A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to consider military intervention in Niger Republic.The chairperson of ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu, had said the bloc had resolved to use force as a last resort if the Niger coup leaders do not relinquish power to the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.After a meeting of the bloc’s defence chiefs in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, ECOWAS said on Thur...

A public affairs analyst, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.Sani described El-Rufai as “a Rastafarian and Reggae artist.”He was reacting to El-Rufai’s latest Twitter comment.El-Rufai posted a song by late Reggae legend Bob Marley, ‘Who The Cap Fits and The Wailers.’This is coming after the Senate refused to clear and confirm the former governor as a minister owing to security reasons.El-Rufai had tweeted: “Who The Cap...

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn his nomination to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Premium Times reports.Also, the ex-governor recommended a replacement to serve as a minister.Quoting a source from the presidency, the online newspaper said El-Rufai had informed President Tinubu that he would no longer consider his nomination as a minister in the government.El-Rufai reportedly assured Tinubu that he would...