Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has been evading capture for 107 days after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, confirmed that Bello “remains wanted until he is arrested.”…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned proceedings in the alleged money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to September 25, 2024, despite the defendant’s appeal on jurisdiction at the Court of Appeal…
By Adeyanju Esther The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was absent for his scheduled arraignment and plea bargain, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Thursday, wrote the court a letter that he would prefer to be…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, till July 17, 2024. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering, breach of trust and…
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has sought the transfer of his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal High Court (FHC), Lokoja Division. Bello, who made the application in a letter to…
By Adeyanju Esther Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the arraignment of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Adoza Bello to June 27, 2024. The decision, made on Thursday, June 13, 2024, followed a dispute…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, till June 27, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date for the arraignment and plea in the money laundering suit…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has been accused by a Federal High Court in Abuja of trying to truncate the case against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The former Governor is facing…
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has commended the efforts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to apprehend and prosecute the immediate past governors of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over…
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil…
