nasir el-rufai

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: 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...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly traced six luxury real estate assets in Egypt to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai . According to investigation sources, the properties, comprising three villas and six...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has told the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that his investigation is "politically motivated," and exercised his right to silence during questioning. In handwritten statements obtained by ICPC...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has broken his silence on the ICPC investigation, explaining that his refusal to answer questions is an exercise of his constitutional right to silence, not an act of defiance. In two handwritten statements submitted to ICPC officers on...

Summary The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of applying selective justice in the legal cases involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai and former Attorney General Abubakar Malami. In a statement by National Publicity Secretary...

The Digest: Hadiza el-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has humorously reacted to the ICPC's claim that wiretapping equipment was recovered during a search of their Abuja residence. In a post on X, she wrote, "You forgot to mention that you also took away my bank tokens. I...

The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five security operatives in connection with former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai's return to Nigeria from Egypt on February 12, alleging they facilitated his escape from arrest. According to a joint investigation by DSS, Nigeria...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed details of documents and electronic devices allegedly recovered from the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai during a February 19 search. In court filings...

The Digest: The family of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai has refuted claims by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that phone-tapping equipment was discovered during a search of his Abuja residence. In a statement, the family described the...

The Digest: The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has demanded the immediate arraignment or release of former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who has been in detention since voluntarily reporting to the EFCC on February 16. In a briefing, Executive Director Professor Ishaq Akintola condemned the...

The Digest: Youth groups in Kaduna State staged street protests on Wednesday demanding the immediate release of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who remains in detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Protesters converged on strategic...

The Digest: Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have raided the Aso Drive residence of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, just hours after he was granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). El-Rufai's...

The Digest: Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has dismissed allegations by his Kaduna counterpart Nasir el-Rufai linking him to the 2019 disappearance of activist Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata). In a statement by former Commissioner Muhammad Garba, Ganduje described the claim as...

The Digest: Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has called for a thorough investigation into Nasir el-Rufai's admission that he accessed an intercepted phone conversation involving National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. In an X post, Onanuga described el-Rufai's disclosure during an Arise...

The Digest: Former federal lawmaker Shehu Sani has accused ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai of jailing four critics during his eight-year tenure, following el-Rufai's recent description of President Tinubu as a "tyrant" over an airport arrest attempt. In an X post, Sani identified the...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has alleged that National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu personally ordered his arrest and is behind the failed detention attempt at Abuja Airport on Thursday. Speaking on Arise Television, el-Rufai claimed Ribadu's phone conversation was...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has declared that opposition must remain resolute in unseating President Bola Tinubu's government in 2027, following an alleged security agency attempt to detain him at Abuja Airport. Addressing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is plotting to use the judiciary to undermine the African Democratic Congress (ADC), just as it did to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during a solidarity visit to former...