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Kaduna Govt Files Fresh Charges Against El-Zakzaky

July 31, 2021 2:30 am

Fresh tensions could be brewing as the Kaduna State government has taken another giant step to ensure the return of Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and his wife to prison.

The state Director of Public Prosecution, Daris Bayero, confirmed to Africa Daily News, New York on Friday that new charges have been filed against El Zakzaky and his wife.

Quite surprisingly, this is coming barely 48 hours after they were discharged and acquitted by the Kaduna State High Court.

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El-Rufai Fires 99 Political Appointees

June 19, 2021 4:12 am

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has approved the disengagement of 99 political appointees in a move to reduce governance costs.

The governor made revealed this at a media chat with journalists in Kaduna on Thursday night, explaining that the disengaged political appointees constitute 30% of political officeholders.

He said his government would reduce the size of civil servants in the state but maintained that government appointees will go first.

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‘So far, 99 political appointees have lost their jobs but we have not commenced rightsizing civil servants,’ the governor said.

‘We …

Kaduna Gov, el-Rufai Sacks 19 Political Aides

May 26, 2021 10:28 am

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees.

This was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, on Wednesday in Kaduna.

Adekeye said el-Rufai thanked the appointees for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours.

Recall that the governor had announced his plan to disengage some public servants in the state for fiscal reasons.

He had said a significant amount of the statutory federal allocations is being spent on the wages of public servants monthly.

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Wabba Will Never Return To Kaduna Again, El-Rufai Boasts

May 20, 2021 5:44 am

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed that Comrade Ayuba Wabba and other labour leaders will never find it convenient again to return to Kaduna by the time his government is done dealing with them.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the protest of the organised labour in Kaduna is on its third day.

Governor El-Rufai, who stated this while addressing the 23rd Annual Tax Conference organised by The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in Kaduna on Wednesday, described the labour leaders as “criminals”.

He said actions of the labour union under the auspices of …

Nigerian ‘Torture House’: Many Freed In Kaduna Police Raid

September 27, 2019 3:33 pm

Nearly 500 men and boys have been rescued from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, where the detainees were allegedly sexually abused and tortured, Nigerian police said.

Children as young as five were among those in chains at what was thought to be an Islamic school, officers said.

Kaduna police chief Ali Janga told the BBC the building was raided after a tip-off about suspicious activity.

He described it as a “house of torture” and a place of human slavery.

Eight suspects, most of them teachers, were arrested. The police chief said the detainees – some with …

Gov. El-Rufai meets with Pastors for endorsement

February 9, 2019 12:24 pm

Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, at the weekend met with a group of pastors, saying his administration’s decision not based on religion and ethnicity.

The governor said he has been working with people around him based on competency to get results, not minding their tribe, religion, as he called on residents to unite for progress of the state.

Speaking during a Town Hall Meeting with a group of pastors under the auspices of ‘Pastors United For Change Association’ held in Kaduna, El-Rufai explained that he has nothing against Christians in the state, adding that his choice of running mate, …