Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial

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How did the left and right cover Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial biased?

Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself in phone-tapping trial?

22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was the court ruling regarding Nasir El-Rufai's no-case submission?

A Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The court found that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to require him to enter his defence in the ongoing trial.

What are the charges against Nasir El-Rufai?

The charges allege that Nasir El-Rufai unlawfully intercepted telephone conversations linked to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. This stems from an interview El-Rufai gave in February 2026, where he claimed to have heard intercepted communications involving Ribadu.

When will Nasir El-Rufai present his defence?

The case has been adjourned until November 25, 2026, for Nasir El-Rufai to present his defence. This follows the court's decision to dismiss his no-case submission and order him to proceed with presenting his side of the case.