Yahaya Bello
Court declines to vacate arrest order on ex-gov Yahaya Bello
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello for vacation of the arrest warrant issued against him by the court. The Judge said the former governor, having been in contempt of court by his refusal to make himself available for arraignment […]
Media Office of Former Kogi Governor Responds to EFCC Allegations
In response to allegations made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the media office of former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has emphasized that the court has yet to substantiate these claims. In a statement signed by the director of Bello’s media office, Ohiare Michael, it was clarified that Bello did not use state […]
Appeal Court hears EFCC appeal against Yahaya Bello’s arrest today
The Court of Appeal in Abuja is set to hear today (Monday) the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi State High Court, which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In a ruling on February 9, 2024, the […]
[OPINION] EFCC Vs Yahyah Bello: A Well-Deserved Embarrassment
By Busy Brain For the past two weeks, the action of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been making news and forming opinions in the media. From the Bobrisky money laundering saga to the Cubana Chief Priest case, and now, the EFCC has migrated the media attention from the creative industry to the […]
Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details
The Nigeria Police Force has detained the female police officer who served as the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The ADC was arrested along with other police officers attached to the 48-year-old former governor, and they are currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Their arrests […]
Yahaya Bello asks court to set aside arrest warrant against him
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has filed a petition at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to invalidate an arrest warrant issued against him. Represented by his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, Bello argued before Justice Emeka Nwite that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the initial order. The issue arose during a […]
EFCC siege: Abuja, Kogi courts issue counter orders over Yahaya Bello
A federal high court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant against Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi state. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, granted the arrest warrant to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday. However, in a dramatic twist, a Kogi high court presided over by I. A Jamil […]
Court admits exhibits against Yahaya Bello’s nephew over alleged N10bn stolen from Kogi account
A prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, nephew of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others, who are standing trial in a N10 billion money laundering case, on Thursday, January 11, 2023, told Justice James Omotsho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that huge funds were transferred in tranches from the accounts […]
BREAKING: Yahaya Bello deposes several Kogi monarchs, banishes them
The Kogi State Government under Governor 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 […]