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Court adjourns to June 27 for arraignment  The Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned arraignment of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to June 27, following an agreement by the counsels of the two parties.  A new date, June 27, had earlier been reportedly fixed for arraignment at the instance of the EFCC counsels. There was, however, a mild drama in court when Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, announced appearance for EFCC and claimed ignorance of the agreement. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Counsel to Governor Bello, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, told the court that the EFCC lawyers approached AbdulWahab Mohammed SAN, who is the counsel  for the defendant, that the June 13 date would not be convenient for them to proceed and that Wahab had to agree by way of convenience for another date to be set. Adedipe SAN, who was in court for another matter, was s...

The 60th Anniversary celebration of Motailatu Church of God has commenced with series of activities lined up to make the diamond jubilee memorable. A statement by a member of the church's Board of Trustees, Very Reverend David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi says the celebration has commenced with a special Anniversary revival at the Motailatu Church of God International headquarters, St Adekahunsi cathedral, Ondo Town, Ondo state. According to the statement, the special anniversary revival which commenced on Monday, June 10 2024 will run till Friday, June 14, 2024 at 4pm daily. A medical outreach is slated for Thursday, June 13, 2024 at the church premises. Ordination of parishioners will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2024 while the grand finale, a special Anniversary thanksgiving holds on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Venue is the Motailatu Church of God International headquarters, St. Adekahunsi Cathedral, adjacent NEPA Office, off Brigadier Ademulegun Road, Oke-Iwosan, Ondo City, Ondo State a...

Again, scores of activists hit the streets of Lagos on Saturday demanding an end to what they described as the mischievous use of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  platform to malign perceived enemies by opposition forces. The activists, who frowned at the consistent call for anarchy in a democratic setting by those that their investigations had established to be working for known opposition figures in Kogi State, called on the EFCC to ignore the "sponsored, desperate calls" and focus on toeing the path of the rule of law. The over 80 Human Rights Civil Society Organizations, under the broad umbrella of Citizens Action Against Lawlessness, said those calling for the EFCC to ignore an ongoing court process and forcefully arrest a defendant, former Governor Yahaya Bello, were not only ignorant of the rule of law and up to some mischief, but also tools in the hands of desperate political actors to rubbish the integrity of the Commission. While commending the EFCC for...