The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, wanted. This move follows accusations of financial impropriety during Bello’s time in office. The EFCC alleges that Bello is involved in “economic and financial crimes” amounting to a staggering N80.2 billion. In a statement, the agency called on the public to provide any information on Bello’s whereabouts. Governor Bello, who served two terms from 2016 to 2024,...

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the government’s expenditure and project implementation during Nasir El-Rufai’s tenure as governor, which spanned from 2015 to 2023. The committee’s focus will include scrutinising loans, grants, and how these funds were used for projects undertaken during El-Rufai’s eight years in office. This move comes amid concerns raised by the current governor, Uba Sani, regarding a significant debt burden inherited from his predecessor....

Dr. Nelson Omenugha, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, graciously welcomed a delegation from the Solar Hands-on Training and International Network of Exchange (SHINE) at his office in the Government House on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. SHINE, a capacity-building project sponsored by the European Union Commission, aims to empower individuals in the field of renewable energy, specifically solar energy. The delegation, led by Rev. Father Christopher Anso, the director of Jobitech,...

A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from infringing on the fundamental human rights of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. In a two hour judgment delivered on Wednesday, at the High Court 4 and presided over by Hon. Justice I.A Jamil, in suit no HCL/68/M/2020, the court restrained the EFCC from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the applicant except as authorised by the Court....