A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that transactions amounting to ₦1.425 billion were carried out for the purchase of foreign currencies between December 15 and February 21, 2022. The witness,...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19, 2026, to deliver judgment in the legal battle over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary for Kogi Central. Justice Inyang Ekwo announced the date after lawyers representing all parties adopted their final written addresses, bringing the hearing to...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, May 25, 2026 adjourned the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman till June 2, 2026. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Ali Bello, a nephew of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza...
A Prosecution Witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that a property located at No. 1 Ikogosi Spring Close, Maitama, was purchased for ₦550 million and paid for in United States dollars cash in the ongoing...
Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 admitted into evidence a judgment of the FCT High Court against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Bello alongside Umar...
The trial of Ali Bello, nephew of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, continued on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with the 17th Prosecution Witness, PW17, Ahmed Audu Abubakar, telling the court how Bello utilised bureau-de-change (BDC) to...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the defence counsel and allowing the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being...
Kogi State High Court has ordered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to pay ₦1 billion in damages to former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, following a defamation case. In a judgment delivered on April 23, Justice A. S. Ibrahim ruled in favour of Bello, holding that the claims against the senator...
Trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness narrating how huge cash lodgments were converted to dollars and handed over to a key associate. The Economic and Financial...
The trial of Ali Bello, nephew of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, was stalled on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 following an adjournment at the request of his new counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, to enable...
Trial of Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Monday, February 16, 2026, with the 17th Prosecution Witness, PW17, Ahmed Audu Abubakar, linking Bello with funds from Kogi State...
Trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Tenth Prosecution Witness, PW10, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank giving a detailed movement of public funds through...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with the continuation of testimony by Prosecution Witness Seven, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank. Bello is being prosecuted by...
The trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with prosecution witness making lengthy revelations on cash movements in and out of the Statutory Account of Kogi State Local Government Areas. Bello...
Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the continuation of the alleged money laundering case involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to January 29, 2026. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the adjournment on Tuesday to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s seventh prosecution witness, Olomotame Egoro, to...
The ongoing money laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello took a key turn on Monday as the fourth prosecution witness reaffirmed that withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking regulations. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Mshelia...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, November 10, 2025, adjourned the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahay Bello, till Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for continuation of trial. Bello is being prosecuted by the EFCC before Justice Nwite for alleged diversion...
Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to November 24, following a disruption of court activities on Monday. The matter, originally slated for hearing that day, was affected after Justice Mohammed Umar was unable to sit due to a protest led by...
The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Mshelia Arhyel in the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Thursday, October 9, 2025, narrated before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja how the third defendant, Abdulsami Hudu made multi-million naira withdrawals from...
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, pushed forward the hearing in the ongoing ₦110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. The case will now resume on November 12. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar...