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Don’t be political spectators, let your number counts, Bello charges youths

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2021 0

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called on Nigerian youths to make their numbers count and not be political spectators in the country’s 2023 general elections and democratic processes. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to Bello in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja said the

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Kogi APC disowns Mustapha Audu over party leadership crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2021 0

Idris Ahmed, Lokoja The All Progressives Congress, (APC), Ogbonicha Ward, in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has disowned Prince Mustapha Mona Audu, as a member of the party. He is leading the Progressive Youths Movement that claims to have disbanded the Governor Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Coimmttee. Prince […]

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Kogi State Shows Nigeria That Buhari’s Administration Is Winning The War On Graft – Group

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2021 0

The National Co-ordinator ‘Got Your Back Nigeria’ , Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr , stated that Kogi state is a testament of financial decency and credibility. Prof Chris , In a press statement on Wednesday said he had repeatedly told Nigerians that Governor Yahaya Bello GYB is clearly the most profound and prolific State Governor […]

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Kogi Assembly okays over N30bn supplementary budget for 2021

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

The Kogi House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of N30.014 billion for the state government to meet the developmental needs of the state. The approval followed to third and final reading of the supplementary budget after a Clause-by-Clause consideration at Thursday plenary sitting in Lokoja. Muktar Bajeh, the House Chief Whip acting as […]

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North Central states back review of revenue allocation formula

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2021 0

Idris Ahmed, Lokojo Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has lamented that the non-review of the revenue allocation formula has increased the burden of states and local government councils in the country. In his remark at opening ceremony of zonal public hearing on the review of current revenue allocation formula, organised by Revenue Mobilisation Allocation […]

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Kogi State does not owe her workers – Chris Nwakobia

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

The Convener, Got Your Back Nigeria, Professor Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia , has lambasted those peddling falsehood against the administration of Gov. Yahaya Bello on Salary payment. In a statement on Wednesday, Prof Chris, stated that he is disappointed in people who have chosen falsehood against facts and figures all in the name of political adversaries. […]

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N20bn Salary bailout: Kogi govt tackles EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2021 0

*Plans to sue anti-graft commission Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, tackled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of a N20 billion Salary bailout fund kept in a fixed deposit account in a commercial bank. The government also disclosed that it will seek legal redress over allegations of mismanagement […]

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No Money Belonging To Kogi State Was Frozen, The Lies Won’t Stick – Group

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2021 0

The Convener , Got Your Back Nigeria, Professor Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr ,has condemned in totality the deliberate plan by some desperate Nigerians who wants to tarnish the Image of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Addressing the press on Friday, Prof. Chris called out the EFCC to resist the temptation of been used by […]

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Kidnappers welcomes new Kogi varsity, abduct 3 students, lecturer

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2021 0

Three students of the newly established Kogi State University of Science and Technology, Itakpe, including a female student identified as Jumai and a lecturer were kidnapped in the early hours of Monday. According to an eyewitness account, the students and the lecturer were kidnapped while returning from a night vigil at the Living Faith Church […]

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2023: Yahaya Adoza Bello And The Others

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2021 0

In the build up to the politics of 2023 there is clearly one individual who has elected to reach out to Nigerians across creed and clan, across religious and ethnic divides and across social cum societal stratification, that person is the incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello. The others are busy canvassing regional […]

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PDP slams Yahaya Bello, says Kogi Gov does not deserve commendation

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2021 0

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan has described Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as a colossal failure and catastrophic bad luck, who cannot point to any development project he implemented for the benefit of the people. Ologbondiyan, who spoke during his tour of PDP formation in the state […]

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Kogi PDP woman leader killer convicted

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

A High Court sitting in Idah, Kogi State has sentenced one Ocholi Edicha to twelve years and six months imprisonment for the Killing of Salome Abuh, a People’s Democratic Party Woman leader during the last governorship election in Kogi State. The defendant was arraigned on the offences of criminal conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Mischief by fire […]

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Obasanjo lauds Kogi Gov Bello for good governance, tackling insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2021 0

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on his efforts in providing security, good governance, and infrastructure building in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to Kogi governor, Mr. Mohammed Onogwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Onogwu, who quoted Obasanjo as making the commendation when he met […]

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Food security: Kogi Government Signs Two Loans Agreement

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

On behalf of the Kogi State Government, the Kogi State Commissioner for Economy, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris, concluded two separate subsidiary loan agreements yesterday in Abuja with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. The project is to be funded jointly by the World Bank, the Agency for French […]

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Coy lament constant harassment, extortion by youth group

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

Philip Clement, Abuja An Ajaokuta based Ceremics company, BN Ceremic industry Nig. Ltd. in Kogi state has vowed to give top priority to the welfare of every cadre of its workforce, irrespective of incessant harassment and extortion by some youths groups in the area. The company also reiterated it’s commitment in providing succor to it’s […]

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Bello’s antagonist dumps PDP for APC in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2021 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja A strong antagonist of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Friday Makama, has joined the governor in the APC after decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday. The two-time member of the Kogi State House of Assembly who represented Igalamela Odolu state constituency […]

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Governors disown Bello for rejecting Covid-19 vaccines

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2021 0

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja Nigerian governors have disowned their Kogi State colleague, Yahaya Bello, for rejecting the COVID-19 vaccines. The Nigerian government has said it is expecting at least 100,000 doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine by the end of January through the COVAX co-financing public-private facility. Governor Bello, while discouraging the use of

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2 APC chieftains explain what happened in the Kogi governorship election

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana Two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend said governments of the United States of America, United Kingdom and European Union were misled to believe that Governor Yahaya Bello and leaders of the party committed electoral offences to rig the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Kogi state. The […]

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Retired judges beg Bello to pay their gratuities

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

Retired judges in Kogi State have pleaded with the state governor, Yahaya Bello to pay the gratuities of both living and dead judges, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: Yahaya Bello promises massive infrastructure before second term ends The immediate past Grand Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Kogi State, Hon. Kadi Zakariya Muhammad (retd.), […]

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Yorubas in Kogi, Kwara seek merger with south-west

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2020 0

Yorubas in Kwara and Kogi states are clamouring for a merger with Southwest states through boundary adjustment. They also want to be independent within the proposed region, Daily Times gathered. This statement was made by the people of Kwara South Senatorial District, through the Kwara South Consultative Forum (KSCF). The forum lamented the Yoruba of […]