The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to follow the path of decency and submit himself for probe. Bello is being wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt practices while in office as governor. The last 24 …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned the suit instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to next Wednesday. The adjournment is for substituted service and possible arraignment of Bello for alleged N84 billion money laundering. At the resumed sitting, EFCC counsel, Kemi …

There’s always the tendency to ascribe our failings and flailings in our developmental and democratic growth as a nation, to our amoeboid leadership recruitment process. I differ slightly though from this perspective. My contention is that prospective leaders must first be identified and groomed before they can be deployed to the various sectors we expect them to function. Tunji Olaopa’s …

Kogi State Government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by ‘criminals masquerading as politicians’ to tarnish the image of the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, the government wondered why the EFCC had, in …

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has deposed a first class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa Koto. The deposed monarch was also banished to Rijau Local Government area of Niger State. The state governor, Yayaha Bello also appointed Alhaji Salihu Akawu Seidu, popularly known as SAS, to replace the deposed Ohimege. “He (Seidu) is to be …

The Kogi State Government has ordered the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. A statement by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris said no imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government accounts henceforth. According to the statement, “all standing orders and investment instructions are hereby cancelled forthwith. “All …

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, said he accepts the Appeal Court’s verdict affirming Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected Senator for Kogi Central. “I accept the decision of the appeal court and I use this opportunity to congratulate my sister, Barrister Natasha as a senator of the Kogi Central …

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has denied reports of an assassination attempt on his life. On Sunday, the state government had announced an assassination attempt on the governor, which it said happened a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. In a statement, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into Sunday’s evening alleged attack on Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaha Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja. In a late Sunday night telephone interview with The PUNCH, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba said: “We’re investigating”. According to the Kogi State Government, there was an assassination attempt …

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has said that his ambition for now is to help President Bola Tinubu to succeed. Bello was one of the major presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The governor pointed out that all Nigerians would succeed if President Tinubu succeeded. At an interactive session with journalists at the third Annual GYB …