Senate Gives NNPC Auditors One Week to Explain N210trn

Senate Awaits Anti-Graft Probe Results on PFIPC Budget Scandal

The Nigerian Senate has deferred legislative action on the controversy surrounding a fictitious presidential agency that successfully secured a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 national budget. Lawmakers resolved to pause any independent parliamentary inquiries until the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission concludes its ongoing criminal investigation. This tactical pause prevents an…

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Opposition Accuses Tinubu Of Holding El-Rufai Hostage Over 2027 Fears

ADC Condemns Alleged Persecution of El-Rufai and Allies

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of using state security apparatus to launch a “troubling pattern of abuse” against former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai. At a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, party leaders claimed the government is orchestrating a campaign of harassment to dismantle opposition influence. This alarm follows a…

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NLC Raises Alarm Over Alleged ₦20bn Emergency Contracts at TCN

  The Nigeria Labour Congress has petitioned the Federal Government over what it described as a planned ₦20bn “emergency refurbishment” contract within the Transmission Company of Nigeria, warning that the move could drain public resources and further weaken the country’s already fragile electricity transmission infrastructure. In a letter dated Sunday and addressed to the Minister…

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ICPC Recovers Wiretapping Equipment From El-Rufai Residence

Nasir El-Rufai: Lawyers Protest Abuja Home Raid

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai remains in detention under the watch of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, as his legal team challenges the search of his Abuja residence. Authorities confirmed late Thursday that El-Rufai spent a second night in ICPC custody. However, the commission refused to disclose the exact allegations…

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El-Rufai Appears in Court Amid Tight Security

ICPC Grills El-Rufai Hours After EFCC Release

Nigeria’s anti-corruption dragnet tightened Wednesday around former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, following a dramatic inter-agency handover in Abuja. Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission took him into custody shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission released him. The sequence capped three days of questioning at the EFCC headquarters. Sources confirmed the former governor…

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