency of Nigeria has called for a full investigation into comments made by former Kaduna state governor,Nasir El-Rufai regarding the alleged wire-tapping of the National Security Adviser’s (NSA) phone line, saying there are implications involved in plone tapping of individual.. El-Rufai had claimed that he and others listened to the NSA, Ribadu’s telephone conversations…
Former Kaduna State Governor and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that the opposition must remain resolute in its efforts to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections He said this following an alleged attempt by security agencies to detain him at an airport…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has clarified the reasons behind his reported differences with President Bola Tinubu, stressing that the disagreement was never personal. Speaking in an interview with Trust TV, El-Rufai said he and Tinubu never had a close personal relationship. “I was never Tinubu’s friend. We never had a personal relationship like…
The Kaduna State Government, on Sunday, gave ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai one week to substantiate his claim that Governor Uba Sani’s administration paid N1 billion to bandits. The government, which dismissed El-Rufai’s allegation as “false and politically motivated”, said he must provide proof or tender a public apology for the claim, failing which he would face…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he once declined a proposal to support former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor at the end of his tenure in 2007. Obasanjo, on Friday, said he rejected the idea because he believed El-Rufai was not yet mature enough to handle the responsibilities of leading the…
The Northern Youth Frontiers (NYF) has asked Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, to submit himself to scrutiny over allegations of misappropriation of state funds during his tenure. In a statement on Sunday, Sama Musa, national coordinator of the group, said true leadership is defined by humility and a willingness to be held accountable….
Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, have shunned a police invitation and instead taken fresh action against the state’s Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu. On Monday, El-Rufai submitted a petition to the Police Service Commission (PSC), accusing the commissioner of “unprofessional conduct, abuse…
Malam Nasir El-Rufai has submitted a petition to the Police Service Commission (PSC) against alleged unprofessional conduct, abuse of office and serial violations of the Police Act by some officers of the Kaduna State Police Command. A press release signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, said the petition details the particulars…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned the presence of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, at the annual Odenigbo lectures held at Assumpta Cathedral in Owerri, Imo state. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation said El-Rufai faced outright rejection from the audience, describing him as a “political pariah” unfit to address the gathering. In a statement on…
