Kogi
14 Mar
There was confusion on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following amended charges filed against Alli Bello and Daudu Suleiman, including the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claimed they allegedly diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government in September 2015, months before former Governor Bello assumed office as Governor.
8 Mar
A group of Kogi indigenes on Friday, alerted the public to beware of political jobbers who they said were playing the script of their "defeated paymasters with their recent show of shame at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission", saying Kogi State indigenes will forever be grateful to former Governor Yahaya Bello for his transformational leadership.
4 Mar
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing to Monday, 14th March, 2024.
1 Mar
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the inspection Order granted the Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Governorship election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.
29 Feb
The Federal Government inaugurated the Odo-Ape Dam in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi on Wednesday, the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, stated in Abuja on Thursday.
25 Feb
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has commended the Kogi State Government for what it described as a highly impressive performance in infrastructure, education and health.
20 Feb
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has struck out the Petition of the Action Peoples Party (APP), challenging the Election of Alh Ahmed Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State in the November 11, 2023 Governorship Election in the state.
12 Feb
The recent allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, was involved in an alleged N80bn misappropriation of the state's funds has generated a heated debate as regards the true intention of the anti-graft agency. This is more because the alleged crime was curiously said to…
10 Feb
The Kogi In Diaspora Association (KIDA), representing Kogi citizens worldwide, has appealed to the international community to intervene in what it calls the "baseless harassment" of former Governor Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter addressed to various embassies and international bodies in Nigeria, KIDA Co-Convener, Seyi Olorunsola, expressed…
29 Jan
In what they described as a celebration of "eight years of unprecedented strides", indigenes and residents of Okene in Kogi State, on Sunday, trooped out in their thousands to welcome the immediate past Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, back home after two impactful tenures.
27 Jan
The Federal Government has formally handed over the 100-bed capacity mother and child hospitals to Kebbi and Kogi State governments, respectively.
21 Jan
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, Hon Leke Abejide, on Sunday, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, CON, to congratulate him for the peaceful conduct of the election and wish him well in his future endeavours as he prepares to hand over to the Governor-elect in a few days.
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