Former vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has cast doubt on the likelihood of Peter Obi securing widespread support from Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during a recent interview, Datti offered a candid assessment of the political landscape, suggesting that Obi may face an uphill task...
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The bid for bail by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, suffered a setback on Tuesday as a Kaduna State High Court adjourned ruling on his application, ordering that he remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) until early June. The...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, before Honourable Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court 5 on a nine-count charge bordering on alleged advance fee fraud and money laundering. The arraignment, which took...
Kaduna State High Court on Monday adjourned till Tuesday, April 14, for ruling on the bail application of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, following an amendment of charges by the prosecution. At the resumed proceedings, the amended charges were read and the defendant’s plea was taken. The...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday took former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, which fixed April 14 for ruling on his bail application. The court had earlier heard arguments from both prosecution and...
The Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, till Wednesday. Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Akpan (SAN), confirmed the development shortly after the court session but declined to give details of the proceedings....
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has returned to the Kaduna State High Court as his protracted legal battle with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) intensifies. El-Rufai, who was earlier arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commiserated with former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the death of his mother, late Hajiya Fatima Umma. The Vice President who paid the El-Rufai family at their Abuja residence called for collective effort in uniting the nation aside political differences. Senator...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda have paid condolence visits to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El‑Rufai following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El‑Rufai. The leaders visited El-Rufai at...
Tributes have continued to pour in for former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El‑Rufai, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who passed away in Cairo, Egypt, after a prolonged illness. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led political leaders across party lines in condoling with El-Rufai, describing the late...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, from its custody. Bashir Elrufai, his son. confirmed the development in a post on his X handle on Friday, noting that the release came shortly after the demise of the...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, have extended condolences to former Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and the entire El-Rufai family following the passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai on Friday, March 27, 2026. In an official statement, Governor Sani described the late Hajiya...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been thrown into mourning following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, at a time he is currently facing legal challenges. A family source disclosed that the late Hajiya Umma passed away on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, where she had been...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on authorities to release former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and other individuals he described as political detainees, warning against the use of state power to suppress dissent. Atiku made this known in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has concluded arrangements to arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday over allegations bordering on fraud and money laundering. According to the anti-graft agency, the charges—filed on March 18—include claims of...
Traders and dismissed teachers in Kaduna State have called on federal and state authorities to prosecute former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over alleged demolitions and mass job losses during his administration. The affected groups, speaking through various associations, said the policies led to the destruction of livelihoods and widespread hardship,...
The Court of Appeal has upheld the right of Malam Nasir @elrufai to fair hearing and nullified the judgment of Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Kaduna. Ruling in the matter of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai versus the Kaduna State House of Assembly (CA/K/240/2024), the court held that...
Family of Nasir El-Rufai has demanded his immediate and unconditional release from custody, alleging that his continued detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has no legal backing. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 6, 2026, the family said the former Kaduna State...
Former Nasir El‑Rufai has now spent 17 days in detention following his visit to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on February 16, 2026. According to a statement issued Wednesday by his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, federal government agencies have continued to hold...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of applying justice selectively in the ongoing legal cases involving, former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), both members of the opposition party. In a statement signed by its National...