Counsel to former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai, Ubong Akpan, has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to either release his client or arraign him in court. In a statement issued on Monday, Akpan said the “purported” 14-day remand order against el-Rufai, issued by a magistrate court on February 19, …
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai to April 23. The Department of State Services (DSS) had filed a three-count charge against el-Rufai over the alleged unlawful interception of a telephone conversation, following comments he made during a television interview. The court had earlier …
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a ₦1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over what he described as the unlawful invasion and search of his Abuja residence. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/345/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an …
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday spent a second night in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), as his lawyers protested the search of his residence. El-Rufai was initially detained on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and released late Wednesday. He was, …
The Federal Government has filed Criminal Charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, were instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria before the Abuja Judicial Division, with El-Rufai named as the sole defendant. The prosecution alleges that on February 13, 2026, while appearing …
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has said opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, outsmarted President Bola Tinubu’s administration with their political strategies ahead of the 2027 general elections. Momodu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise …
By PJ Usanga Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has sparked a firestorm after alleging during a live television interview that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is operating a covert policy of appeasement—offering monthly payments and food supplies to bandits, which he described as a “kiss-the-bandits policy.” He claims this amounts to …
