Tag: Nasir el-Rufai
FAAN meets El-Rufai as bandits attack Kaduna airport workers
A delegation of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) led by the managing director Hamisu Yadudu on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to...
El-Rufai signs law to castrate rapists
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday signed the State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which provides stiff penalty for rapists.
The law provides surgical...
Over 11,000 sign Omokri’s petition for EU, UK to ban El-Rufai
More than 11,000 persons have signed a petition requesting the United Kingdom and the European Union to place visa restrictions on Kaduna State Governor...
Kaduna assembly approves castration of rapists after El-Rufai’s wife’s visit
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved a bill that would require rape convicts to be castrated.
The council posted on its Twitter account...
85-year-old ex-soldier evicted by El-Rufai gets news apartment
Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai has presented a 3-bedroom house to an 85-year-old retired warrant officer, Paul Ojo, who was evicted from...
NBA petition: El-Rufai speaks on cases against Odinkalu, Maikori, others
The Kaduna State Ministry of Justice has countered claims of human right abuses made by some members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against...
Obasanjo boycotts NBA conference
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo boycotted the recently-held 60th annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
His action is believed to be in connection...
El-Rufai: Northern lawyers pull out of NBA, form new association
Following the removal of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai from the list of speakers at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),...
Former emir Sanusi visits north first time after deposition
Former Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi has paid the northern region a first visit since he was deposed on March 9 by Governor Abdullahi...
El-Rufai drags Anglican bishop to court over defamatory remarks
The Kaduna State Government has filed criminal charges against the Anglican bishop of Zaria diocese Rt. Rev. Abiodun Ogunyemi for "defamatory remarks" against Governor...