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Civil Rights Activist Demands Probe of Nasir El-Rufai Over Insecurity and Corruption Allegations

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Civil Rights Activist Demands Probe of Nasir El-Rufai Over Insecurity and Corruption Allegations

Human rights activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju has intensified calls for accountability in Nigeria’s political and governance landscape by demanding that key national security and anti-graft agencies investigate former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over alleged links to corruption and the mismanagement of insecurity during his time in office. Adeyanju’s appeal, aimed directly at the…

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“We’ve Allowed Bandits To Take Over Leadership, Nigeria Is In Trouble”, El-Rufai Declares

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“We’ve Allowed Bandits To Take Over Leadership, Nigeria Is In Trouble”, El-Rufai Declares

Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, has stated that Nigeria is in trouble because bandits have been allowed to take leadership. According to El-Rufai, Nigerians keep repeating the same mistake of electing the worst people into leadership positions. El-Rufai stated this on Saturday in Abuja while delivering a goodwill message at a public…

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Politics

NNPP Faction Issues El-Rufai 48-hrs-Ultimatum To Retract Statement or..

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NNPP Faction Issues El-Rufai 48-hrs-Ultimatum To Retract Statement or..

The national leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has faulted Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, for attributing the party’s crisis to the federal government. In a statement on Wednesday, Oginni Olaposi, the NNPP factional national secretary, said el-Rufai does not understand the root causes of the NNPP crisis. In a recent video…

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Reasons Tinubu May Get Jonathan’s Treatment – El-Rufai

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Reasons Tinubu May Get Jonathan’s Treatment – El-Rufai

Controversial former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that the relationship between President Bola Tinubu and the northern region has worsened in less than two years of his presidency and warned that Tinubu could face a fate similar to that of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the lead-up to the 2027 elections….

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N432bn Probe: El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Assembly

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N432bn Probe: El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Assembly

The Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the allegations that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration, leaving the state with huge liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Kaduna against the state House of Assembly, on…

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Financial Crimes

Alleged N423b ‘Fraud’: El-Rufai, Others To Be Probed By EFCC Team Of Investigators

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Alleged N423b ‘Fraud’: El-Rufai, Others To Be Probed By EFCC Team Of Investigators

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised a team of its investigators to probe the alleged mismanagement of N423 billion by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and some key members of his government. Sources disclosed that the former governor will soon be invited for questioning. Others slated for interrogation are those who…

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Financial Crimes

Kaduna State Probe Panel Indicts El-Rufai In N423bn State Funds Diversion

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Kaduna State Probe Panel Indicts El-Rufai In N423bn State Funds Diversion

•Accuses ex-gov of reckless award of contracts without due process •Alleged authorising humongous withdrawals of naira, dollar cash with no records of utilisation, denied state of resources for development The ad- hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded by the administration of former…

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Financial Crimes

El-Rufai, Fani-Kayode Speak Against ECOWAS Military Intervention In Niger

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El-Rufai, Fani-Kayode Speak Against ECOWAS Military Intervention In Niger

Two staunch All Progressive Congress, APC, Chieftains and president Bola Tinubu’s supporters, ex-governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai and the taciturn former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode have joined the many voices among APC faithfuls speaking against ECOWAS invasion of Niger Republic. The two reacted to the latest position of ECOWAS which rejected the 3-year transition…

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