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Yahaya Bello visited EFCC’s office but wasn’t interrogated, says his media office

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September 18, 2024

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The media office of Yahaya Bello says the former governor of Kogi was at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja but was asked to leave without being interrogated.

On Wednesday, Ohiare Michael, director of Bello’s media office, said the former governor had “honoured the invitation” of the anti-graft agency over alleged money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of N80.2 billion.

Michael said Bello honoured the EFCC’s invitation “after due consultations with his family, legal team, and political allies”.

However, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, in a statement, denied that the former governor was in the agency’s custody, adding that Bello remains wanted.

But Bello’s media office has insisted that their principal was at the EFCC headquarters in the company of Usman Ododo, the incumbent governor of Kogi.

“Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi, who walked into the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday morning, left the commission’s office unquestioned,” NAN quoted Michael as saying.

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“The EFCC did not interrogate him. He was told that he could leave by officials of the commission. We don’t know what this means yet.

“He was accompanied to the commission’s office by Gov Usman Ododo.”

On April 18, the EFCC declared Bello wanted after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest him and asked anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to contact the commission or the nearest police station.

Before this, the former governor failed to appear in court to defend the allegations made against him by the anti-graft agency.

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Tinubu’s planned cabinet reshuffle won’t make any difference, says Buba Galadima

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September 28, 2024

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Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says President Bola Tinubu‘s planned cabinet reshuffle would not make any difference.

On September 25, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu “has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”.

Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV on Friday, Galadima said reshuffling the cabinet would not curb food inflation.

Galadima claimed that the president intends to reward his cronies with the reshuffle.

“That (planned cabinet reshuffle) has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian. What is of importance to all of us is bringing down the harsh conditions of living and the buck stops only on the table of one man. That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Galadima said.

“No amount of reshuffling can make a difference. As far as that team is only ‘job for the boys,’ nothing will come out of it.

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“Anybody that calls himself president or governor is responsible for their cabinet’s performance. He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in their pockets than service delivery.

“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running.”

The NNPP chieftain asked Tinubu to find a solution to the country’s foreign exchange crisis “which has seen the naira performing abysmally”.

There have been growing calls from Nigerians and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and remove underperforming ministers.

Tinubu’s policies have driven petrol prices to record highs and depreciated the naira to record lows since he assumed the reins on May 29, 2023.

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Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strike

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September 28, 2024

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The Israeli military announced early Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut.

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Military spokesman Captain David Avraham also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital.