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 […]
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 COVID-19 […]
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 […]
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.), […]
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 […]
By Tunde Opalana President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has joined other Nigerians in sending condolences to the families of victims of the disastrous explosion on Wednesday of a fuel tanker on the federal highway in Lokoja, Daily Times gathered. Lawan expressed grief over the gruesome accident in which […]
The Government of Kogi State has declared a two-day mourning in honor of the victims of the Felele tanker explosion on Wednesday, September 23. The state government said this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo. Most of the victims of the tanker explosion, which occurred […]
By Idris Ahmed The management of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has been dissolved over the inability to meet expected one billion naira monthly internally generated revenue since the beginning of this year, Daily Times gathered. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingly Fanwo, who, in a statement issued on Monday night, confirmed […]
The Kogi State Government has petitioned the U.S. on its visa restrictions for unnamed individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process or for organising election-related violence. READ ALSO: Visa ban: US gives Nigeria conditions for review of. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the state government letter, KGS/GO/ADM/25/II/XXX, dated Sept. 16, signed by Mrs Folashade Ayoade, the Secretary to the […]
Kogi State government has responded to the the recent visa ban imposed on politicians alleged to have rigged the November 2019 election in the state by the United States of America. Daily Times recalls that the US government had slammed a visa restriction on some individuals for allegedly rigging the November 2019 governorship elections in […]
By Idris Ahmed Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kogi state chapter, has cried out to the citizens to intervene in the plight of doctors serving under Kogi state government, as many of them may leave due to nonpayment of salary and poor remuneration, Daily Times gathered. Chairman of the Association, Kogi state branch, Dr. Omakoji Oyiguh […]
After five months of rape allegations by one Elizabeth Oyeniyi, the Kogi Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulmumuni Danga, has been charged to court for alleged rape. The police, in a seven-count criminal charge filed against the Commissioner, at a Federal High Court in the Abuja Judicial Division, accused him of rape and brutality among others. […]
Kogi state Government, Yahaya Bello has promised to ensure “massive” infrastructural development before his second term in office elapses. READ ALSO: I would not betray Kogi, I will govern with fear of God — Yahaya Bello In a statement on Sunday, Mohammed Onogwu, chief press secretary to Bello, quoted the governor as saying this while speaking […]
The Kogi State Government has announced that educational institutions at all levels across the state will reopen on September 14, 2020. This was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, who made the announcement at a press briefing on Tuesday in Lokoja. The Commissioner also said that the […]
Executive governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has hailed the Supreme Court of Nigeria in its decision to uphold the legitimacy of his gubernatorial election victory. He made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, (CPS), Onogwu Muhammed, immediately after the court ruling which upheld the credibilty of the November 16 […]
The Kogi Government has approved a bill for the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, in the state. The move was aimed at training manpower in science related courses to feed available industries in the state. FG suspends reopening of schools, gives reasons The State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley […]
Kogi State Government has inaugurated Justice Henry Olusuyi as the Chief Judge of the state. Olasuyi’s inauguration came five days after Gov Bello appointed him as acting Chief judge. The swearing-in ceremony was held on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. Ajanah, Kogi Chief judge dies at COVID-19 isolation centre The State Governor, Yahaya Bello, […]
*Dismisses 4 appeals challenging election The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Saturday upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Five man panel of justices of the Court of Appeal in a unanimous decision dismissed four appeals filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Social Democratic Party(SDP), […]
Staff members of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State on Thursday withdrew their services following Wednesday’s attack on the facility by yet-to-be identified thugs. Rising from an emergency meeting of the Joint Action Congress (JAC) held on Wednesday, the workers resolved to totally withdraw their services across board till further notice. A statement […]
The Kogi state National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the election of Senator Smart Adeyemi for Kogi West Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment, a 3-member panel headed by Justice Kashim Kaigama dismissed the petition of former Senator Dino Melaye for lacking in merit. Senator Melaye had challenged the emergence of Senator Adeyemi […]