The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has dismissed 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. Also, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State had […]
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Abia State government has blasted Senator Smart Adeyemi for saying that the state is being governed by drunkards led Okezie Ikpeazu. Senator smart had described Abia state governor, as a “champagne drinking man”. The rebuttal was issued in a statement by Onyebuchi Ememanka, the Chief Press Secretary to Abia State governor, on Tuesday. Adeyemi, the lawmaker […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has blamed Wednesday’s fatal tanker explosion at the Felele axis of Okene/Lokoja/Abuja road on the deplorable condition of all federal roads across the state. At least 23 people, including seven school pupils were killed in the incident. Bello said the total neglect of the Felele axis of Okene/Lokoja by […]
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KGS/GO/ADM/25/II/XXX16 September 2020 The Ambassador Of The United States of AmericaEmbassy of The United States of America1075 Diplomatic DriveCentral Business DistrictAbuja, NIGERIA Your Excellency, RE: VISA RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS AND INCLUSION OF THE 2019 KOGI STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN US STATE DEPARTMENT LIST OF ALLEGEDLY COMPROMISED ELECTIONS – A LETTER OF PROTEST 1. I have […]
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There was pandemonium in Agbudu, Koton-Karfe local government area of Kogi state as unknown gunmen killed 14 people, including 13 members of a family. The ugly incident occurred around 2am on Wednesday. Ede Ayuba, Kogi police commissioner who confirmed the killings at a press briefing, said he had mobilised his men but the gunmen had […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Yahaya Bello as the Kogi state governor. A five-man panel of the court led by which was led Adamu Jauro in a separate but unanimous judgement on Saturday dismissed four appeals against the polls for lacking in merit. The appeals were filed by the […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has accused politicians of playing games with the lives of Nigerians amid the pandemic called COVID-19. He was speaking on Thursday while playing host to the Board of Trustees of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation who paid him a courtesy call in his Lugard House office in Lokoja. Bello […]
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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Tuesday evening dissolved the 21 local government administrative councils. This is sequel to the confirmation of the state’s nominees for the State Independent Election Commission. The Commissioner for information Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja. The statement reads in part, “Kogi […]
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The Governor-Elect of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has boasted that the outcome of the just concluded election was credible. Bello said there was a level playing field and it was free and fair. He made this statement during an interview on Channelstv program, Sunrise Daily. “The conduct of the election was quite very credible, a […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives and the people of Kogi State for his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The governor in a statement by his Director General, Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo said he is now spurred to do […]
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