Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed sadness over the death of a media icon and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh. Bello, in a condolence message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, described the death of Momoh as a great loss to the media industry in particular and the … Read more
The 2023 presidential campaign posters of Yahaya Bello has again surface social media. However the Political Adviser to the Governor has said it is too early for Bello to start campaigning for the Presidency. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Timipre Sylva Revalidates APC Membership In Bayelsa Ban Cattle Movement From North To South, Says Ganduje … Read more
Governor Yahaya Bello has over 80 women in his cabinet where all the 21 vice chairmen in the state, Head of Service, SSG are all women The United Nations, Women UNW, has commended Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to ensure the inclusiveness and greater participation of women in politics in the state. This was … Read more
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“If they say they are taking the vaccines in the public allow them” Pfizer polio vaccines crippled and killed our children – Bello Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has yet again belittled the severity and malignance of the COVID-19 infection. Ekohotblog reports that the loquacious governor has on many occasions made series of flippant … Read more
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says political actors in developed countries will one day consult with the All Progressives Congress (APC) on how to run a strong and efficient political party. Ekohotblog reports that Bello said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the mobilisation committee for the party’s membership registration/revalidation exercise. He added that, … Read more
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says politician resort to use thugs and hoodlums to gain undue advantage during election is one of the reason Nigeria is wallowing in perennial insecurity. Eko Hot Blog reports that Bello said this when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Wednesday. Bello said insecurity would be … Read more
The Kogi house of assembly has endorsed Yahaya Bello, the governor, as their candidate for the country’s 2023 presidential election. The lawmakers wants the governor to throw his hat in the ring either as president or vice-president in 2023. The resolution of the assembly is sequel to a motion moved by Hassan Abdullahi, majority leader, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog has gathered that a group, the Basic Education Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (BESAN), has demanded full implementation of the old ₦18,000 minimum wage for teachers in primary and junior secondary schools in Kogi State. This demand was contained in an open letter sent to Governor Yahaya Bello in Lokoja, Kogi State on … Read more
A top ruler in Abocho, a town in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Tijani Okutachi, is dead. Okutachi, aged 61 died on Saturday following a brief illness. Confirming his death in a statement on Sunday, Governor Yahaya Bello in a condolence message through his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, expressed shock over the … Read more
Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information and communication, says Yahaya Bello, the state governor, is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential race. Fanwo made this known in a Twitter post on Saturday. Fanwo said Bello’s desire for a better country is in tandem with Nigerians agitation for a great nation. He said “so we … Read more
Yahaya Bello, Kogi governor, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will emerge triumphant in the 2023 presidential election because it has done well in developing the country. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Bello said APC presidential candidate for the 2023 election will be welcomed and accepted by the populace. And … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, vowed to investigate and punish those behind the imposition of a bread tax in the state. “The particular incident of bread tax is being looked into as I speak, we are investigating those that are behind this,” the governor said at a press briefing after … Read more
“It is a ploy to set us against one another,” – Bello Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday said some politicians were profiting from the disruptions occasioned by the #EndSARS protest. Speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Bello said the demonstration has political colouration, wondering why the protesters … Read more
Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, says hoodlums have hijacked the protest against police brutality and agitation for disbandment of special anti-robbery squad (SARS) In the past week, major cities across the country have been on lockdown following fresh reports of police brutality and extra judicial killings by SARS which has led to strident calls for scrapping … Read more
Khalid Mu’azu Izala, the Public Relations Officer of the Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly insulting Governor Inuwa Yahaya and some members of the All Progressives Congress. Izala is being detained on the orders of an area court following his arraignment for … Read more
Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, says he and some members of his cabinet have forgone their personal benefits and entitlements for the growth of the state. The governor made this known while speaking on a Channels TV programme after the supreme court affirmed his as the truly elected governor of the state. The 45-year-old governor … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday struck out an appeal by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Musa Wada, challenging the reelection of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi State. In its unanimous judgment, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, upheld the return of Bello, the … Read more
The Supreme Court has begun delivery of judgment in the petitions filed against the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello of All Progressives Congress, APC in the November 16 Kogi governorship election. Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji is delivering the judgment on behalf of the seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Tanko. … Read more
As part of the efforts to tackle the infrastructural challenges bedevilling it, The Kogi government on Wednesday said it was considering selling some dormant assets of the state to raise funds for infrastructural development. The state government disclosed this in a statement issued by its commissioner for information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo also aid … Read more