NEWS

El-Rufai Family Gives Defence Minister Seven Days to Retract Allegation Over Southern Kaduna Killings

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The family of former Kaduna State Governor and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has demanded that Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd.), retract an allegation that the former governor actively planned killings in Southern

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Gen. Christopher Musa: El-Rufai Did Not Create Kaduna’s Division, Crisis

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2026

By Ismail Omipidan How old was General Christopher Musa in the year 2000, when Kaduna witnessed one of its deadliest religious riots, which was primarily caused by the proposed implementation of Sharia? I ask because Mallam Nasir El-Rufai was nowhere near the Kaduna State Government House when that incident occurred. For me, the attempt to […]

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El-Rufai Alleges Smear Campaign, Threatens Legal Action Over Witness Report

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has issued a public alert accusing unnamed actors of orchestrating a campaign to damage his reputation and prolong his detention amid ongoing corruption trials. In a press statement signed by his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai described recent events surrounding his arrest and prosecution as part of a “malicious” […]

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NJC Writes To El-Rufai On Petition Against Justice Aikawa

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2026

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has notified Mallam Nasir El-Rufai that his petition against Justice R. M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court is before its Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committee. El-Rufai’s counsels had drawn the attention of Justice Aikawa to this pending petition on 24 March 2026 when the ICPC case against El-Rufai came before […]

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El-Rufai Granted Temporary Bail to Attend Mother’s Funeral

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released on temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The release, approved on compassionate grounds, will allow him to attend the funeral of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who passed away in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. A close […]

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Tinubu Mourns with El-Rufai Over Mother’s Passing, Offers Prayers and Support

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his condolences to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President expressed deep sympathy over the passing of the family matriarch, who died in Cairo after a […]