Despite efforts to accelerate the conclusion of corruption cases in Nigeria, many high-profile cases still linger in courts, unlike the regular financial crime cases. Some have lingered long, while others recently commenced, with concerns that all the cases may suffer similar fate if reforms do not take place. Some of the pending cases are tho...
•Bello and Ododo Kogi State governor Usman Ahmed Ododo, has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, declaring that he remains deeply grateful for the role Bello played in his political journey. Ododo made this known today while speaking with journalists after a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the A...
•Natasha and Akpabio The federal government has instituted a suit against the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant, reports Channels TV. The go...
•Bello and Natasha Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged defamatory statements made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central District. In the petition signed by his lawyer, N.A. Abubakar, to the IGP today, Bello called on the police to invite Akpoti-...
•Natasha and Akpabio The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, of plotting with a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to kill her. She also stated that both men are behind the recall petition against her which has been received by the I...
•Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, and former Governor Yahaya Bello should be held responsible if violence disrupts her scheduled homecoming for the Sallah celebrations. The lawmaker, who...
•Yahaya Bello and EFCC The former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has pleaded not guilty to a 19-count charge of criminal breach of trust brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello is, in the charge, accused of diverting funds belonging to Kogi State to acquire, through proxies, property both [&helli...
•Yahaya Bello Court denies granting bail to former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello. … developing storyÂ
•Yahaya Bello in FCT High Court today The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, have pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Former Governor Bello, who is the 1st defendant, vehemently denied the allegations before Justice Maryann Anenih of ...
•Former Governor Yahaya Bello The federal government has filed a fresh 16-count charge against Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The charge filed before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja borders on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110.4 billion, reports Channels TV. This is contrary to Sections 96 [&helli...

