Nigeria, May 18 -- Farouk Lawan has lost his bid to return to the House of Representatives, after suffering a defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency in Kano State.

Mr Lawan, who completed a five-year prison sentence for bribery in 2024, lost to the incumbent lawmaker, Yusuf Badau, in a keenly contested primary election.

Once a highly influential lawmaker nicknamed "Mr Integrity," Mr Lawan chaired the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the multi-billion naira fuel subsidy fraud in 2012.

His reputation imploded when billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola accused him of demanding a $3 million bribe to remove Mr Otedola's companies (Forte Oil and Zenon O...