Who is talking about salaries in Kogi State? The talk of the town is Governo Yahaya Bello’s newly completed state-of-the-art country home on Mahmoud Atta street, GRA, Okene. Dignitaries at the house-warming ceremony included Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim, Ohinoyi of Ebira land. The mansion is described by some as a thing of beauty. Below are […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says he will pay all salary arrears of civil servants and the pension arrears of retirees before the end of 2017. Bello also said that he would commence prompt payment of salaries of workers in the state public service from January 2018. He made the promise on Saturday at the […]
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The Yahaya Bello government of Kogi state has declared a 24-hour curfew in the five local government areas of Kogi central senatorial district. As contained in the announcement, the affected local government areas are Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okene, Okehi and Ogori/Magongo. Petra Akinti Onyegbule, chief press secretary to Yahaya Bello, governor of the state, disclosed this […]
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The government of Kogi State has declared Monday public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country. The Director-General, media and publicity to the state governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said it was to enable the people to give thanks to God for returning Mr. Buhari in sound health and […]
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A total of 188, 588 voters, representing 52.3 percent of the total number of registered voters in Kogi west senatorial district have reportedly approved the recall of Dino Melaye from the senate. Pius Kolawole, a special adviser to Yahaya Bello, governor of the state, announced this on Monday in Lokoja while addressing party members from the district. He […]
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Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has attacked a senator from the state, Dino Melaye, saying the lawmaker was not properly nurtured into adulthood by his parent. The comment came Wednesday as a political feud between the two former allies deteriorates, following an outbreak of violence at a political rally in Kogi, for which the two […]
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Following accusations of double registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Kogi state APC, Governor Yahaya Bello has denied taking part in the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise. Speaking with reporters after observing Ju’maat prayer at the presidential villa in Abuja, Bello advised INEC not to allow “some elements” tarnish its image. […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi State has called on Governor Yahaya Bello to resign for registering twice for permanent voter card. A Senator, Dino Melaye, made the call on behalf of the party at a news briefing in Abuja on Friday. The chairman of the APC in Kogi, Hadi Ametuo, agreed with […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accused the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello of double registration for Permanent Voter Card against electoral law. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Prince Solomon Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) on Thursday in Abuja. INEC stated that […]
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Academic and non-academic staff in Kogi-owned tertiary institutions will commence a five-day warning strike from January 16, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) announced on Thursday in Lokoja. The workers under the aegis of JAC of the tertiary institutions, said discussion between its leadership and the state government, led by the Secretary to the State Government, […]
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