Kogi State

Ex Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to urge Governor Yahaya Bello to sustain his present onslaught against criminality in the state. Obasanjo recently revealed this in Abuja at a closed-door meeting with the Kogi State governor via a rep, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the rep, ...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to say that Fulani Herdsmen didn’t burn down any school in the state. The state government recently revealed this via a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo titled, “PRELIMINARY REPORTS ON THE BURNING OF GOVERNMENT ...

A youth group has given the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, a 14-day ultimatum to accept its call on him to contest the 2023 presidential election. The National Coordinator of the group, Amb. Oladele John Nihi recently revealed this, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, failure to accept ...

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to celebrate Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo on her recent appointment by American president-elect, Joe Biden as his Associate Counsel. The governor recently revealed this via a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Intergovernmental Affairs and Kogi State Diaspora Focal Point Officer ...

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has begged the Federal Government to call Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to order for saying there is no case of COVID-19 in the state. NMA recently said Kogi State Government should show Nigerians proof that the state is really free from the deadly virus ...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to say that the judgment of the Election Tribunal upholding his election and the All Progressives Congress (APC) today reaffirms his landmark victory on the 16th of November, 2019. He revealed this in a recent statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary ...

Kogi State government has said it plans to strengthen its own borders to prevent invasion from external forces. After the launch of Amotekun, Special Adviser to the state Governor on Security, Commandant Jerry Omodara (Rtd) believes Kogi must be prepared to protect its area from runaway criminals from the South ...

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has told security agencies in the state to arrest the perpetrators of Tawari attack. In a recent statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Onogwu Muhammed, in Lokoja, Yahaya Bello said the security agencies would get to work and make sure the brains ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that it fulfilled its constitutional duties in the conduct of the November Governorship and Supplementary polls in Kogi State. Director, Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) in the Kogi office of the commission, Ahmed-Bagudu Biambo, revealed this at a Post-Election ...

The Kogi State Government has reacted to the memo in circulation requesting political office holders to state the election results of their Polling Units. Answering questions from journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley Fanwo the noise surrounding the memo was not ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has told security agencies to find those behind the murder of Mrs. Achejuh Abuh, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Woman leader in Kogi State. According to Buhari, these evildoers must be made to face the law, irrespective of their political parties. Buhari revealed this in a statement by ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has asked the police and other security agencies to probe the role of Governor Oluseyi Makinde before, during and after the governorship polls in Kogi State. Seyi Makinde had temporarily relocated to Kogi few days to the November 16 until Sunday. The ...

APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu has urged Bayelsa and Kogi governors-elect, Yahaya Bello and David Lyon to offer good leadership and progressive governance in their states. He revealed this in a congratulatory message signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, his media aide. Tinubu also congratulated his party, the party’s National Chairman, ...

Civil society groups have come out to say that security agencies, including the police, were part of the rigging and manipulation of Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The Centre for Democracy and Development and the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities blasted the security operatives for allegedly partnering ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde is not happy with the way the recently concluded Kogi governorship election went down. He said this as he began work on the Moniya-Iseyin road project, just 2 months after withdrawing it from the initial contractor. According to Gov Seyi, Nigeria is still nowhere near ...

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a level playing field that has helped the people to assert their sovereignty and select their leaders. Lawan then hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi and ...

After the late commencement of voting in some of the polling units in Bayelsa and Kogi state, YIAGA Africa has urged INEC to extend the voting time for the gubernatorial election. In a recent press statement via Twitter, the group said polling units in the 2 states did not start ...

As Kogi State residents stormed voting centers in the governorship and senatorial elections in the state, Senator Dino Melaye made some fans happy by buying “akara.” for them. In a recent clip circulating on social media, Dino Melaye, who is contesting to represent the people of Kogi West senatorial district ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for exemplary conduct of non-partisanship on the part of election and law enforcement officials in Saturday’s governorship polls in Bayelsa and Kogi. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Thursday, said that voters ...

Popular election monitoring group, The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said violence is being planned ahead of the upcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The group revealed this in a recent statement. According to them, politicians are working towards disrupting the November 16 election. CDD added that it ...