A prosecution witness (PW15), Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday, May 8, 2026, narrated before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a property located at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of N950 million paid in United States dollars. Abdullahi,...
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A prosecution witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Ali Bello made several cash payments running into millions of naira for the construction of a property located at Plot 1891, Dala Hills, Maitama, Abuja. The...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational successes in Kogi State, rescuing kidnapped victims and foiling a terrorist logistics movement in separate but coordinated operations conducted on 6 May 2026. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, announced this in...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has charged intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj to uphold national values that positively reflect Nigeria, and act as positive ambassadors of the country during their spiritual journeys. He described them as representatives of the country on the global stage who must portray...
Gunmen have kidnapped at least 23 pupils following an attack on an unregistered orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi State. The attack, which took place on Sunday evening, also saw the kidnappers take away the wife of the school’s proprietor, raising fresh concerns over...
The SASSO Poultry Workshop, organised by Agro Preciso Limited in collaboration with the L-PRES Project and with support from the World Bank, was held in Lokoja, Kogi State, bringing together key stakeholders in the poultry value chain for a one-day capacity-building programme. Designed to equip farmers and industry actors...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, affirmed the voluntariness of the extra-judicial statements of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is prosecuting Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello,...
Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, adjourned the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, till March 11 and 12, 2026, for continuation of trial. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu...
The trial of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State continued on Monday, March 9, 2026 with the 11th Prosecution Witness, PW11, James Bem Igbakymeh, narrating before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a man identified as Shehu Bello purchased a property, located in...
Youths from Kogi State have donated ₦100 million in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, signalling strong confidence in his leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. The donation was formally presented during a visit to the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, with the...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence the confessional statements and gadgets of one of the five men being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. The...
Alleged ₦10b Kogi fraud: EFCC never threatened Ali Bello, co-defendant with electric chair – Witness
Alleged ₦10b Kogi fraud: EFCC never threatened Ali Bello, co-defendant with electric chair – Witness
The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Yazid Bawa, in the trial-within-trial arising from the prosecution of Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, told the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho that contrary...
Operatives of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Nigerian Army and DSS have reportedly neutralised notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kabiru and several of his lieutenants during a joint operation in Kogi State. Credible sources revealed that the operation, which included precision airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force,...
Troops of 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have recorded a major operational success under Operation IGBO IDANU I, dealing a decisive strategic blow to a notorious terrorist network linked to Kachalla Ibrahim and Shu’aibu in Kogi State. Advancing through dense forest, difficult terrain, and multiple riverine obstacles, the troops displayed...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello continued on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the cross-examination of Prosecution Witness Seven (PW7). Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 19-count...
Kogi State Government has announced plans to raise ₦50 billion through a Sukuk bond to finance the construction of the Kogi State International Airport, Zariagi, and the Lokoja International Market. Governor Ododo, represented by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Ashiru Idris, disclosed this at a meeting with investors and...
*Proceedings continue March 2 One of the suspects being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) alongside Khalid Al-Barnawi and three others for being behind the August 26, 2011, bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how he joined...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC tendering more bank records as evidence. The EFCC is prosecuting Bello,...
Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempted attack on the Obajana Operational Base, Kogi State, by suspected criminal elements and successfully arrested several suspects. The Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi State Command, CSP William Ovye Aya, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja. It would be...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army Lokoja on 3 January 2026 have recorded significant operational successes following coordinated fighting patrols and ambush operations conducted across parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant...