The Kaduna zone of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on students of respective schools to assemble on the 21st September, 2022, for the total shut down of the Kaduna-Abuja road. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ task force Chairman, Comrade Dominic Philip said the protest would begin from Kaduna expressway
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Many Nigerians have reacted furiously to the comments made by Bashir El-Rufai, a son of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, after he described the Academic Staff Union of Universities as a ‘useless union’ that should be dissolved and replaced with educators who care about students. This comes after ASUU decided to extend
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The Kaduna State Government has said that three community leaders in the Atyap Chiefdom of Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of the state went missing after a peace meeting on Sunday. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, adding that the military and the police were currently
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The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday granted pardon to 12 inmates of the state’s correctional facilities. The Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the pardon granted the inmates was in exercise of the powers conferred on El-Rufai by Section 212 of
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The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, sacked the education secretaries in the 23 local government areas of the state. El-Rufai also removed the General Manager of the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the
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The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has laid a concern towards northerners refusing to take advantage of the ‘educational benefits’ given to them by the Nigerian government. He specifically said the low cut-off marks needed for admission into northern universities via the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was making northerners ‘lazy’. Mr El-Rufai spoke
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Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Friday denied being behind the posting of campaign posters of him as vice presidential candidate in Nigeria’s next presidential election running with Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi in 2023. El-Rufai, who was fielding questions from newsmen after he met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said he had also called
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai has appealed for restructuring of the federation to ensure equity and allow the people to actualise their potential. El-Rufai further said that restructuring of Nigeria will strengthen federalism and achieve national cohesion and healthy subnational competition. The Kaduna state Governor who said this at a public lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary
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The wedding of Aliyu, son of ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, and Fatima, daughter of former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently taking place in Asokoro, Abuja. Guests at the wedding include Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and many others.See more photos below
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Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has announced the release of 25 prisoners and reduction of the sentence for nine others. The governor made the disclosure in his message to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday in Kaduna. “As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country’s freedom, it is customary that we extend
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The Managing Director of the Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company, Hafiz Bayero, has been involved in a ghastly auto crash on Monday. The accident reportedly occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Bayero was said to be traveling by road with his driver when the accident took place. Contrary to reports that Bayero had died on
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The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has exposed their dissatisfaction over the withdrawal of the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai as one of the speakers at the virtual annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a statement by its Secretary-General, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmed stated that the “NBA has clearly taken
Read moreKaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has reacted to the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to withdraw an invitation previously extended to him to speak at its annual general meeting. NBA withdrew the invitation following an outcry by some lawyers who said the governor stands against what the profession represents. In a statement released
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NASIR El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State says Southern Kaduna leaders are responsible for the killings in the state because his administration has refused to grease their palms, a practice he disclosed has been ongoing for 20 years. El-Rufai made the accusation while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he announced that he ‘has no
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai has joined few others to say that Nigerian next President should come from the Southern region of the country. The Governor who made this open in an interview with BBC Hausa on Saturday August 8, added that he won’t be supporting any northerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. It was
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