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1 Oct 2023
The Kogi State Police Command says it has begun investigations into the circumstances that led to the killing of a supporter of the All Progressives Congress in Kotonkarfe, Kogi LGA of Kogi State on Saturday.
29 Sep 2023
Scores of Kogi indigenes, on Friday night, called on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Yahaya Bello to immediately put machineries in motion to curtail the excesses of thugs allegedly loyal to the Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the state, Muritala Yakubu, accusing them of being behind the gruesome killing of a supporter of the All Progressives Congress in Kotonkarfe and many cases of violence recorded lately in the state.
27 Sep 2023
Far away in the centre of Nigeria, as the eight-year tenure of Governor Yahaya Bello approaches its end, Kogi state witnesses a fierce battle for new leadership. With over ten candidates vying for the top position, the anointed successor of the outgoing governor, Usman Ododo, hopes to take the reins seamlessly. To gain a deeper…
26 Sep 2023
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has inaugurated a school and clinic, reconstructed and fully equipped by his wife Barr. Amina Oyiza Bello, for the Eika-Ohizenyi community in Okehi Local Government Area of the state.
25 Sep 2023
Ahead of the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in November, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will conduct mock accreditation in the states on October 14 using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
25 Sep 2023
In line with his commitment to improving business performance and enhancing viability, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has distributed business enhancement tools to over 300 Micro and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) operating in the state.
22 Sep 2023
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Friday, assured the people of Kogi State, and Nigerians in general, that the governorship election billed for November 11, 2023, would be the most peaceful ever held in the state.
19 Sep 2023
Kogi State has again won the fiscal transparency and accountability award in a survey conducted across the states in north-central Nigeria.
19 Sep 2023
The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has charged members of the All Progressives Congress' governorship campaign council to base their campaign on issues and performance of the current administration.
15 Sep 2023
On Friday, the All Progressives Congress in Mopamuro staged a solidarity walk in support of the Governorship candidate of the party, Usman Ododo.
14 Sep 2023
Thousands of supporters of the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, trooped out on Thursday to demonstrate their strength and rubbish the claim of control of Igalaland by those they described as ethnic jingoists and enemies of Kogi State.
12 Sep 2023
A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arc Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state.

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