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Bello inaugurates Kogi electoral commission ahead LG poll

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

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

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Gov. Bello urges calm over Ankpa chieftaincy tussle

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

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 […]

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Yahaya Bello gets 16 commissioner nominees for appointment

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

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 […]

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Tawari attack: Bello assures community of immediate support, adequate security

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

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, […]

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Kogi Govt has done a lot to foster unity among ethnic, religious groups – Onoja

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

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 […]

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Just In: Yahaya Bello knows fate Jan. 20 over alleged double registration

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

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 […]

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Kogi: The killing of Mrs. Abuh must not be swept under carpet

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

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. […]

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NLC, TUC felicitate with Bello on election victory

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

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, […]

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Gbajabiamila congratulates Bello, Lyon

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

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

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I will do more for Kogi, says Yahaya Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

“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 […]

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A race well run, a victory well won, Buhari says as he congratulates Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

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 […]

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Breaking: Yahaya Bello wins Kogi election

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Governor Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election held last Saturday. Bello won in 12 of the 21 local government areas in the state, while Musa Wada, who represented the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election secured victory in nine local […]

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Kogi Poll: Court adjourns suit challenging Yahaya Bello’s eligibility till Nov. 21

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2019 0

Abuja – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned continuation of hearing on the suit challenging whether Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, is fit to contest in the Nov. 16 governorship election till Nov. 21. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, who adjourned the case, said the decision was to afford Gov. Bello, who […]

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PDP vows to overrun Bello, APC across Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

…Accuses Gov Bello of threats of violence in Kogi central …Condemns attack on SDP secretariat by alleged APC thugs The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the threats of violence from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will never deter it from overrunning Governor Yahaya Bello and his party in all the senatorial zones of […]

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Kogi guber: I did not step down for Bello-UPC candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Dr Sunday Abuh, candidate of the United Peoples’ Congress (UPC), in the Nov 16 Kogi governorship election, has distanced himself from claims that he had stepped down from the race and endorsed APC’s Yahaya Bello. Mr Moses Damisa, UPC Chairman in Kogi, had told newsmen on Friday that Abuh had stepped down for Gov Bello, […]

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Kogi mega rally, a red card for Yahaya Bello, PDP boasts

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has predicted that the unprecedented crowd that thronged at the official flag-off of its governorship campaign in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital on Friday, despite threats of violence by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a resounding declaration by the people that nothing will stop them from kicking Governor Yahaya […]

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Nothing can save Yahaya Bello from defeat – PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that: ‘no amount of apologies, intimidations, violence, vote buying and “body bag” metaphor can change or save Governor Yahaya Bello from defeat in the November 16 governorship election. The PDP said Nasir el-Rufai, who is Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kogi state National Campaign Council, must have […]

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Kogi: Igala association drum support for Wada

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

The Igala Cultural Development Association (ICDA) has ordered its members to vote against Governor Yahaya Bello, based on his poor performance in office, asserting that the incumbent doesn’t deserve a second term. The ICDA in a statement in Lokoja yesterday gave the indictment after its meeting and directed its members to vote en masse for […]

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Kogi PDP chieftain slams ex- governor, Clarence Olafemi for planning to dump party

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Otunba Gbolahan Adeyemi, has taken the former governor of the state, Clarence Olafemi to the cleaners for planning to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the former governor’s indication on Sunday in Lokoja to defect to APC was […]

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Buhari in a closed door meeting with Oshiomhole, Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reports gathered that Adam Oshiomhole and Yahaya Bello arrived at about 3.30 pm and went straight to the president’s office. […]