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The Federal Government has adopted Kaduna State’s household mapping model as the national framework for identifying out-of-school children, marking a major policy shift from estimate-based planning to data-driven interventions aimed at returning millions of children to classrooms across Nigeria . Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, announced the decision on Thursday following a meeting…
Fresh bloodshed in Southern Kaduna has reopened Nigeria’s bitter argument over worsening insecurity, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of prioritising foreign applause over the safety of citizens. In a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku, who is…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, has called on Nigerian authorities to uphold the rule of law and guarantee fair treatment for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, currently held in the custody of the Department of State Services. Frank, in a statement issued on Friday, urged security…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government and Kaduna State authorities to immediately release ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing his continued detention ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling.” Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, made the demand in a statement issued on…
The family of John Arum Azi, a student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), has confirmed his release from captivity following 10 days of gruelling negotiations and the payment of a N6 million ransom to his abductors. Azi, who studies Early Childhood Education at the institution, was abducted while travelling from Jos, Plateau State, to…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai appeared at the Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday for a bail application following a nine-count charge of fraud and abuse of office. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) alleges that El-Rufai presided over a series of financial infractions during his tenure, including a ghost…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed an amended nine-count charge against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged fraud, abuse of office, and corruption. Counsel for the former governor, Ukpong Abang, disclosed this to journalists shortly after proceedings at the Kaduna State High Court on Monday. Abang said the…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently at the Federal High Court in Kaduna where the presiding judge is expected to deliver a ruling on his bail application in the ongoing trial bordering on alleged financial improprieties. The court had on Tuesday adjourned the ruling on the bail application filed by the former…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released Nasir El-Rufai from custody. The former Kaduna State Governor was granted leave on Friday night to attend the funeral of his mother, Umma El-Rufai, who passed away earlier that day. His son, Bashir El-Rufai, confirmed the development on social media, though he took…
Proceedings on the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have been adjourned by a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna to March 31, 2026, following arguments from both the prosecution and defence. The adjournment was announced on Tuesday after counsel representing both sides presented their positions before the court, setting the…
