By Ladesope Ladelokun IN spite of the incalculable havoc precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, it remains a riddle why Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has been vociferous about his unshaken belief that the confluence state is COVID-19-free, even in the face of stubborn facts. At a prayer session held recently for […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure THE chairman of the APC governorship primary election holding in Akure the Ondo State capital, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, said the committee is satisfied with the process of the election. Alhaji Bello alongside other committee members inspected the materials and said that they were satisfied with the process. He assured all aspirants […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure THREE more governorship aspirants in the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ondo State have stepped down for the incumbent governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Their decision is coming a few hours to the commencement of the election in the state. They include Dr Olusegun Abraham, Jimi Odimayo and Dr Nathaniel Adojutelegan Recall that […]

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday said it would be out of place for 11 of the 12 APC governorship aspirants in Ondo State to dictate to the party the mode of the primary election they want. Bello who is the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, however, added that his team would conduct […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure FEAR gripped governorship aspirants in the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state as the national leadership of the party unveiled the Primary Election Committee headed by the Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Aside from this, the aspirants are at a loss as the National Secretariat of the party was […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Saturday, upheld the election victory of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The appellate court, in separate unanimous judgements by a five-man panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro, dismissed four appeals that challenged the return of Governor Bello as valid winner […]

By Ikechukwu Amaechi KOGI State governor, Yahaya Bello, is an interesting character. At 45 (he was born on June 18, 1975), he is presently the youngest state governor in Nigeria. When he assumed office on January 27, 2016, after he was declared governor following the death of the winner of the 2015 Kogi governorship election, […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have debunked the claim by Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello that ten of its members are on the verge of defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement issued by the Director-General, PDP Governors’ Forum, Cyril  Maduabum, […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, dismissed claims by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State that 10 governors, elected on the PDP platform, will join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Bello, during a television programme, had boasted that 10 PDP governors would dump their party for the APC in weeks […]

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lifted the absolute lockdown placed on Kabba/Bunu communities over the alleged Covid19 index cases in those communities.

By Arogbonlo Israel Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello has said the judgment of the Election Tribunal upholding his election and the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier today is a re-affirmation of his landmark victory on the 16th of November, 2019. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to […]

Arogbonlo Israel The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of incumbent Governor, Yahaya Bello. According to reports, the tribunal alleged substantial none compliance with the provisions of the electoral Act, Over voting, Violence, Snatching of ballot boxes, Failure to accredit e.t.c. Also, the tribunal relied on the Supreme Court’s […]

By Arogbonlo Israel Kogi State, popularly known as ‘The Confluence State’ has a reputation for controversy. In recent times, the state has been plagued by a series of crises, such as insecurity, political face-off, and ethnic sentiments, among others. It seems there is no end to the controversies. Last week, there was a directive by […]

Hajia Hauwau Bello, the mother of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is dead. In a statement he personally signed in Lokoja, the governor said his mother died on Sunday after a brief illness. She was 101 years. READ ALSO: Yahaya Bello at the start of final term He said: “We are relieved that her passing was […]

Following the suspension of some officials in Kogi, the State Governor, Yahaya Bello has directed the immediate probe of the defaulters who contravened the government’s directive on Treasury Single Account.