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American school offers to refund $760k of Yahaya Bello’s $845k children fees
A letter written by the American International School of Abuja (AISA) asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state has leaked on the internet.
28/04/2024
Yahaya Bello: Court orders EFCC boss, Olukoyede to appear over alleged contempt
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed to prison for allegedly disobeying its order.
27/04/2024
LETI hosts members of Lagos House Committee on Judiciary
The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC, as part of its oversight functions, paid a working visit to the Lagos State Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI).
25/04/2024
Alleged Fraud: EFCC withdraws suit against Yahaya Bello in Appeal Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has decided to withdraw its application at the Court of Appeal against the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
24/04/2024
President Tinubu demands critical reforms in justice sector
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reform that would enable Nigerians to fully benefit from the justice sector.
24/04/2024
Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha appeals five-year jail sentence for sexual assault
Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, known as Baba Ijesha, has filed an appeal against his conviction for the sexual assault of a minor.
24/04/2024
EFCC to arraign Emefiele on fresh charge, says he printed N684.5m notes with N18.9bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for approving the printing of N684.5m notes at the rate of N18.96bn.
23/04/2024
Software Engineer bags life jail for defiling minor in Lagos
A 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu is to spend the rest of his life in jail for defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old minor (name withheld) at their Thomas Animashaun Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos residence.
23/04/2024
President Tinubu rebuffs ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, as AGF Fagbemi asks him to submit self to EFCC
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello’s call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in his faceoff with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) might have been rebuffed as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), asked him to surrender himself to the anti-graft agency.
19/04/2024
Confusion as Abuja Court orders ex-gov Bello’s arrest hours after another court restrains EFCC
There was confusion at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as the court ordered the arrest of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for arraignment in court on Thursday.
17/04/2024
