Tag: Yahaya Bello
Ododo, Yahaya Bello and EFCC: Time to abrogate Section 308 as immunity becomes impunity
Ododo should, therefore stop wasting the precious time, for which Kogites pay heavily, on shielding Bello from the due process…
Bello: EFCC not a ‘death sentence’
And if I were Ododo, I would go further by letting Bello know that there are many examples he should…
Bello, Ododo and EFCC conundrum
But power is transient. It is either power leaves a man while the man is alive or he leaves power…
Yahaya Bello: A Fugitive of Justice?
That a legislative arm of Kogi State, which kicked against the arrest of the former governor by the EFCC could…
Alleged looting and Kogi’s fearful Lion
This cancer of impunity and defiance of the law and democratic principles is not peculiar to Kogi or Bello. It…
N80bn fraud: Yahaya Bello’s Court defiance sparks outrage among Civil Society groups
The CSOs argue that by disregarding court orders, Bello is not only setting a dangerous precedent but also sending a…
Yahaya Bello: EFCC and support beyond Kogi ex-governor
Many would argue that the allegations levelled against the former Kogi governor is in line with what many Kogi civil…
N110.4bn Fraud: Court orders Yahaya Bello to appear for arraignment
Bello, Shuabu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu are facing prosecution bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy to commit an offence…
CSER issues ultimatum to IGP: Arrest Yahaya Bello or face legal action
Despite a bench warrant issued for his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the former governor has…
EFCC versus Yahaya Bello: Victim or villain?
Has Yahaya Bello ever heard of Solon and Croesus or has he read Herodotus’s “Histories”, which records the story? I…
Bello’s arrest evasion: Culpability of DSS, Police
Wednesday made it the seventh court session that the former Kogi governor has snubbed since the first attempt by the…
Lawyers blast IGP, DSS for shielding Yahaya Bello from EFCC arrest
Commenting on the ongoing case between the EFCC and the former governor on Monday, the experts pointed to the lack…
Yahaya Bello’s conduct and his lack of probable cause
The fresh charge filed before a federal high court in Abuja borders on alleged criminal breach of trust to the…
EFCC vs ‘Kogi’s Siamese Twins’
In real life, those who know the Tate brothers who are famous social media influencers, admire their loyalty to each…
N80.2 billion drama: Where is Yahaya Bello?
A school of thought attributed EFCC's poor handling of the visit to the effects of spiritual forces through prayers, juju,…
EFCC witness unveils massive dollar payments in Kogi’s N3bn money laundering trial
Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, Abdullahi revealed that on one occasion, Abba Daudu, the second…
Ododo faces EFCC scrutiny: Shielding Bello may lead to legal consequences
In a statement released by the anti-graft agency, the EFCC called on individuals, including current Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo,…
EFCC fires back: ‘Yahaya Bello should defend himself in court, not play the victim’
According to the EFCC, Bello’s claim that he was targeted for assassination following efforts to arrest him at the Kogi…
Activists slam Kogi Governor Ododo for allegedly shielding Bello from EFCC
A prominent lawyer, Adeyemi Sulaimon, condemned Ododo’s actions, stating that the governor is violating the very laws he swore to…
Yahaya Bello’s wrong and crook Drama at EFCC door
For Ododo, it was a gameplan to quickly release his former boss to the antigraft agency and get the hook…
Kogi Lawmakers under fire: Accusations against EFCC boss frivolous – Lawyers, activists
Social critic Chief Gani Kayode Balogun, popularly known as GKB, lamented the development, criticizing the legislators for calling for the…
Sporadic gunfire as EFCC launches night operation to arrest Yahaya Bello
According to a statement released by the Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, the operatives arrived in an aggressive manner, allegedly…
Abuja court right in issuing warrant of arrest on Yahaya Bello – Appeal Court
By Taiye Agbaje and Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of a Federal…
Yahaya Bello to court: I prefer to be tried in Kogi, not Abuja
He called on the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite to query Bello's team on why they should be sanctioned for…
Court reschedules arraignment of Yahaya Bello
Trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite agreed with the defence and proceeded to adjourn the matter.
Why we find it difficult to arrest Yahaya Bello – EFCC Director
The EFCC has been unable to arrest Bello who is accused of perpetrating an N80.2bn fraud while in office. The…
EFCC, Yahaya Bello and the law
Bello took this as licence to become an emperor over the people and affairs of Kogi State
Judge to Yahaya Bello: You have no right to halt your trial
The judge berated Bello for continuously disobeying court orders.
Yahaya Bello: Court orders EFCC boss, Olukoyede to appear over alleged contempt
The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for allegedly carrying out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have…
Bwala faults EFCC chair’s press briefing on Yahaya Bello, says ex-Kogi governor on media trial
Daniel Bwala, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential campaign committee in the 2023 general elections, condemned the…