Nigeria, April 25 -- The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Federal High Court, with the court dismissing an objection raised by the defence and allowing the prosecution to proceed. Presiding over the case, Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the objection by defence counsel, J.B. Daudu, SAN, lacked merit, describing it as "speculative and misconceived." He noted that the provisions of Section 239 of the Evidence Act were applicable and consequently ordered the continuation of the trial. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering amounting to N80,246,470,088.88. At the resumed heari...