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The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has secured bail from a Federal High Court in Kaduna, ending a detention that lasted nearly two months. Justice Rilwan Aikawa granted bail with stringent conditions, including a N200 million bond with two sureties, a deposit of international...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has arrived at the Kaduna State High Court as the hearing in his case with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) continues. The court had adjourned the hearing of his bail application to April 14...

The Digest: ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has alleged that the incarceration of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai was responsible for his mother's death. Speaking in an interview with Symponi TV, Okonkwo said an aged mother becomes emotional and sentimental, and news of her son's...

The Digest: Prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome is facing criminal charges after allegedly submitting a forged letter from the Nigeria Immigration Service to a London tribunal to claim ownership of a North London property. The NIS has confirmed that the letter, purportedly signed by an...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai's bail application to April 14, ordering that he remain in ICPC custody pending the hearing. Justice Rilwanu Aikawa fixed the date after listening to arguments from both defense and...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Kaduna will rule today on the bail application of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who faces 10 corruption charges, including alleged conversion of public property and money laundering. Meanwhile, a separate Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Kaduna has postponed the hearing of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai's bail application until Wednesday, prompting ICPC operatives to return him to custody after proceedings. The ICPC had temporarily released El-Rufai on Friday on compassionate...

The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai received a stream of political leaders at his Abuja residence on Saturday following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. Among the visitors were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former...

The Digest: An associate of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has revealed details of his time in detention, stating that the ex-governor devoted himself to fasting, religious study, and intellectual pursuits while in custody. Bashir Garba Sufyan wrote on X that El-Rufai had been fasting...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission is set to release former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai hours after the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai. El-Rufai's son, Bashir, announced the imminent release on X, describing his father's...

The Digest: Asiya Ahmed El-Rufai, one of the wives of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, was denied entry through the main gate of the Federal High Court in Kaduna during her husband's arraignment by the ICPC on Tuesday. When she asked a masked DSS operative at the gate to grant her...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned proceedings on the bail application of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai to March 31, 2026. The decision followed Tuesday's hearing, where legal arguments were presented by both the prosecution and defense. Defense counsel Ukpon Akpan urged...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning under heavy security for his arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai, dressed in a light green babanriga, was escorted into the courtroom at...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission will arraign former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged conversion of public property and money laundering. A separate case has also been filed...

The Digest: ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has alleged that the continued detention of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai is politically motivated, directly linked to his membership in the opposition party. Speaking on Channels Television's Morning Brief, Okonkwo accused President Tinubu of...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) permission to access and analyze electronic devices recovered from former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai's residence. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik approved the...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until March 25 the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai against the ICPC and four others. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned to allow parties to regularise their processes. El-Rufai is...

The Digest: A court in Abuja has granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) an additional 14 days to detain former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, extending his custody until March 19. The 66-year-old ex-governor is being investigated over...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has denied arresting or investigating Federal High Court Judge James Omotosho, describing viral social media claims as "entirely untrue and intended to spread mischief." In a statement, ICPC spokesperson...

The Digest: Ubong Akpan, counsel to former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has demanded the immediate release or arraignment of his client, describing his continued detention by the ICPC as "patently illegal." In a statement, Akpan said the purported 14-day remand order issued by a magistrate...