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By Admin Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the fresh charges on an alleged N80 billion fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, be served through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed. The Judge issued the order on Tuesday…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi on Monday flagged off another round of distribution of food palliatives to the residents of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution exercise is in continuation of Ododo administration’s commitment to cushion the impact of economic downturn on the people. Inaugurating the…
By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, to unfailingly appear before it on Tuesday. The governor is to appear to give some explanations on the role of the apex bank in the Nov. 11, 2023 Off-Cycle…
By Wandoo Sombo The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday did not sit to hear the appeal lodged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi High Court which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the immediate-past governor, Yahaya Bello. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
By Thompson Yamput At least 14 persons died in a head-on collision involving two Toyota buses on Sunday in Kogi. Thirteen persons survived in the accident which occurred at Aloma community in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An eyewitness told NAN that the accident involved a…
By Thompson Yamput The Ebiraland Youths Coalition on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to ensure that nothing happened to the immediate past governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The Coalition Coordinator, Mr Fache Onimisi-Moses, made the call in a statement in Lokoja. Bello is being accused of alleged N80 billion money laundering and had been…
By Bayo Sekoni Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi and chairman of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election committee has commended the large turnout of stakeholders and members during the exercise. Ododo gave the commendation on Saturday in Akure when receiving reports from members of the APC Governorship Primary Election committee, security…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State. The governor made the call when he received a delegation of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal commission (RMAFC) at the Government House in…
By Lere Olayinka Nigerians have always been sentimental about issues concerning Politically Exposed Persons and it is understandable. I still remember what many Nigerians said about Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) then. What has happened to Dasuki and all the Arms Money they claimed he stole? Has anyone been convicted on the basis of the basis…
By Prof Abdulakarim Bobade Nigerians on Wednesday woke up to the sordid spectacle of a large contingent of heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission swooping on an entire street in the nation’s capital, Abuja, and surrounding the home of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello ostensibly to arrest him to face…
