A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 21 January for ruling on a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign and try in absentia former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for alleged money laundering charge pending against him. In the charge, the EFCC accused Bello, among others, of laundering N80,246,470,088.88 belonging to Kogi State. Justice …

Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, failed to respond to a summons for arraignment before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. This latest case involves allegations of N110 billion fraud. Justice Maryann Anenih had issued the summons on 3 October, and also granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission for substituted service of the …

A lawyer, Hon Kayode Oladele has faulted the position of the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba on the legal status of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as “legal sophistry”. Oladele, who represented Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency of Ogun State between 2015 and 2019, was responding to an interview by Agbakoba …

On being sworn into office on 27 January 2024 as the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo swore with the Quran to uphold the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. However, since his assumption into office, subsequent events surrounding his immediate predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is presently on the run from the law, have exposed Ododo …

The face-off between the anti-corruption agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and the immediate past civilian governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, is a sad reminder of how weak and easily manipulated institutions are here. It also showcases the crawling stage of our democratic governance. The ongoing Fourth Republic is the longest stretch of civilian …

A civil society organisation, the Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to effect the arrest of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello who has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and arraignment for corruption and abuse of office after shunning the anti graft …

A pro-democracy organisation, Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR) has urged Nigerians to own the fight against corruption by reporting corruption incidents and promoting transparency and accountability. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, VCR’s Executive Director, Akinloye Oyeniyi said: “We must recognise that combating corruption is a shared responsibility; and with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) recent …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before an FCT High Court, Daily Trust reports. The charges, which were filed by the Federal Government through counsels for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, Rotimi Oyedepo both Senior Advocate of Nigeria and 7 other lawyers, also …

The ex-Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who handed over to the current governor of the state, Usman Ododo in January this year after his two terms of four-years-tenure, has consistently been in the news in the past eight months. It has been from one drama to the other bordering on his stewardship and how he handled the affairs of …

That the former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello (alias White Lion) is a crafty, devious and dodgy character is an under statement. Those who know him know that he is more ignominious than that when a proper character sketch of him is drawn. His character traits are easily discernible in an encounter with him. This is unmistakable. …