Yahaya Bello

Alleged N80.2bln fraud: Court rejects EFCC’s request to arraign Yahaya Bello in lawyer’s absence

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) request to arraign Yahaya...

Breaking: Alleged N110 bln fraud: Ex-Kogi Gov. Bello, two others to cool their heels in custody until Dec.10

Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has remanded Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, and two other...

Just in: EFCC opposes ex-Kogi Gov. Bello’s bail application

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to reject...

Just in: Alleged N110bln fraud: Yahaya Bello arraigned, enters ‘not-guilty’ plea

Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, who was arraigned in court on Wednesday, has pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge...

Alleged N110bn fraud: At last, Ex-Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello brought to court

Yahaya Bello, a former Kogi governor, was on Wednesday morning hauled up to a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and...

Just in: EFCC grants bail to Yahaya Bello’s co-defendants in N110.4 bln fraud case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to two men, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, charged with former Kogi...

Abuja Court summons Yahaya Bello over alleged breach of trust, others

A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to face allegations...

Ahead of arraignment, Yahaya Bello faces fresh charge of N110.4bln fraud

Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, is facing a new 16-count charge of money laundering. The new charges were filed at...

N80bln fraud: Ali Baba Slams EFCC for failing to arrest ex-gov Yahaya Bello

Nigerian comedy icon, Ali Baba, has expressed strong discontent with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its inaction in arresting and...

Just in: Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello is not in our custody—EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Mr. Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, is not in...

Appeal Court nullifies Kogi court’s judgment, clears the way for Yahaya Bello’s arraignment

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reversed a Kogi State High Court’s injunction that had prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Court refuses stay of proceeding in Yahaya Bello’s case, fixes Sept. 25 for arraignment

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello...

Breaking: Yahaya Bello: Judge walks out of court as two SANs clash

A heated argument between two senior lawyers on Wednesday disrupted the court hearing of former Kogi State Gov. Yahaya Bello, who is facing...

Move my trial to Kogi, ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello tells court

Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, has written to Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High...

Alleged N80bn fraud: No reprieve for Yahaya Bello as court orders him to show up for trial

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, must come out of his hiding and...

Just in: EFCC: Appeal Court overturns Kogi high court order, rules against Yahaya Bello

In a contempt case filed by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the Court of Appeal has set aside the Lokoja High Court order...