By Idris Ahmed Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been described as the emancipator of the oppressed and marginalized people of the state. Pastor Innocent Ihiovi, one of the APC Governorship aspirants that voluntarily stepped down from the contest, said the Governor demonstrated high level of political leadership by his ingenuity of successfully midwifing […]
By Idris Ahmed Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has congratulated the entire Muslim faithful’s all over the world for the completion of the 1444/2023 Ramadan fast , marking the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr. The Governor, while tasking Nigerians to maintain peaceful coexistence, national integration,urged them to practice the lessons of Ramadan to proffer solutions […]
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 governor made this known while speaking at […]
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 […]
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 […]
How more frustrated can a Party that prides itself as the largest Party in Africa be? The Party has failed to lead a vibrant opposition having lost power at the centre some 6years ago. And the Party has become a rambunctious and rabble rousing entity shooting at everything like an age grade village union. The […]
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello has appealed to Nigerians to cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari as he works hard with rare commitment to fix the country. Bello who also doubles as Chairman, Youths, Women and People Living With Disabilities APC Membership Registration and Revalidation Committee, while felicitating with President Buhari, his wife, the […]
Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, said on Tuesday that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has outperformed the Peoples Democratic Party’s 16-year record (PDP). Bello said his party has provided Nigerians with good governance during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “In general, the APC has outperformed the PDP in Nigeria’s 16 […]
By Tom Okpe Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State and a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election, has announced that more members of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), including governors, will soon join the ruling party. Governor Bello made the revelation during a meeting of the […]
Yahaya Bello, the controversial governor of Kogi State, has said that APC National Leader Bola Tinubu is aware of his shortcomings in Nigerian politics. Bello described Tinubu as a kingmaker and leader who will back a young politician to become president in 2023 in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Monday. He went on to […]
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has denied reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had a zoning arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. There have been growing calls for the APC to zone the 2023 presidential ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State had said that […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has charged chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 36 states of the federation and FCT that they have tangible roles to play in the party’s membership and revalidation exercise that commenced on Monday nationwide. He as well told them that their continued relevance in […]
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 […]
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has described the move to embark on another round of #EndSARS protests as premature, dangerous and counterproductive, Daily Times gathered. The governor, therefore, called on Nigerian youths to shelve the plan. The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday warned against any planned protest or gathering in the state. […]
Yahaya Bello the Governor Kogi state, on Wednesday, December 2 while speaking at the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Against Gender-Based Violence (NGWA-GBV) interactive forum held in Abuja stated that his administration in Kogi state has given high-level opportunities to women. He dwelled on the need for governments to give women the opportunity to participate in governance. […]
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.), […]
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 United States Government have reportedly slammed ex-National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello with a visa ban, Daily Times reports. READ ALSO: Imitate US, place a visa ban on election riggers in Nigeria, Saraki implores UK, EU According […]
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 […]
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, said that negotiating with Boko Haram would be the last choice his administration would consider claiming that they should not be forgiven and treated as such. Daily Times gathered that the governor during the handing over of 778 women and children of Boko Haram by the 4 special forces […]