Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has fixed August 31, 2020, for the judgement in the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Musa Wada against Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. Mr. Wada is challenging the election victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yahaya Bello as the Governor of […]
The Kogi State government, on Tuesday, extradited 78 homeless people and mentally challenged people back to their state of origin. Those removed are from five states in the North, including Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Zamfara. The Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba, said those excavated were picked […]
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 […]
*Expresses shock at discountenance of evidence by Appeal Court Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the judgment of the court of appeal in favour of Governor Yahaya Bello does not vitiate or detract from the fact that it won the November 16, 2019 Kogi State governorship election. The party noted with shock that the […]
*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), […]
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Monday described the exit of the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as painful but maintained the party will outlive its present internal crisis and expand its coast in upcoming elections across the country. Governor Bello after a meeting with Gov. Sani Bello, Gov. […]
Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has lost his Personal Assistant, Suleiman Abdullateef. Abdullateef was reported to have died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. An aide to the Governor confirmed the incident to The Nation. Buhari approves joint military police operation specifically for N/West zone However, there has been no official statement […]
Saturday May 23, 2020 will go down in history as the day Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello won the first leg of the legal battle challenging his dream of retaining his seat for a second term as governor of Kogi state. A three man panel of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja […]
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, dismissed the suit by Natasha Akpoti, Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate in the Nov. 16, 2019 governorship election against Governor Yahaya Bello. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpoti and her party, SDP, had filed a petition, asking the tribunal to nullify the victory of Governor […]
Idris Ahmed,Lokoja. As Kogi state prepares to conduct elections into the 21 local government areas in the state, the state Governor, Yahaya Bello on Thursday inaugurated the Kogi state Independent Electoral Commission (KSIEC). The governor also inaugurated another commission alongside the state electoral body at the Lugard House, Lokoja. READ ALSO: Police seal PDP secretariat in […]
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state on Friday called on the people of Akwu community in Ankpa Local Government Area of the state who are at loggerheads over ascendancy to the traditional stool to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Violence erupted Wednesday night over who among two clans in Akwu community should […]
Lokoja – Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday screened, cleared and confirmed for appointment, 16 out of 17 commissioner-nominees presented to the House by Gov. Yahaya Bello. The screening was sequel to receipt of list of nominees from the governor to the legislature presented by Speaker of the House, Prince Matthew Kolawole in Lokoja. The […]
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has assured the people of Tawari community of adequate security and immediate assistance for the victims of the recent attack in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some gunmen had on Jan. 2 attacked Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area, killed over 19 people, […]
The present administration in Kogi State led by Alhaji Yahaya Bello has done a lot to foster unity among the various ethnic and religious groups across the state as demonstrated in the construction of the Christian Chapel of Peace and Unity inside Government House, Lokoja. Kogi State Deputy Governor, Chief Edward David Onoja, stated this […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Jan. 20, 2020, deliver judgment in the suit seeking Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s disqualification over alleged double registration as a voter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who fixed the date after taking the arguments of all the parties in the matter, said there was the need to give it […]
On November 16, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa State. There was also a re-run for Kogi West Senatorial District the same day. Both the election in Bayelsa and that of Kogi witnessed severe violence that was condemned by Nigerians as well as local and international observers. […]
The organised labour in Kogi state has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate, Chief Edward Onoja on their victory in the November 16 governorship election in the state. The Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) issued the statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. Kogi state NLC Chairman, […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, Yahaya Bello and David Lyon, for emerging victorious. Gbajabiamila, in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said the victories recorded by […]
“This victory is for Kogi people that value true democracy. And we can assure that Governor Bello will not abandon his campaign slogan which expresses his desire to do more for Kogi people.’ Governor Yahaya Bello in a statement by his Director-General, Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo has said. Bello said, “This victory is for […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on his re-election in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial poll. The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday, described the election and emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as “a race well run and a victory […]