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He said the situation raises troubling questions about constitutional liberties and the administration of justice in Nigeria.
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A human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday, testified in the ongoing trial of former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, charged with alleged breach of national security.
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Following submissions by counsel, the presiding judge adjourned the matter to June 24, 2026, for the continuation of the hearing.
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Northern human rights activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, has called on the judiciary to immediately review and vary the bail conditions imposed on former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, describing the current terms as a calculated instrument of pre-trial punishment designed to keep the ex-governor perpetually confined. Wala, a human […]
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A human rights and anti-corruption activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, has cautioned the judiciary over what he described as “impossible bail conditions” imposed on former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, calling for an immediate review. Wala, popularly known as IG
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“It is deeply troubling that a simple request by senior party officials to visit a detained colleague was met, not with professionalism, but with a show of force more suited to the suppression of civil unrest,” the party added.
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“No lawful detention justifies denying medical access or refusing basic family care based on an arbitrary curfew fixed by the ICPC,” he added.
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By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja Bello El-Rufai, the son of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Speaker, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, read their letters of defection at the resumption of plenary on Thursday. The speaker said Bello El-Rufai joined the […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday, arraigned the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged unlawful interception of the phone communication of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has distanced himself from comments on political aspirations allegedly made by an individual described in the media as his associate, insisting he neither authorised nor endorsed such remarks.
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