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  "id": 16589552,
  "title": "BREAKING: Phone-tapping: Court orders El-Rufai to defend himself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/breaking-phone-tapping-court-orders-el-rufai-to-defend-himself",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:38:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/breaking-phone-tapping-court-shames-el-rufai-orders-him-to-defend-himself-over-ribadu-wiretap/"
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  "summary": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai is standing trial over alleged unlawful interception of telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling on Monday, held that the Department of State Services, DSS, […] BREAKING: Phone-tapping:…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "High Court dismisses ex-student’s RM400,000 suit over phone seizure during SPM trial exam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/high-court-dismisses-ex-students-rm400-000-suit-over-phone-seizure",
        "published": "2026-10-26T07:50:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "JUST IN: Court orders El-Rufai to enter defence in wiretapping trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/just-in-court-orders-el-rufai-to-enter-defence-in-wiretapping-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-26T12:18:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Court rules El-Rufai has case to answer in phone-tapping trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/court-rules-el-rufai-has-case-to-answer-in-phone-tapping-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-26T12:36:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Alleged wire-tapping: Court dismisses El-Rufai’s ‘no-case’ submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/alleged-wire-tapping-court-dismisses-el-rufais-no-case-submission",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:16:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}