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Kaduna state's Governor Nasir El Rufai has ordered the arrest of Ibrahim Musa, spokesman of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, for associating himself with the association. The IMN, otherwise known as a community of Shi'ite Muslims had been outlawed in the state by the Governor last week. The...

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, in reaction to the ban on its activities by Kaduna state government has vowed to drag Governor Nasir El Rufai to court to challenge the decision. The decision infringed on their basic right as citizen of the country, Ibraheem Musa, the group's spokesman...

Governor Nasir El Rufai has banned the activity of Shi'ite muslims in Kaduna state, according to a statement signed by his spokesperson Samuel Aruwan. The Kaduna State Government on Friday issued an Order declaring the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) an unlawful society. "This action is...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was visited at his Daura residence by Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state and Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly. President Buhari with L-R: Special Adviser to the Governor of Kaduna State, Mr Jimi Lawal, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Governor...

The Kaduna State Government has warned landowners who leave their land undeveloped in the state that they risk losing such land. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the state’s Development Property Company, Mahmud Gazara, said the directive became imperative because the...

Senator Shehu Sani has made a mockery of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai, for blaming PDP for the nation's woes. “If you google El-Rufai, you will see him from 1999 but if you google Shehu Sani, you will see him from 1989. So you can see. He was brought to limelight by virtue of being in...

Kaduna State's Governor Nasir El-Rufia has launched an attack on the Central Bank of Nigeria for the harsh economic situation in the nation. According to him, the CBN is responsible for the massive job losses in the country because of its 14 per cent monetary policy. “We have a Central Bank...

Governor Nasir El Rufai has condemned suspected herdsmen's attack in Gida Biyu, Akwa’a and Angwan Anjo communities in Jema’a LGA of Kaduna state. According to reports the suspected herdsmen attacked the communities for days, burning over 2000 houses and killing 11 people. The Kaduna government...

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has expressed empathy towards President Muhammadu Buhari for inheriting troubled governments with bad economies. "When we sit down with President Buhari these days, I pity him. I pity him because he has always become President anytime Nigeria is in...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has stated that the advice of Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly, helped pave the way for him to become a governor. According to him, it was Pastor Bakare, invited him to “Buhari’s party,” the CPC (Congress for...

Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has set up a nine-man committee to produce a white paper on the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Army/Shiites clash in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Samuel Aruwan, Media aide to the governor, in Kaduna...

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has offered a solution to the problem of erratic power supply in the country. According to El-Rufai, the Power Ministry has to take drastic steps to address it policy drive, and perform a proper restructuring of NERC because it has failed. “One of...

Mr. Mataimaki Tom Maiyashi, the convener of APC Kyari, a faction of the All Progressive Congress in Kaduna state has condemned governor Nasir el-Rufai for his government policies. In an interview with New Telegraph, he said what el-Rufai is acting like an ignorant governor. He said this when...

A 41- year old carpenter, Francis Emmanuel, was on Tuesday afternoon stabbed by unknown youths for eating during Ramadan fasting, the Nation reports. Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday morning visited the victim of the assault at St. Gerard Catholic Hospital, with a directive that police must...

Leaders have emerged, at the state level, for the splinter group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, known as APC Akida. The group, however, said that it would soon name its leaders at all levels in the state. According to Dailytrust, the state executive committee of the...

This is what Nasir El-Rufai, the current governor of Kaduna State and leader of the All Progressives Party said about former president, Goodluck Jonathan when he went to pray at Jerusalem. See tweet: Now, President Mohammadu Buhari is in Mecca to do the same...Where is Mallam Nasir ElRufai?

Six months after emerging as the ruling National party and taking power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been factionalised into two camps in Kaduna State, according to Leadership report The new APC group which called itself “True APC”...