Tag: ICPC

Tinubu directs ICPC  to investigate ‘fictitious’ PFIPC

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Tinubu directs ICPC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. The directive follows the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, Executive approval, or other lawful act of Government.…

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Court rejects el-Rufa’i’s bail bid after hospital disowns medical report

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Court rejects el Rufa'i’s bail bid

Kaduna State High Court has dismissed another bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, in the criminal case brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). Justice D. H. Khobo, in a ruling delivered on June 29, 2026, turned down el-Rufa’i’s third request for bail, which was based on medical grounds. A key issue before the court was a medical report submitted by the former governor in support of his application.  The document, marked as Exhibit ‘A’, was purportedly issued by…

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₦10bn CCTV project: ICPC files fresh money laundering charges against el-Rufa’i, Jimi Lawal, others 

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ICPC on el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, and seven others over alleged fraud and money laundering linked to a ₦10.8 billion CCTV Security project in Kaduna State. According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on 17 April, the ICPC brought 11 counts under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The Commission alleged that el-Rufa’i approved the award of an ₦8.68 billion CCTV contract in December 2015 to a…

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El-Rufa’i secures bail after intense court battle

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El Rufa'i secures bail

Justice Rilwan Aikawa, of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State, has granted the former governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufa’i, bail. He is being charged for alleged financial misconduct, including deposits into his domiciliary account and how his earnings were handled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). However, El-Rufa’i’s bail application was stalled at the Kaduna State High Court, as the presiding judge, Justice Darius Khobo, has reserved ruling on the bail application to April 21, 2026. The former governor is being arraigned…

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ICPC slams 9-count charge on el-Rufa’i; court fixes bail ruling today

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el Rufa'i, court fixes bail ruling

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, appeared before the Kaduna State High Court yesterday under heavy security, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) slammed an amended nine-count charge against him over alleged fraud, abuse of office, and corruption. Security was visibly heightened around the court premises, with operatives deployed at strategic points as el-Rufa’i, dressed in traditional attire, made his way through a crowded corridor of supporters, lawyers, and observers. During the proceedings, counsel to the former governor, Ukpong Abang, revealed that the prosecution had…

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“No single Yoruba man arrested by EFCC, ICPC” – Ex-NHIS Boss, Usman

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Ex NHIS boss, Usman2

…Alleges ethnic favoritism Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Yusuf Usman, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of carrying out selective justice. Usman, speaking in a recent interview, claimed there is bias in the arrest patterns of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies under President Bola Tinubu. According to him, he has observed that the EFCC avoids arresting politicians from a certain ethnic group. “We have not seen a single Yoruba man grabbed by EFCC.…

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ICPC to arraign el-Rufa’i over fraud, money laundering in Kaduna today

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ICPC to arraign el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna today Tuesday, over alleged corruption-related offences. The planned arraignment follows mounting pressure from stakeholders, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which demanded the former governor’s immediate release or arraignment, describing his continued detention without formal charges as a violation of constitutional rights. Similarly, the Muslim Rights Concern group (MURIC) condemned the prolonged detention of el-Rufai by security agencies. Members of the former…

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Corruption probe deepens: El-Rufa’i faces Kaduna trial  

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El Rufa'i faces Kaduna trial 

…Accuses ICPC of political coercion   Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, is set to be transferred to Kaduna to face a fresh corruption trial, even as he levels serious allegations against officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), accusing them of attempting to force him out of politics.   Security sources confirmed yesterday that arrangements were underway to move el-Rufa’i from Abuja, where he is currently in ICPC custody, to Kaduna for new legal proceedings. A senior official disclosed that the transfer is linked to a…

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Court to rule on ICPC’s request for fresh 14-day detention of el-Rufa’i

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Court to rule on el Rufa'i

A Magistrate Court in Abuja has fixed today Tuesday, to rule on a request by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) seeking an additional 14 days to detain former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i. The presiding magistrate, Okechukwu Akweke, adjourned the matter to allow the court determine whether to grant or dismiss the anti-graft agency’s application. El-Rufa’i has been in ICPC custody since February 18, 2026, following allegations of money-laundering and the illegal interception of the communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu. The Commission…

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ICPC gets court order to detain el-Rufa’i for another 14 days

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ICPC to detain el Rufa'i

An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court has granted the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), to further detain a former Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, for another 14 days. The order was granted by Chief Magistrate Okechukwu Akweke to enable the anti-graft agency to conclude investigations into fresh allegations against the former governor, who also served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (GCT). Court records indicate that the renewal of el-Rufa’i’s detention was granted l Thursday following an application by the ICPC, with the…

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