Nigeria, April 23 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, postponed the hearing of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai's bail application, following his arraignment on phone tapping charges.

The judge, Joyce Abdulmalik, set 18 May for the hearing.

She ordered the former governor remanded in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS), the prosecuting agency, pending the bail hearing.

Until Thursday, Mr El-Rufai was in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) which is prosecuting in separate corruption trials before two courts in Kaduna.

The SSS filed the phone tapping charges against Mr El-Rufai in February, following his claim on a live television programme tha...