Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says the distance between him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “widening”. El-Rufai, a chieftain of the APC, spoke on Monday at the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria held in Abuja. The ex-governor criticised the party for allegedly straying from its core values and promoting…
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Saidu, a former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on allegations of money laundering at the Federal High Court. Saidu, who also served as Commissioner of Finance in El-Rufai’s administration, was charged alongside Ibrahim Muktar, identified as…
Shehu Gabam, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, convened a “strategic meeting” at the party’s headquarters on Tuesday, which had Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-aide to the late Sani Abacha, and other politicians in attendance. According to Segun Showunmi, a former spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar…
A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed rumours suggesting that he has left the All Progressives Congress to join the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Reacting to the speculation on his verified X account, formerly Twitter, El-Rufai urged Nigerians to ignore the false reports, describing them as “patent lies.” He also disclosed that he…
Reno Omokri has criticized former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, following his recent comments about the Tinubu administration’s use of government funds for the construction of a railway in Lagos. In a scathing tweet on X, Omokri reminded el-Rufai of his controversial admission of using government funds to pay killer herdsmen, accusing him of hypocrisy…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, dismissed allegations of financial misappropriation by his administration, vowing to swear by the Quran to prove his innocence. El-Rufai explained that his sojourn into politics was driven by his desire to serve the people and not to amass wealth or embezzle public funds. He…
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have arrested a former Commissioner of Finance and Accountant General in Kaduna State, under Nasir el-Rufai’s administration, Shizzer Joy Nasara Bada, at the Lagos Airport. Bada was reportedly travelling out of the country on Sunday when ICPC operatives apprehended her at the Murtala…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, played host to a high-profile delegation at his Asokoro residence yesterday. The team, led by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, and comprising family members of Kashim Imam, visited to formally request the hand of Atiku’s daughter, Hafsat Atiku Abubakar, in marriage. This…