By Sabiu Abdullahi Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, has requested that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) transfer its case against him to Kogi State. Bello argues that the alleged offense occurred during his tenure as governor, making it appropriate for the legal proceedings to be conducted in the state. The
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Kogi State Police Command has disclosed that 14 of the abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, have been rescued. Some bandits abducted the students who were reading for their upcoming examination on Thursday night. The bandits reportedly came in through the
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to cancel an arrest warrant issued against him. Bello is facing allegations of N80.2 billion fraud and has asked the court to pause legal proceedings due to an ongoing appeal at the Court
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, transferred $720,000 from the government’s coffers to a bureau de change before leaving office to pay in advance for his child’s school fee. Olukoyede revealed this during an
By Sabiu Abdullahi A lawyer and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onokpasa, has cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against acting above the law in its efforts to arrest and prosecute former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello over alleged N80.2 billion fraud. Onokpasa, speaking at a news conference in Abuja on
By Sabiu Abdullahi Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed deep concern over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly ignoring a court order that restrains them from arresting him. Bello made this known on Wednesday as he affirms the urgency for President Bola Tinubu to intervene and uphold the rule of law.
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy payments by the various states’ governments follow the announcement of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, asking already registered pilgrims to
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17-count amended charge against Alli Bello, Daudu Suleiman, including the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In the amended corruption charge, the anti-graft agency claimed that, they allegedly diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government in September
By Kasim Isa Muhammad Clement Ohida, the Kogi State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, has called upon Governor Ahmed Ododo to extend recent pension payment improvements to local government pensioners in the state. Ohida expressed concern that despite the progress in pension payments, local government pensioners are yet to receive any gratuity