Court declines El-Rufai’s bail application, says it’s premature, adjourns to April 23

Former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, will stay longer in remand as the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday refused to hear his bail application. The court held that since the former governor had yet to be in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), talking about whether or…

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Alleged forgery: Natasha Apoti-Uduaghan’s lawyer to remain in prison till Oct. 8 as move to secure bail suffers setback

All efforts by Victor Giwa, Senator Natasha Apoti-Uduaghan’s lawyer to secure bail on charges of alleged forgery and impersonation suffered setback on Monday. This is as a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court refused to hear the case on the ground that it was not listed for hearing. The court sitting in Apo, Abuja, reaffirmed…

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