Influential northerners including former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai have vowed to block Tinubu's re-election...
Tinubu wants to defend his base against a northern wave which Nasir El-Rufai and Atiku are trying to build into an anti-government coalition...
Atiku Abubakar a former Vice-President and seasoned presidential contender has announced a coalition with Peter Obi of the Labour Party and former Governor Nasir El-Rufai who recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (AC Vol 66 No 1 Merger or bust for the opposition)...
Disgruntled members of the APC who have been pushed to the periphery like former Governor Nasir El-Rufai who is being probed by the administration; and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi are also part of the discussions with the opposition...
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir el Rufai has fallen out with the Tinubu clan...
Behind the scenes is former Kaduna governor Nasir el Rufai who despite being a member of the APC has fallen out with Tinubu who dropped him from his ministerial list...
Senate President Akpabio has now extended this to the nine former governors except Nasir El Rufai who was questioned about Nigeria's troubled power supply...
We hear Tinubu insisted on appointing former governor of Kaduna Nasir el Rufai who has stern critics in the APC and the wider political class...
Sanusi close to outgoing Kaduna State Governor Nasir el Rufai has met Tinubu and his team recently and could prove another important ally in the north but few expect his return to the central bank...
With his home state Governor Nasir Ahmed el Rufai and current House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila behind him he is well ahead of any rivals...
Beyond the targets Tinubu and his close colleagues – Kaduna state governor Nasir el Rufai and former Lagos commissioner for finance Olawale Edun have pledged more teacher training more police more soldiers more drones for the Niger Delta and student loans for all...