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Mallam Nasir El-Rufai may have emerged as the Disrupter-in-Chief in the plot to stop second term for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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4 abducted victims rescued as police neutralise wanted kidnap kingpin
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Lokpobiri, Ekpo, Delta gov coming to Vanguard’s Local Content Conference, Exhibition in Warri
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FUBARA VS WIKE: Forget court decision, go for political solution
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We knew about Tinubu’s Chicago University issues — El-Rufai
Malam Nasir El-Rufai has admitted that he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election despite their awareness of his Chicago State University academic records controversy.
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2027: ‘More APC top leaders, others are secretly defecting’
as El-Rufai’s moves to stop Tinubu intensify Adebayo, SDP former presidential candidate, sheds light By Olalekan Bilesanmi Adewole Adebayo is not only a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), he was also the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 elections. In this interview, Adebayo provides new details into the defection of a former governor […]
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Disruptor-In-Chief?: Inside story of the el-Rufai 2027 agenda to stop Tinubu
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai may have emerged as the Disrupter-in-Chief in the plot to stop second term for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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We knew about Tinubu’s Chicago University issues — El-Rufai
Malam Nasir El-Rufai has admitted that he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election despite their awareness of his Chicago State University academic records controversy.
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