The retired general acknowledged receiving the money but insisted it was unrelated to any illegal activity.
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El-Rufai’s detention, arraignment politically motivated – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the recent release of a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nasir El-Rufai has shown that his detention is politically motivated.
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday took custody of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai,
The Kaduna Federal High Court moments after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna.
El-Rufai is standing trial over alleged corruption levelled against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
The court had adjourned the trial till April 14 for bail hearing but was subsequently arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.
However, a statement by Atiku’s aide, Paul Ibe said: “After the failure of what they had thought was a gambit in temporarily releasing Mallam Nasir el-Rufai (and the cold shoulder they got trying to lobby him), they’ve now resorted to dragging him all over the place.
“By releasing @elrufai, they were only confirming what we’ve been saying: Mallam Nasir el-Rufai’s detention and arraignment is politically motivated.
“After all, they did not get the leave of the court before releasing him.
“What is expected of them now, is to ensure the permanency of his release.
“As a citizen, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is entitled to chart his own political course. That is the true essence of democracy.”
El-Rufai’s detention, arraignment politically motivated – Atiku
20 million to benefit from China’s connectivity support to Nigeria
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UTME 2026: JAMB to release second batch of results Saturday
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that the second batch of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, will be released before midnight on Saturday.
JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, assuring candidates who sat for the examination on Friday, April 17, that their results would be available later in the day.
“The results of the UTME conducted on Friday, 17 April 2026, will be released before midnight today,” Benjamin stated.
He added that an official notice would be issued immediately after the results are released, with updates also to be shared on his social media page.
The latest release follows JAMB’s earlier publication of results for candidates who wrote the examination on Thursday, when 632,788 candidates were able to access their scores.
The 2026 UTME, which began nationwide on Thursday, is expected to involve more than two million candidates across accredited computer-based test centres nationwide.
