The Kogi State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Alhaji Murktar Bajeh (APC-Okehi) has resigned his position in protest of the terrorist tag thrown at him and eight other colleagues. Gov. Yahaya Bello of the state had on March 23 branded nine of the 25 assembly members as terrorists for...
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The Kogi Government has vowed to bring the perpetraitors behind the Sunday attacks on Oganenigu communities in Dekina Local Area of the state to justice Gov. Yahaya Bello, made the promise when he visited Oganenigu community in company of heads of security operatives in the state. Bello, represented by his...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has urged governorship aspirants on the platform of the APC in the state to focus on their strengths in wooing party members ahead of its primary election scheduled for April. Bello gave the advice in a statement on Saturday in Lokoja, signed by the...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Complex Ltd. and to dredge River Niger, if elected president. Tinubu gave the assurance at the APC Kogi mega rally on Wednesday at Confluence Stadium Lokoja. ”I assure you that hope...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Ajaokuta Steel Complex will generate 1.6billion dollars annually and provide 500,000 estimated jobs for Nigerian youths. Malam Garba Shehu, the Presidential spokesperson in a statement, said that Buhari said this at the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, which he also inaugurated as part...
The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of what it described as the “illegal harassment of state officials over a bail-out fund the Commission tried fruitlessly” to prove was stashed in an account, despite a Court injunction restraining it. The State Government in...
The Kogi Campaign Council on Sunday promised that Gov Yahaya Bello will massively deliver the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state council Director of Media and Publicity, made the promise in a statement issued in Lokoja. He said...
Kogi State has finally joined the league of oil producing states in Nigeria as it received the first derivation allocation from the Federation Account. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Information Commissioner, disclosed this shortly after the State Executive Council Meeting at Government House, Kogi. Fanwo said that Gov Yahaya Bello, who...
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of the Obajana cement plant shut by the Kogi State Government last week. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Friday at the end of the National Security Council. The Kogi State Government and Dangote Group have been at loggerheads...
Normalcy is returning to Dangote Cement Plant, Obajana after the attempted closure of the company by some youths on Wednesday. Some Kogi Youths had on Wednesday, in company of some armed vigilante group, invaded the premises of the company in an attempt to shut it down. The assembly had...
The Managing Director of Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA), Hajiya Rekiya Sanni, has called for peaceful co-existence among the citizens of Kogi State to quicken growth and development of the state. Sanni made the call on Saturday while felicitating Gov. Yahaya Bello and the residents of the state on...
The acting Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has unveiled the trophy for the 28th Judiciary Staffers Games scheduled for Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Sports Association for Judiciary (NASAJ) would hold from Aug. 17 to 27 in Lokoja. Ariwoola, who...
As part of efforts to combat crime, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels in the state Governor Bello also banned wearing of face masks in public places for proper and easy identification of persons. He gave the directive on Tuesday in Lokoja,...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s only interest is to field the best candidate that will defeat other opponents in the 2023 presidential election. Bello said this at a media appearance on Sunday in Abuja, noting that...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Over 14.3 million youths from South South and South Eastern part of NIgeria have indicated interest to support Governor Yahaya Bello’s presidential ambition come 2023. The National Coordinator, Nigerian Rescue Mission (RENMISS) Abdullahi Damat, disclosed this on Sunday while addressing various youth groups during a...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, a leading presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC possesses all attributes that can retain the presidency for the ruling party in 2023, the Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation has said. While noting that, of the pool of presidential aspirants, Bello was the...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said he would nominate the first female vice president if he emerged as the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 General Elections.. Bello, who said this at the “Second Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents” in...
Some Nigerians have pledged their support for Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for President in 2023, noting that he is the best man to solve the problems of insecurity in the country. They made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has described the new Attah Igala, Matthew Opaluwa, as a man of impeccable character who has been worthily selected in conformity with traditions, equity and fairness. Governor Bello made this known on Friday in Idah when he visited the Attah at his palace before...