Tag: Nasir el-Rufai

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May 31, 2013

Nasir el-Rufai: Hard facts show clearly that Jonathan has failed to deliver

by Nasir el-Rufai So Jonathan knew he was being economic with the truth from day one. It is not surprising ...

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May 26, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The joke is the Nigerian youth, not el-Rufai

by Femi Fani-Kayode Those youths ought to be thanking God that some of us that are leaders in the political ...

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May 24, 2013

“I have two daughters who are unemployed” – Nasir el-Rufai

by Rachel Ogbu Ex-Federal Capital Territory minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has revealed that his daughters, who both have Masters Degrees ...

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May 23, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Sen. Bola Tinubu and Gen. Buhari meeting in Kaduna

by Akan Ido The former governor of Lagos and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu visits ...

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May 22, 2013

This is what laziness does to us – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze “I also don’t believe in drugs. For years I paid my people extra so they wouldn’t do ...

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May 10, 2013

Nasir el-Rufai responds: Why is Charles Soludo so hurt?

by Nasir el-Rufai Unlike Charles who makes people believe they are perfect when he needs them, I was consistent in ...

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May 4, 2013

I stand to lose from writing my book – Nasir el-Rufai

by Ogunyemi Bukola Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday said he stands to lose ...

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April 20, 2013

Dele Momodu: My candid take on 2015

by Dele Momodu How many politicians born of women can resist the lure of money in a country where money ...

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April 18, 2013

Water resources minister, Sarah Ochekpe: Nasir el-Rufai is lying about water

by Sarah Reng Ochekpe As if such distortion was not enough,  El Rufai chose to ridicule himself and bring to ...

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April 16, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Dino Melaye’s car allegedly shot at by unknown gunmen in Abuja – See Tweets

by Akan Ido Former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye was said to have been attacked by yet unidentified individuals ...

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March 28, 2013

Utomi, El-Rufai support Enoughis Enough Nigeria’s petition on travel ban for corrupt officials

by Rachel Ogbu Former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai have shown support for ...

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March 26, 2013

Elnathan John: Mass distraction

by Elnathan John It would be unfair to taint the image of a global literary hero with petty talk of ...

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February 26, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: Reform 101: Act like a fine boy, think like a war general

by Feyi Fawehinmi  You are to come up with a workable and realistic plan of action to privatize Nigerian Airways ...

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February 25, 2013

Seun Onigbinde’s review of El-Rufai’s book, ‘The Accidental Public Servant’

by Oluseun Onigbinde This book offers insights and lessons on the challenges, pitfalls and common battles of a technocrat in ...

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February 10, 2013

Nasir el-Rufai likely to face arrest and prosecution over new book

by Akan Ido There are indications that following the release of his book, ‘The Accidental Public Servant,’ Nasir el-Rufai, the ...

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February 8, 2013

“Fiction, half-truths, exaggeration, and reflection of selective memory”- Former VP, Atiku dismisses El-Rufai’s book

by Rachel Ogbu The new book from former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai titled; ‘The Accidental Public Servant’ which highlights mistakes of ...

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February 7, 2013

4 mistakes former President Olusegun Obasanjo made in office – Nasir El-Rufai tells all in new book

by Rachel Ogbu It’s come a little late, two administrations after to be precise but former Minister of the Federal Capital ...

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February 6, 2013

Two fighting: Atiku relied on marabouts to win elections – El-Rufai; “Marabouts are his family’s phenomenon” – Atiku

by Isi Esene The much anticipated book authored by the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir ...

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February 4, 2013

Tweet about Jesus Christ: “El-Rufai is playing this dangerous and deadly game of Russian roulette” – CAN

by Isi Esene The war of words between the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the former Federal Capital Territory ...

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February 4, 2013

Opinion: An appraisal of El-Rufai and his epistles on leadership

by Godwin Onyeacholem If El-Rufai would be honest, in very many ways, many of those highly pedigreed and qualitatively educated ...

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February 3, 2013

Top 10 tweets on Reuben Abati’s ‘Yesterday’s Men’

[READ: “Reuben Abati: Of power-point technocrats, who open social media accounts and pretend to be voices of wisdom“] I don't ...

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February 3, 2013

El-Rufai cannot be a religious bigot because he worships in my church – Tunde Bakare fires back at CAN

by Isi Esene Pastor Tunbe Bakare has reacted to statements describing former FCT Minister, Nasir el-Rufai as a religious bigot ...

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February 3, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Why the Nigerian elite are as uneasy as the poor

by Simon Kolawole No wonder you sleep at ease in your London home, where there is no fence, than in ...

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January 31, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Still on the Biafran nightmares, bombshell from El-Rufai, and more

by Olusegun Adeniyi To the extent that we are all products of our backgrounds and cultures, the idea that somebody ...

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January 31, 2013

“Reckless, bigoted, and deep-seated moral bankruptcy” – CAN attacks El-Rufai over ‘Jesus Christ’ tweet

by Isi Esene The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ...

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January 29, 2013

Fighting for God, and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Maybe it is the weakness that we inadvertently ascribe to God that explains why our country remains ...

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January 27, 2013

2015: Opposition merger partners consider Nasir el-Rufai and Nuhu Ribadu

by Akan Ido There are indications that Nigeria’s opposition parties are in a frantic search for a young Northerner with ...

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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 ...

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January 10, 2013

UNIBEN distances itself from DE CONCOCTION – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze In other embarrassing news, red-faced by the fact that one of their professors jumped the gun and ...

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January 6, 2013

Hello Peter, we’ve missed you: Odili opens up in new autobiography

A fresh light has been cast on the dark intrigues and succession crisis that trailed the choice of Mr.Celestine Omehia as ...

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