Tag: EFCC, Fareedah Bala Abubakar, Yahaya Bello
Anti-Corruption Fight: One Law For the Friend Another For the Foe
I read a statement by some Civil Society Organizations who called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly shielding perceived friends of the...
CSOs Warn EFCC Against Defaming Yahaya Bello
A coalition of about 87 civil society organizations has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop making unfounded and defamatory claims against...
Court Refuses to Halt Yahaya Bello’s Trial, Fixes September 25 for Arraignment
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 25, 2024, as a new date for the arraignment of former Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in spite of a...
Court Declines Yahaya Bello’s Plea to Transfer Case to Kogi
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, lost his bid to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to his state. This followed the ruling of...
‘I Prefer to be Tried in Kogi’, Yahaya Bello Tells Court
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is facing a 19-count charge, has written a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,...
Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment Stalled as EFCC Counsels Pick New Date, Say Thursday Not Convenient
The Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned arraignment of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money laundering case instituted...
Yahaya Bello: Appeal Court Quashes Contempt Charge Against EFCC, Olukoyede
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has quashed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman,...
Desperate Opposition Figures in Kogi Behind Calls on EFCC to Arrest Yahaya Bello – Activists
Hundreds of activists, on Saturday, stormed the streets of Lagos to protest alleged underground moves by some desperate opposition figures in Kogi State as well as other...
Kogi Indigenes, Concerned Nigerians Stage Pro-Yahaya Bello Protest in London, Urges Tinubu to Ensure Adherence to Rule of Law
Kogi indigenes and concerned Nigerians gathered under the banner of the “Alliance For Emancipation and True Change” to stage a peaceful protest in the United...
Yahaya Adoza Bello: Time To Throw In The Towel Is Today, Not Tomorrow
It was on the 27th January, 2024, that Yahaha Adoza Bello formally relinquished power to his successor (Ahmed Usman Ododo), after eight years in office in Kogi State,...