Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai

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Nasir El-Rufai is a former Governor of Kaduna State and a prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress. He has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the party's current leadership and has called for a coalition among opposition parties to challenge the ruling APC.

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is set to file a no-case submission in his alleged wiretapping trial.

DSS closes case, ex-gov to file
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-06-24
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is set to file a no-case submission in his alleged wiretapping trial.

DSS closes case, ex-gov to file
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-06-23
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Nasir El-Rufai is the former Kaduna State Governor involved in a phone tapping case.

Court Replays El-Rufai Interview in NSA Phone Tapping Case
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-06-22
3.0

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained over an alleged N432 billion corruption probe.

EFCC Detains El-Rufai Over N432bn Corruption Probe
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-02-17
3.0

The Federal Government has filed charges against the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

FG Files Charges Against El-Rufai for Intercepting NSA Phone
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-02-16
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Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is facing a N432 billion corruption probe.

Hundreds storm EFCC headquarters, demand El-Rufai’s prosecution
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-02-16
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Mallam Nasir el-Rufai facilitated a request for Buhari to write the foreword to Lai Mohammed's book.

Why Buhari appointed Lai Mohammed as minister in 2015
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2026-01-11
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Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, submitted a petition against the state’s Commissioner of Police over unprofessional conduct.

El-Rufai Challenges Kaduna Police Commissioner Over "Unlawfu
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-09-09
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Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was summoned by the police over allegations of criminal conspiracy.

Atiku, ADC Allege Political Witch-Hunt
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-09-06
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, expressed strong displeasure over the police order halting a planned meeting of the African Democratic Congress leaders in the state.

El-Rufai Slams Police Over Kaduna ADC Meeting Ban
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-09-04
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El-Rufai had alleged that the Office of the National Security Adviser coordinates a policy of ransom payments and inducements to bandits and insurgents.

El-Rufai Given 72 Hours to Prove ONSA Pays Bandits
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-09-02
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Nasir El-Rufai has advised former governors Rotimi Amaechi and Peter Obi to desist from making one-term presidency pledges.

El-Rufai Slams Obi, Amaechi's One-Term Presidency Pledges
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-09-01
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Nasir El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna State, defended his governance style against critics who label him a fundamentalist.

El-Rufai Defends Governance Style, Dismisses Critics
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-08-31
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Nasir El-Rufai has accused the Federal Government of financing terrorists instead of confronting them.

FG’s Policy Empowers Bandits, Threatens Security
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-08-31
3.0

Nasir El-Rufai has declared that he will not be contesting for any political position in the 2027 general elections.

El-Rufai Rules Out 2027 Election Bid: Focus on Mentoring
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-08-28
7.0

Nasir El-Rufai is a former Kaduna State Governor and part of the coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu.

Atiku’s PDP Exit Fuels 2027 Election Speculation
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-17
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Key figures such as ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, openly opposing Tinubu’s potential second-term bid.

Buhari Loyalists May Ditch APC After Leader's Death
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-17
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Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai stated that Adoke played a stabilizing role in the nation’s democratic process.

Jonathan Accuses Buhari Govt of Targeting Allies Post-2015
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-11
6.0

Nasir El-Rufai is referenced as a political ally of President Tinubu during the 2015 elections.

Aregbesola's ADC Move: Betrayal or Boldness?
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-06
5.0

Nasir El-Rufai is mentioned as having his own plan for the presidential race.

7 Coalition Leaders Eye Presidency
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-06
7.0

Nasir El-Rufai is among the leaders who adopted the African Democratic Congress.

APC Rejects Opposition Coalition as "Desperate"
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-03
5.0

Nasir El-Rufai is a former Kaduna governor who joined the coalition discussions in Abuja.

Atiku Abubakar's 2027 Presidential Bid: Kachikwu's Explosive
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-03
5.0

Nasir El-Rufai is among the political figures forming a major third-force alliance ahead of the 2027 election.

48 Hours to Quit Labour Party?
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-03
5.0

Nasir El-Rufai is a former ally of Tinubu who has joined the coalition against him.

Nigeria's Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi join forces against Bola Tinubu
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-03
6.0

Nasir El-Rufai is a former Kaduna State Governor and a member of the ADC.

Presidency Calls it 'Internally Displaced Pol
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-07-02
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