The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and seven others over alleged fraud and money laundering linked to a ₦10.8 billion CCTV security project in the state. According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on…
A Kaduna State High Court has refused the bail application filed by former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, citing the gravity of the allegations and concerns over possible interference with investigations. Newsmen reports that Justice D.H. Khobo delivered the ruling on April 21, 2026, in a case instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Independent…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been returned to the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after his court appearance on Tuesday. Newsmen reports that following his appearance before a Kaduna State High Court for the hearing of his bail application, the matter was adjourned to Tuesday, 21st…
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday morning arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for the continuation of the hearing of his bail application. The ex-governor was driven into the court premises at about 9:00am and stepped out of the vehicle at exactly 9:05am, attracting the attention of security operatives…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for his alleged money laundering trial. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, had earlier announced that El-Rufai will be arraigned at the Federal High Court in the Kaduna on Tuesday, 24th March, 2026. The charge, filed…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered suspected wiretapping equipment allegedly capable of intercepting private conversations and accessing sensitive security documents from the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. According to court filings by the anti-graft agency, the items were retrieved during a search conducted at…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, under Nuhu Ribadu of procuring thallium sulphate, a highly toxic chemical compound, and has demanded urgent clarification over the alleged transaction. El-Rufai made the allegation on Sunday in a post on X, where he shared a copy of a…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has rejected claims by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai that the federal government pays or offers incentives to bandits. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Zakari Mijinyawa for ONSA, the office described El-Rufai’s allegations as baseless and said no arm of the…
President Bola Tinubu’s former spokesman in the South East, Denge Josef Onoh has come hard on various individuals insulting a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on social media. El-Rufai came under heavy criticism over comments he made about President Tinubu’s railway project in Lagos. The former governor had remarked that “two wrongs…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is preparing to fight President Bola Tinubu in at least two courts,newsmen can report. The prospects of the battle are to be staged in the courts of the land where El-Rufa expects to clear his name of the allegation of being a security risk, and also in…