Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has denied former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, permission to retrieve his international passport for a medical trip to the United Kingdom. The judge ruled that the medical report submitted in support of the application lacked validity, as it was not signed by its author….
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, dismissed an application filed by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking the release of his passport to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Bello is currently standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court has clarified that the travel passport of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not in her court’s custody but with the Federal High Court, Abuja. At Thursday’s hearing on EFCC’s money laundering case against Bello, Justice Anenih said the application to release his passport could not…
The federal government has instituted a suit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The Federal Government has filed a criminal suit (CR/297/25) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Federal Capital Territory High Court. The case, filed on May 16, 2025, lists Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant….
The third prosecution witness in the alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, admitted before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, that there was no wired transfer of fees from the Kogi State Government or any of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, setting his bail at ₦500 million. Presiding over the hearing on Friday, December 13, Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Bello to provide two sureties, each guaranteeing the same amount. The sureties must swear to an affidavit of…
Justice Maryann of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to January 29,…
Former Governor Yahaya Bello will remain in custody for two weeks to await the decision of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on his bail application. The trial judge, Maryanne Anenih, Wednesday, ordered the remand of the former governor in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) till 10 December set for…
Justice Maryann Anenih of the FCT High Court, who was billed to handle the case of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, walked out in protest today, as supporters of the former Governor stormed the courtroom.The judge, who came in to take the plea of the former governor and his co-defendants, rose abruptly…
The lawsuit against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging money laundering, has been postponed to September 25 by Judge Emeka Nwite of The Federal High Court Abuja. Abdulwahab Mohammed (SAN), the former Governor’s Attorney informed the court of the Defendant’s request for a delay in…
