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El-Rufai Arrives Kaduna Court For Bail Hearing In Ongoing Corruption Trial

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2026April 1, 20260

Former Kaduna Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai appears in court in Kaduna for bail hearing in corruption trial. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Wednesday arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for the hearing of his bail application in an ongoing corruption trial. The court, located within...

El-Rufai Loses Mother In Egypt Amid ICPC Detention

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2026March 27, 20260

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai has lost his mother Hajiya Umma in Egypt where was receiving care, while he remains in custody. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has lost his mother, Hajiya Umma, ARISE News has confirmed from family sources. She died in Egypt on Friday, where she had been receiving...

Court Documents Reveal Multiple Fraud, Money Laundering Charges Against El-Rufai

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2026March 25, 20260

Court filings detail multiple charges against former Kaduna governor over alleged illegal severance payments, contract fraud, and suspicious dollar transactions. Fresh legal documents have revealed a series of corruption, fraud, and money laundering charges filed against former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, over alleged financial misconduct during his...

El-Rufai Appears In Court For Alleged Money Laundering Trial In Kaduna

NewsDeskNgMar 24, 2026March 24, 20260

Former Kaduna governor, Nasir El Rufai appears before Federal High Court as ICPC files multiple charges including fraud abuse of office allegations. Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, on Tuesday appeared at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for his alleged money laundering trial. The Independent Corrupt Practices and...

El-Rufai Seeks N1bn In Damages Over Alleged Unlawful Search Of Abuja Home By ICPC

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai files N1bn rights suit, challenges warrant, demands damages over alleged unlawful Abuja home search. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging what he described as...

DSS: Probe Of El-Rufai Over Dadiyata’s Disappearance Led To Passport Seizure

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2026February 16, 20260

DSS reopens Dadiyata disappearance probe, examines alleged links to El-Rufai as passport seizure fuels fresh controversy. The Department of State Services (DSS) has reopened investigations into the 2019 disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, a vocal government critic who vanished from his Kaduna home on August 1, 2019. ...

Bayo Onanuga: El-Rufai Not Above The Law Over Wire-Tapping Claim, He Should Be Investigated, Punished

NewsDeskNgFeb 14, 2026February 14, 20260

Presidential aide Onanuga demands probe after El-Rufai claims intercepted NSA Ribadu’s calls over alleged failed arrest at Abuja airport. Special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has called for a full-scale investigation into former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over what it describes as a...

El-Rufai hails NAF for improved security in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended the heroic performance of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the restoration of relative peace in the state. El-Rufai gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters...