2023: APC N/West legislators back Yahaya Bello
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The All Progressives Congress, APC, State Assembly Legislators of the North West Zone have endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for President in 2023. The endorsement was communicated in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum, which had in attendance, former House of Assembly Members of the North […]
We now look to God for survival ― Kogi workers; we’ve paid salaries up to date, govt responds
Primary school teachers are entitled to 100% salary payment ― NUT We can no longer cope with shortage of teachers ― ASUSS I was paid N16,000 out of N45,000 monthly salary ― LG worker By Arogbonlo Israel Some primary school teachers and local government workers in Kogi have decried what they termed “neglect and lack […]
Truly free press more powerful than 3 arms of govt, says Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Friday, said that “a truly free and vibrant press is more powerful than the three traditional Arms of government combined”. Bello made the statement on Friday night, at the opening session of the 29th edition of the Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA), at Government House, Lokoja. According to Bello, […]
I will become next Nigeria president come May 29, 2023 — Yahaya Bello
By Arogbonlo Israel Following calls to join the presidential race, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said he has all the qualities needed to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come May 29, 2023. The governor made his intention known while featuring on Arise TV programme on Monday. According to him, he is ready to take over […]
2023 Presidency: Sagay living in the past, it’s time for the youth – Convener Congress For Better Nigeria
By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja The Convener, Congress For Better Nigeria, Barr. Zaccaeus Dare Michael has faulted the claims of Professor Itse Sagay for rejecting the 2023 presidential ambition of governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying “Sagay is still living in the past.” The Convener while reacting to Sagay’s claim that the Kogi governor […]
Yahaya Bello, Udom Emmanuel, Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Biu, others bag Peace Achievers Award
The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been given the award of Governor of the Year for his “exemplary performance in Peace and Security.”
N20bn bailout: Kogi demands apology from EFCC over ’embarrassment’
Kogi State Government on Friday demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged “embarrassment” of dragging it to court over N20 billion bailout fund. The Commissioner for Information in Kogi, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, stated the government’s position at the presentation of awards to senior journalists who participated in the […]
2023: You can’t stop this moving train, Group tells Yahaya Bello’s critics
By Arogbonlo Israel Following news making rounds on social media about Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello “ditching his presidential ambition and lobbying for the Vice Presidency slot”, a youth group under the umbrella GYB2PYB has described the purported claim as “a mischievous and dead on arrival tactic of duplicitous propagandists”. A publication by a newspaper […]
Tackling Insecurity: Kwara youths urge govs, FG to consider Yahaya Bello’s template
Prominent clerics, and eminent sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State have asked Governors in Nigeria to consider the strategy used by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in tackling insecurity in his state, for the country at large.
2023: South-West youths endorse Yahaya Bello for president
By Arogbonlo Israel Nigerian youths under the auspices of GYB2PYB Support Group across the South-West geopolitical zone have endorsed the 2023 presidential aspiration of governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in 2023. The youths on Wednesday, declared their support for governor Bello during a political conference tagged: “Towards a Youthful Political Consciousness and 2023 General […]
No Kogi account frozen by EFCC ― Yahaya Bello
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has described the allegation that the state accounts’ we’re frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a joke taken too far. The governor, who described the allegation of misappropriation of the federal government bailout funds to the state as a lie […]
Kogi at 30: The journey so far
“At 30, Kogi should be best known for its giant strides in terms of infrastructure and human capital development as against what is obtained today.”
Bello vs Tinubu: ‘Don’t ejaculate without valid backing’
By Arogbonlo Israel A youth group under the aegis of Governor Yahaya Bello to President Yahaya Bello, GYB2PYB, has countered the claims by Tinubu Support Group (TSG) discrediting the former ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Recall supporters of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, under the aegis of Tinubu […]
Northern lawmakers insist region must retain presidency in 2023
Northern state legislators have said the North deserves to retain the presidency in 2023 because the South had ruled for 14 years while the north would have ruled for 10 years at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.
Yahaya Bello is right, rotational presidency noneffective — Youth leader tutors Ohanaeze
He, however, encouraged the well-known social cultural group to keep aside issues of zoning and play the “I am a Nigerian” card; adding that “every Nigeria should be accorded equal chance of approaching the pool whenever the need be without any territorial restrictions and ethic hurdles”.
You were studying accountancy at ABU when North, South agreed on rotational presidency, Ohanaeze reminds Bello
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State was a student at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, when the North and South agreed on the rotational presidency in 1998.
