Newly elected chairmen and vice-chairmen of the twenty-one local government councils in Kogi State have been sworn-in. Governor YAHAYA BELLO performed the inauguration of the elected council officials at a ceremony in the state capital, Lokoja. In his address, Governor BELLO charged the new council officials on a good performance, just as he challenged young people in…
Former deputy governor of Kogi State, SIMON ACHUBA, has won his case against the state government at the National Industrial Court. ACHUBA approached the NIC in Abuja to challenge the decision of the state government to withhold his allowances after he was impeached by the House of Assembly in October 2019. In a judgment delivered Justice OYEBIOLA…
Kogi State Governor, YAHAYA BELLO, has alleged that the EndSARS protest is tied to the 2023 general elections. Governor BELLO alleged that some politicians sponsored the nationwide protests and are benefiting from it, although he did not mention names. However; Governor BELLO agreed that the demands by the protesters are genuine but said the original agitation had…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the extension of the Itakpe-Warri railway to Abuja. President BUHARI wants the project to connect the northern and southern parts of Nigeria before the end of his tenure in May 2023. The President made this known during the official opening of the new rail line, from Warri in Delta State to Ajaokuta…
• President Buhari demands Enforcement Agencies to sit up Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the death of at least twenty-three persons in a petrol tanker explosion. The accident happened yesterday on the Lokoja-Abuja Highway, around Felele area of the state capital, and those who were burnt to death include five students of the Kogi…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor YAHAYA BELLO of Kogi State. The Supreme Court’s decision was based on an appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, MUSA WADA. In a unanimous judgment delivered Monday, August 31, 2020, the Supreme Court justices disagreed with the five grounds of appeal raised by…