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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

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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 […]

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Kaduna Governor Uba Sani Condoles with Nasir El-Rufai Over Mother’s Demise

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has extended condolences to former Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and the entire El-Rufai family following the passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai on Friday, March 27, 2026. In an official statement, Governor Sani described the late Hajiya Umma as “a devoted mother and matriarch, a woman of rare grace, moral […]

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NSA Nuhu Ribadu Mourns the Passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, Mother of Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, the matriarch of the El-Rufai family and mother of former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Hajiya Umma passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, where she had been receiving medical treatment for age-related health issues. […]