Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to provide urgent clarification regarding the whereabouts and well-being of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement shared via his official X handle, Atiku questioned which security agency is currently holding the […]
Muyiwa Adekeye, the media aide to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has announced that the former governor suffered an overnight nosebleed while in detention. Adekeye shared this information in a public statement released on Monday night. He stated that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission also stopped the wife of the former […]
Usman Austin, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to formally charge former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in court or release him immediately. In a statement released on Saturday, Austin voiced deep concern over the continued detention of El-Rufai and […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to arraign Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, February 25. El-Rufai is facing charges related to alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The arraignment is scheduled to take place before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The impending […]
The legal team of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has strongly condemned the search of his Aso Drive residence in Abuja by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), describing the action as unlawful. El-Rufai spent a second night in the custody of the ICPC on Thursday following his […]
The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has spent a second consecutive day in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His detention follows a voluntary appearance at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, February 16, 2026, to respond to allegations regarding the mismanagement of public funds and the controversial […]
Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, has spent a second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N432 billion corruption probe. El-Rufai arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday around 10 a.m. for questioning. However, he was detained as investigators continued their interrogation. […]
Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State Governor, remained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday night as the anti-graft agency deepened its probe into an alleged ₦432 billion fraud during his time in office. El-Rufai arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday morning, following an invitation, and has since […]
The federal government on Monday slammed three count criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai at the Federal High Court Abuja over allegations of unlawful interception of the phone communications of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu. The criminal charge, instituted in the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and marked […]
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has formally denied allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that it procured thallium sulphate, a highly toxic chemical and has challenged him to submit any evidence to the Department of State Services (DSS) for investigation. The development adds another layer to the escalating feud between […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count criminal charge against the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of unlawfully intercepting the private communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, escalating the standoff between […]
In a stunning revelation that is set to send shockwaves through Nigeria’s political and intelligence circles, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has admitted to accessing intercepted phone conversations of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Speaking during an interview on Prime Time, a program on Arise Television, El-Rufai alleged that he heard Ribadu […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing the incident as a troubling sign of rising political intimidation and a threat to Nigeria’s democratic norms. In a statement issued on Friday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, warned that […]
In a high-tension standoff at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai successfully resisted an attempted arrest by security operatives on Thursday. The incident, which occurred shortly after El-Rufai disembarked from an Egypt Air flight from Cairo, underscores the deepening “asymmetric threats” facing political opposition figures in Nigeria’s current transition […]
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has faulted recent remarks by Nasir el-Rufai, former Kaduna governor, describing them as unfounded and misleading. On Saturday, el-Rufai had warned that Tinubu could attempt to cling to power like Cameroon’s Paul Biya if Nigerians fail to unite against him in the 2027 […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called out the federal government for intimidating El-Rufai, Malami, and other opposition leaders, while failing to address the issues of insecurity. Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC national publicity secretary, released a statement on Friday to criticise the recent attack on the convoy of Abubakar Malami and the summons issued to Nasir […]
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, has called out Nasir El-Rufai over his incessant verbal attacks on President Tinubu-led administration. In a statement released on his official X platform on Monday morning, Onanuga attacked the contradictory nature of the ex-Kaduna state governor over his Sunday interview with Channels TV. Nasir […]
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has released a press statement to rebut El-Rufai’s claim about the government paying incentives to bandits. El-Rufai had alleged in an interview with Channels TV Sunday Politics program that ONSA pays a stipulated amount of money to bandits and still couldn’t deal with the issue of insecurity. […]
Nasir El-Rufai, Former Kaduna State governor, has disowned remarks falsely attributed to him by ADC Vanguard, a political support group linked to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, El-Rufai warned the group against fabricating statements, emphasising that he has his own social media accounts where he […]
By Simon Imobo-Tswam Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the immediate-past governor of Kaduna state, is in the news, again. His criticism of the Bola Tinubu government has triggered royal groans and not so royal moans. I wish to state, upfront, and boldly too, that he is not an accidental critic. He has the history. I state, also, […]