Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Monday appointed Caretaker Chairmen for the state’s 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointments came at the heels of the expiration of the tenure of the elected council chairmen mid December 2023. Bello’s Media...
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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has dissolved his cabinet and appointed new one as part of transition process for the incoming administration in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kogi Governor-Elect, Alhaji Usman Ododo will take over from the Bello administration on Jan....
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Monday appointed Alhaji Ahmed Tijani-Anaje, who is the Ohi of Okenwe, as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland even as he deposed three traditional rulers of the state. He also appointed Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo-Kabir as the Maigari of Lokoja. The governor made the pronouncements...
The Kogi Government is set to unveil a new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland out of the 70 contestants screened by a committee to succeed the late Dr Ado Ibrahim, an official has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the deceased Ohinoyi died on Oct. 29, 2023,...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Saturday said he came, saw and will be leaving the state better than he met it. Bello stated this at the 4th Convocation ceremonies of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, for 10 sets of graduating students from 2013 to 2022. Bello said part...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday presented 40 SUV cars and four Hilux vans to the state’s lawmakers and judges. He also presented 25 ambulances to local governments. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor also presented three brand new fire fighting vans to...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said election has gone beyond ethnic sentiment in the state, saying that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Nov.11 poll because it presented a popular candidate and not based on tribe or ethnicity. Bello said this at a stakeholders meeting of...
Kogi has released N497 million for the payment of 2023 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations fees for 15,033 students enrolled in the state’s public schools. “This is part of my administration’s commitment to free education and `Zero Out-of-School Policy’ for our young citizens to fulfil their God-given...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in the state, Usman Ododo, would chart new direction legacies for the state if elected on Nov. 11. “This is because Ododo remains steadfast in his commitment to advancing and solidifying my remarkable...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has accepted the ruling of the Appeal Court which affirmed the election of Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan, as the Senator for Kogi Central. The governor stated this when he briefed newsmen at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.” Today as the executive governor of...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he had lost a father and confidant in late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ado Ibrahim, who died on Sunday.in Abuja. Governor Bello stated this while addressing sympathisers at the palace of the late traditional...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police (IG) to call the Kogi Commissioner of police (CP) to order over his attitude towards its governorship candidate. The Chairman, SDP Campaign Council, Kogi East, Mr Hassan Yakubu, made the call...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated Ilebaye Odiniya, the winner of the Big Brother Naija All-stars Season Reality Television Show, which ended Sunday. Bello, in a statement issued in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Onogwu Mohammed, said her victory confirmed her...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of additional 94 Senior Special Assistants. This is contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin- Tofa, in Kano on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had earlier appointed 57...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says his ambition for now is to help President Bola Tinubu to succeed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Bello was one of the major presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The governor pointed...
A teenager, Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi, the recipient of the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award for 2022 has finally left the country for United Kingdom for her studies. This was made possible when Kogi Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello, fulfilled his scholarship promise to the girl, a statement in...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday approved 100 per cent increment of the allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state. The governor also announced a donation of N37.7 million to support the corps members’ logistics as they passed out after serving the...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the ministry under his watch will construct a flyover as a permanent solution to end the perennial flooding on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister stated this on Tuesday during his tour to inspect ongoing...
The National Economic Council has revealed that the nation’s excess crude account currently stands at 473,754.57 U.S. dollars. The stabilisation account stands at N30,346, 557, 405.57 while the natural resources account stands at N115,175,616,159.65. Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi disclosed this at the end of the council...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says Shaibu Audu, son of late Prince Abubakar Audu, who emerged as Ministerial nominee by President Bola Tinubu emerged through a fair process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bello stated this on Sunday when family of the late Audu paid...