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The Digest: The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai before a federal high court in Abuja for allegedly accessing the telephone conversation of Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA). El-Rufai is being prosecuted on a five-count...

The Digest: Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the bail hearing of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai to the first week of June 2026. El-Rufai is being arraigned on multiple charges bordering on alleged financial crime and abuse of office by the...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has raised alarm over what he describes as a fresh plot to implicate him in criminal activities, alleging a coordinated effort to damage his reputation and keep him in prolonged detention. In a statement by his media adviser, El-Rufai...

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 governor Nasir el-Rufai, while arriving at the state high court for his ICPC trial, asked an associate: "So tomorrow is our convention, right?" The associate responded: "God willing." El-Rufai is standing trial on charges of alleged abuse of office and fraud. He is...

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: 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 Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu were among dignitaries who attended the funeral prayers for Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, at the National...

The Digest: The remains of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have arrived in Abuja ahead of her burial. She died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, March 27, 2026, after a brief illness. Her grandson, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, confirmed that the Janazah...

The Digest: Nigeria's Ambassador to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress as a credible opposition force, describing the party as a group driven by desperation for political power. In a Facebook post, Fani-Kayode argued that the ADC is made up of...

The Digest: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai. In a post on X, Atiku described the news as "shocking" and extended heartfelt condolences to the El-Rufai family. He prayed that...

The Digest: Hajiya Umma, the mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has passed away in Egypt where she was receiving medical treatment. Bello El-Rufai, the former governor's son and lawmaker representing Kaduna North federal constituency, announced the death in a statement on...

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: Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has described the detention and trial of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai as "political persecution." Speaking at an African Democratic Congress stakeholders' meeting in Kaduna, Obi said El-Rufai is being treated...

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...