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...
The APC governorship candidate Sani Uba had selected fellow Muslim and outgoing Governor Nasir el Rufai's deputy Hadiza Sabuwa as his running mate...
Those ruling party governors – including Kaduna's Nasir el Rufai Kogi's Yahaya Bello Zamfara's Bello Matawalle and Niger's Sani Bello – who filed petitions over the naira replacement at the Supreme Court in early February have lambasted Emefiele as part of their campaign rhetoric...
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Undaunted Tinubu's team including Kaduna State governor Nasir el Rufai have turned around to blame a cabal within the presidency for orchestrating these economic crises to weaken their campaign...
That view gained traction when Nasir El Rufai Governor of Kaduna State said he had to tell the President directly that there was a widely publicised threat to abduct him – until then no one had informed Buhari of the danger...
Osinbajo met with several state governors on the evening of 10 April including Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) Nasir el Rufai (Kaduna) Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) and Hope Uzodinma (Imo) to break the fast...
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Kaduna state governor Nasir el Rufai said that 19 out of the APC's 23 state governors had wanted to replace Buni...
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He is a close ally of Kaduna state governor Nasir el Rufai...
Most of the leading contenders are from the south (see panel) but Kaduna State governor Nasir el Rufai is an exception and has strong name recognition...