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Isime Esene May 29, 2015

El-Rufai, Deputy intend to forfeit 50 per cent salary

by Ranti Joseph It seems some governors have finally decided to genuinely serve and lead as Governor of Kaduna state, Nasiru El-Rufa’i has said he would forfeit 50 per cent…

Janeth J April 23, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: NNPC says why FG should remove oil subsidy, Jonathan/Buhari teams meet, El-Rufai sets up transition committee, and more

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday called on the Federal Government to scrap the Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) otherwise known as petroleum subsidy because government should not guarantee the…

Sola April 12, 2015

#ThatProudMoment when El-Rufai received the ‘golden call’ from Gov. Yero (PHOTO)

by Anike Jacobs Everyone seems to be adopting the 'conceding call' trend introduced by President Goodluck Jonathan weeks ago. Hours ago, the opposition party candidate Jimi Agbaje for Lagos state,…

Sola April 12, 2015

#NigeriaDecides: What Kaduna guber results look like with 85 per cent votes counted (PHOTO)

by Anike Jacobs Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El Rufai is leading the gubernatorial election held on Saturday in Kaduna state by a wide margin based…

Sola February 16, 2015

I’ll enrol my children in public schools if elected governor – El-Rufai declares

by Anike Jacobs The gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has promised to ensure that political appointees and top civil servants will enrol their…

Op-Ed Editor September 20, 2014

Opinion: Why GEJ, Sambo and @elrufai are joint sponsors of #BokoHaram

by Obinna Akukwe As far as I am concerned, Nigeria’s leader, Goodluck Jonathan, his Vice Namadi Sambo, former Army Chief Azubuike Ihejirika and Former FCT Minister Nasir El Rufai are…

YWriter August 9, 2014

“Are we as Christians being asked to support the PDP?” | Prof Yemi Osinbajo issues a broadside on Aregbesola, GEJ & more

by Yemi Osibajo I was greatly saddened to read the material written by Mr. Eyieyien urging "The Remnants” to vote out the current Governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…

June 8, 2014

“Jonathanians can go jump into the lagoon”: Nasir el-Rufai has an advice for Sanusi’s critics

by S'ola Filani Embattled former CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been named the new Emir of Kano after the death of the late Emir, Ado Bayero on Friday. The…

March 26, 2014

APC declares fasting, prayer against Rivers PDP guber candidate, El-Rufai takes swipe at delegates’ age at the Confab & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo APC declares fasting, prayer against Rivers’ PDP guber candidate The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called for a 7-day fasting and prayer session against the Peoples Democratic Party PDP…

March 24, 2014

Jonathan’s government is a long litany of incompetence – El-Rufai responds to PDP terror allegation

by Oge Okonkwo Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir el-Rufai, has thrown back accusations of conspiracy to…

March 10, 2014

Here comes the SSS: Tunde Bakare says ‘there’ll be violence’ if Jonathan seeks re-election

by 'Jola Sotubo Controversial pastor, Tunde Bakare has spoken out about the 2015 elections and the picture he paints is not a pretty one. Bakare, the convener of the Save…

March 6, 2014

Opinion: Oil spill in Abuja and lessons for the rest of us

by Wale Bakare With the growing trend of oil spills in non-oil producing states, as it is the case with the Abuja spills, it is a wakeup call to other…

February 3, 2014

Opinion: How social media affected El-Rufai’s interrogation

by Jibrin Ibrahim The problem with the invitation to El-Rufai was that the public impression created was that he was being invited for harassment because of his political engagement in…

January 27, 2014

El-Rufai remains in SSS custody after 12 hours of interrogation

by Oge Okonkwo Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, is said to still be in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) after more than 12 hours of questioning…

January 5, 2014

Sniper list: Pres. Jonathan wants to kill us – Buhari, Amaechi, others cry out

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The controversy over the existence or otherwise of a sniper list which the government intends to use in annihilating its political opponents continues to draw reactions. Members of the…

November 16, 2013

#AnambraDecides: Gov. Obi’s movement restricted by police, reacts to el-Rufai’s ‘detention’

by Akan Ido Governor of Anambra, Peter Obi has had his movement restricted to the vicinity of the Government House as gubernatorial elections in the state get underway. Obi was…

October 7, 2013

Oche Joseph: Malam Nasir El-rufai is pointing fingers at everyone except himself

by Oche Joseph The president can never do right no matter what he does,forgetting that no one is wrong all the time. Somebody like FFK should be spending more time…

September 15, 2013

Simon Kolawole: What does Obasanjo really want?

by Simon Kolawole He watched with pleasure as his boys set Anambra and Oyo states on fire and capped it all by withdrawing the security aides of Governor Chris Ngige.…

August 27, 2013

Opinion: Still on the Lagos ‘deportation’ – On the side of common sense

by Theophilus Ilevbare But news has it that Anambra, and indeed governor Peter Obi were duly informed and carried along in the reintegration. They failed to come forward to claim…

May 6, 2013

Chukwuma Soludo: I could not believe that el-Rufai would descend so low in his book

by Chukwuma Soludo Although there is no single definition of fraud, the online definitions that come to mind as one reads Nasir el-Rufai’s book (The Accidental Public Servant) is “fraud…

March 5, 2013

Rejoinder to ‘El Rufai: Memoirs of a political scam artist’

by Adejoh Idoko Momoh Having read the book wholly, I come from it with a lot more respect for El-Rufai, I come from it, challenged and inspired. Most importantly, I…

February 8, 2013

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria needs this merger to work

Since 1999, the PDP has had the majority at every level of governance, with precious little to show for it. It is tempting to declare them as the problem. They…

January 12, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: There was a president, and his name was Olusegun (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo Whatever good this man accumulated in his time in office, he wasted and squandered towards the end of his legitimate term. He became entitled and foolish, a…

December 9, 2012

“800,000 FCT residents displaced in 6 years”

The human rights group, Federation of the Urban Poor, on Saturday said the Federal Capital Territory Administration has evicted and demolished homes of over 800,000 residents of the FCT. The…

November 8, 2012

El-Rufai converted PHCN land for personal use – Ex-PHCN boss tells court

Mr. El- Rufai, with three of his colleagues, is undergoing trial for abuse of office. Some of the lands the former Minister of Abuja, Nasir El-Rufai, allocated to his…

August 11, 2012

“It was our patriotism that helped Jonathan” – el-Rufai hits back at Doyin Okupe

by Adeniyi Abdul Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has responded to comments made by newly appointed Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs,…

August 8, 2012

“He should consider going home” – El-Rufai offers GEJ some advice

by Adeniyi Abdul Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind and recent comments he's made about…

July 8, 2012

Opinion: Jonathan is Obasanjo’s legacy and he should be eternally ashamed

by Sonala Olumhense Nasir El-Rufai, a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is the author of a new work of fiction: that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has tarnished the legacy…

June 23, 2012

Temie Giwa: No good men (YNaija FrontPage)

Nigeria needs no hero. We have no use for the Farouks, the El Rufais or the Buharis. What Nigeria needs is an empowered followership... Consider this: “Every system is perfectly…

June 18, 2012

Top 5 Sound bites from last week (feat. Kola Boof, Peter Obi, PDP & more)

by Stanley Azuakola “Our hospitals and clinics are dirty and smelling. This is not healthy for the lives of our people.” Recently reinstated speaker of the Bayelsa State House…

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