Tag: Yahaya Bello
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EFCC vs Bello: Trivialising corruption allegations – By Ehichioya Ezomon
In my November 18, 2024, article entitled, “That ‘fake’ Sanwo-Olu vs EFCC suit: Whodunit it? Who sponsored it?” I held that snapets from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) moves to investigate, arrest, detain and prosecute ex-governors “are telegraphed a few months or weeks before they bow out of office,” so giving them the…
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Court rejects EFCC’s move to arraign Yahaya Bello without his lawyer
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, turned down the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to arraign ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi in the absence of his lawyers.
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Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello to remain in EFCC custody as courtroom drama leaves Judge frustrated
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, and his co-defendants on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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BREAKING: Judge angrily leaves court as Yahaya Bello arrives all smiles amid 110bn fraud case trial (Photos)
There was disruption after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Jugde Justice Maryann Anenih left the courtroom in frustration during the trial of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
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BREAKING! EFCC finally arrests ex-Gov of Kogi Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally arrested former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. He was arrested shortly after surrending to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday afternoon. He is being grilled over alleged misappropriation of funds. Bello went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday morning, following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed…
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My friends, where is Yahaya Bello? – By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
I am worried about the decadence that has eaten deep into the fabric of our country. No institution is spared. The executive arm. The legislature. Religious bodies. The judiciary. The media. The security agencies. Everything has been contaminated to frightening proportions.
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Legal practitioners lambast IGP, DSS for shielding Yahaya Bello from EFCC arrest
legal experts and activists have raised concerns about poor coordination among law enforcement agencies about arraignment of ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello over alleged public fund diversion
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Alleged N3b fraud: How money flowed from Kogi govt coffers into my accounts – BDC Operator
Jamilu Abdullahi, an Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator and third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, gave a narrative of the financial transactions between him and the Kogi State government under former governor, Yahaya Bello before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama Abuja.
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Why we did not arrest ex-Gov Bello when he arrived our car park – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given reasons why the former Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi State was not arrested when he, in the company of incumbent Governor Usman Ododo, presented himself at the car park of the anti-graft agency last week.
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We’re ready to engage Yahaya Bello in court – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is ready to engage former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in court over the fraud allegation of N8.2 billion against him. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, that Bello must have his day in court.