Tag: El-Rufai
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Banditry: Kaduna Govt. suspends schools resumption indefinitely
Resumption of schools in Kaduna state has been postponed by the state government indefinitely. Governor Nasir El-Rufai made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as well as professional and community-based associations on Monday June 26. El-Rufai said the decision was taken…
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El-Rufai commends Commission on peace building strategies
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended the efforts of the State Peace Commission in conflict prevention and peace building in the area. El-Rufai made the commendation while declaring open a 2-day Workshop on “Early Warning Signals, Response and Conflict Prevention for Communities and Security’’ in Kaduna. The workshop was organised by the Nigeria…
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El-Rufai appoints Ahmed Bamalli as 19th Emir of Zazzau
Gov. Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Sani, on Wednesday. He succeeds Dr Shehu Idris who died on Sept. 20 after reigning for 45 years. Bamalli…
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El-Rufai signs new law with stiff penalty for rapists
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday signed the State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which provides stiff penalty for rapists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the law provides surgical castration and removal of Fallopian tubes for male and female convicts respectively upon conviction of raping a child. The principal law, the…
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NBA ‘unfair, unjust’ in withdrawing conference invitation – el-Rufai
Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has described the withdrawal of invitation to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as “unfair and unjust” . In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on Thursday night, el-Rufai lamented that the NBA based its decision on a one-sided narrative. ‘’That…
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Withdrawal of invitation to Gov el-Rufai to NBA conference, myopic- MURIC says
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in Lagos on Friday described the withdrawal of invitation to Nasir el-Rufai to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as “parochial, myopic and jejune”. MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statment, said that the NBA, as a learned group should know better, adding that it was high level prejudice.…
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Gov. El-Rufai presents 24 Jeeps to High Court judges
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part of efforts to enhance the welfare of judicial officers in the state. The governor, said while presenting the vehicles to the judges in Kaduna that more vehicles would be provided to other judges. El-Rufai also disclosed plans by…