The Kogi State Government has reaffirmed commitment to clear the backlog salaries of all the genuine workers and pensioners in the state by 20 December. The Director General, Research and Development, Kogi State, Mr Moses Okafor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday. Moses, who is […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the death of eight person after they took cassava flour on Oct. 26 in Ogaminana community, Authorities of Adavi Local Government Area in Kogi have banned the sale and consumption of cassava flour brought into the area from neighbouring communities and states between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1. The Information Officer of the local […]
Continue ReadingAn erstwhile Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada has insisted that money played a major role in deciding the outcome the 2015 Governorship Election Petition in the state, saying that last week’s arrest of federal judges by men of the State Security Services was a vindication of his earlier position. Wada said this in […]
Continue ReadingGov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday in Lokoja inaugurated a seven-member panel headed by a retired Kano State High Court judge, Umar Rano, to probe the use of state funds from May 29, 2003 to Jan. 27, 2016.Mr. Bello said the terms of reference of the committee were clearly stated in the letters of appointment […]
Continue ReadingThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has congratulated Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, on his victory at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, Oyegun called on the party and its members to close ranks and unite. Recall that Mr. Bello replaced Abubakar Audu […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata affirmed the election after listening to the closing statements of all the counsels. The court did not give reasons for its judgement, opting to provide details of its decision on September 30. Details Shortly… […]
Continue ReadingToday, Tuesday is the date the Supreme Court has set to deliver judgement on appeals challenging the election of the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.Two of the appeals were filed by a former Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada and the former deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, James Faleke. The […]
Continue ReadingFive top civil servants in Kogi State have been arrested for allegedly diverting N230m pension fund to their private uses. The Accountant-General of the state, Alhaji Yusuf Okala, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Sunday. Okala, who is also the Chairman of the Staff Screening and Verification Committee, said […]
Continue ReadingThe Kogi State Government, in a press release, denied reports that Governor Yahaya Bello was stoned in Lokoja, after Friday Jumaat Prayer, held at the Lokoja Central Mosque to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the State. Read Full Statement Our attention has been drawn to the unfortunate incident, which occurred after the Jumaat Prayer at […]
Continue ReadingIt is a third consecutive for Governor Yahyah Bello, as the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal led by by Justice Halima Mohammed, on Wednesday, dismissed another petition challenging his election. The candidate of the Labour Party in the November 21 governorship election, Philip Salawu, a former deputy governor of the State had in the petition […]
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