The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has raised concerns over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that external and religious interests may be influencing the case against him. The council said it had previously refrained from commenting on the controversy surrounding El-Rufai’s detention, believing that the matter
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded N10bn in compensation from the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory statements made during a televised interview. El-Rufai’s lawyers, Chambers of Ubong Akpan, made the demand in a letter before action dated Monday, September 7, 2026, and addressed to Musa at the Federal
El-Rufai Files Fresh N10bn Suit Against ICPC Over Alleged Denial of Family Access Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a fresh N10bn fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over the alleged denial of access to his wife and son while in detention. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026,
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the Federal Government against any action that could endanger former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, saying the consequences would be severe for the country’s democracy and political stability. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to recent developments