The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed why anti-graft agency, the EFCC has not been able to arrest the embattled past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declared Bello, wanted for alleged financial crime to the tune…
In a stunning turn of events, a fierce late-night gun battle erupted Wednesday between operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and security details of both former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and his successor, Usman Ododo. The dramatic confrontation that occurred at the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Wednesday night lasted hours….
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Adeola Adedipe, on Thursday, June 27, applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to withdraw his appearance in court for the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in money laundering, breach…
The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn the security details attached to the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The order for the withdrawal was contained in a Police Wireless Message obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday night. It read, “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM NIGPOL DOPS ABUJA X BEGINS…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has publicly called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to cooperate with ongoing investigations and submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a probe into alleged corrupt practices during his tenure. This appeal comes amidst heightened drama…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello with an N80 billion fraud allegation. ADVERTISEMENT The anti-graft agency slammed the former Governor with the charges and dragged him to court just a few days after he handed over power on January 27, 2024. It is understood that the…
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has announced the appointment of Dr. Folashade Ayoade as the Secretary to the State Government. Ayoade, was the SSG in the last eight years of the immediate past Governor, Yayaha Bello. The governor also announced Ali Bello, a nephew to Yahaya Bello, as the Chief of Staff. The new CoS…
The Senator-Elect of Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello tried to harm her during the senatorial election that took place in March. She claimed that the governor’s henchmen shot at her vehicle. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the allegation during an appearance on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today….
Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over the alleged harassment of state officials. Information commissioner Kingsley Fanwo issued the threat in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja. The government said the action became imperative given the anti-graft agency’s alleged undermining and flaunting of the orders of…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has announced a donation to support the presidential bid of the All Progressives Congress, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Truetells Nigeria had reported earlier that Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with Governor Bello in Abuja. he agenda of the meeting was not clear earlier, but there…
