{"id":925,"date":"2026-07-10T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=925"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:47:26","slug":"court-remands-former-code-of-conduct-tribunal-chairman-umar-in-kuje-prison-over-corruption-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/court-remands-former-code-of-conduct-tribunal-chairman-umar-in-kuje-prison-over-corruption-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"COURT REMANDS FORMER CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN UMAR IN KUJE PRISON OVER CORRUPTION CHARGES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CCT-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CCT-1.jpg 678w, 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