THE Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. it said the attack took place near a Naval Base, a few kilometres away from Lokoja, the state capital. The Kogi Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made …
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KOGI State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello joins the queue, and casts his vote in the ongoing Governorship and State Assembly elections at his Agasa Polling Unit in Okene Local Government Area of the State this morning. Kogi State is one of the few States of the Federation where the …
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THE Governors of Yobe and Kogi States, Mai Mala Buni and Yahaya Bello have condoled their colleague, Abdullahi Sule over the demise of his son, Hassan Sule. A statement by Buni’s Spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, said the governors were in Gudi, the country home of the governor to sympathize with him …
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THE Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has debunked reports that he dumped the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Bello, in a post via his verified Facebook page on Sunday, said his unwavering support for Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim …
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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday, said his administration remained transparent and accountable in managing the state’s resources. The governor stated this when he received members of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji Study Group, at the Government House, Lokoja. Bello said he remained transparent in managing …
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The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility …
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Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has described the All Progressives Congress 2023 presidential running mate and former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as a great man on the occasion of his 56th birthday. The governor in a message signed by his chief press secretary, Muhammed Onogwu, said the …
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Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says the federal government could have channelled the money expended on COVID-19 response to addressing the demands of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to meet its demands bordering on the funding …
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Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says Nigeria is not ripe enough for state governments to have control of the police. In recent years, there’s been perennial agitation, especially from governors and key stakeholders, for state policing. Reacting to this, Bello said governors can be “ruthless and reckless” if given such power. …
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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has admonished commercial institutions to fix high-tech Close Circuit Television cameras around their branches, covering the banking premises and the neighbourhood. The governor made this call while receiving the committee of bankers in Kogi State at the Government House in Lokoja on Monday. He told the …
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