Tag: Kogi State
Three days to poll: Senate approves N10.069bn for Kogi
The Senate on Wednesday approved a promissory note issuance in the sum of N10.069 billion for Kogi State Government for…
Onoja sworn in as Kogi deputy governor
Edward Onoja, running mate of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, in the November 16 gubernatorial election, has been sworn in…
Onoja replaces Achuba as Kogi Deputy Governor
The running mate to Governor Yahaya Bello in the November 16 governorship election for Kogi State, Edward Onoja, will be…
Kogi flood: Residents relocate to hills, call for help
The Administrator of Ibaji Local Government Area, of Kogi, Mr William Iko-Ojo, said thousands of households have been displaced and…
Kogi poll: I won’t step down for moneybags – Bamaiyi
Ahead of the November Governorship election in Kogi, Mr Umar Bamaiyi of the All Blending Party (ABP) says he has…
Kogi PDP hit by defections to APC
Ahead of the governorship election in Kogi state on 16 November, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has been hit by…
Kogi Govt. to inaugurate N4 billion Rice Mill
The Kogi Government is set to inaugurate a newly-constructed rice mill worth over N4 billion and with the capacity to…
Kogi: 13 Aspirants, 1 Ticket
About 2,300 State Delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will, on Tuesday, 3 September converge in Lokoja, the Kogi…
Kogi Guber: Yahaya Bello beats 9 aspirants to APC ticket
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has won the ticket to contest as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Governorship race: Bello sends message to APC women
The Wife of Kogi governor, Mrs Rashida Bello, has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) women stakeholders to ensure a…
N30.8 bn bailout: Why we won’t comment on utilisation – Kogi Labour
Mr Onu Edoka, National Vice President, Medical and Health Workers Union (MHWUN) on Friday urged Kogi Government to fulfil all…
Kogi: Gov. Bello, deputy’s war worsens
Deputy governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, has escalated his attack on Governor Yahaya Bello, accusing him of delivering below…
Melaye: I will run Kogi like an independent country
Sen. Dino Melaye, who is eyeing the governorship post of Kogi state, said he will run the state as an…
Nigeria-Korean Institute: Graduates to get employment in Korean firms
Graduates of Nigeria-Korean Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology (NKFI) in Kogi have been assured of employment with Korean…
36 kidnap, robbery, cultism suspects in police net
The Police in Kogi on Tuesday said 36 persons suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists had been apprehended.
Kogi PDP elects new officers
Mr Sam Uhuotu has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi.
Kogi pilgrims pray for peaceful governorship election
Some pilgrims from Kogi have embarked on prayers in the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah, asking Allah to make the state’s…
APC to review petitions against indirect primaries in Kogi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will review petitions from some stakeholders in Kogi in reaction to Indirect Primaries…
Distribution of seedlings to Kogi farmers commences
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of agro-chemicals, seedlings and other farming inputs to farmers in…
Why Kogi can’t manage flood disasters – Stakeholders
Stakeholders in emergency and disaster management say Kogi lacks the human power, skills, finance and equipment to effectively and adequately…
Ex-NMA President in race for Kogi governorship seat
A former president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and ex-commissioner in Kogi State, Dr Idris Omede, is seeking the…
Kogi Gov. initiates free healthcare service for pregnant women
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has initiated free healthcare services for pregnant women as part of efforts to tackle the…
DSS denies arrest of Kogi governor’s aide
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied arresting Edward Onoja an aide to the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello,…
Sen. Melaye did not jump out of a vehicle, Witness tells court
A Prosecution witness told an FCT High Court that Sen. Dino Melaye did not jump out of a moving vehicle…
You owe workers 39-month salary arrears, Kogi labour tells Bello
The organised labour in Kogi state, on Wednesday, told Yahaya Bello, the state governor, that his administration owed workers up…
Astronomy group urges young girls to embrace STEM
An astronomy group, Astronomy Without Borders (AWB), on Saturday called on young girls to embrace careers in Science, Technology, Engineering…
Guber Race: Kogi governor to dump APC
There are indications that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is set to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for…
Senate steps down motion seeking to declare kogi oil producing state
The Senate has stood down the motion seeking to recognise Kogi as an oil producing State. This development comes on…
Address workers’ salaries, pension arrears, CAN urges Gov. Bello
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kogi chapter, has urged Gov. Yahaya Bello to settle outstanding salaries of workers, pensions and…
Education: Kogi gets support from UNICEF
Mrs Rosemary Osikoya, the Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has said that the state was among the five…