Tag: Kogi State
The Big 5: Police says Offa robbery gang leaders accompanied Saraki on condolence visit and other stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Nigerian Police on Tuesday said four of the gang leaders ...
The Big 5: State Governors threaten to take over subsidy payment, Court rules marriages at Federal Registries as unconstitutional and other top stories
These are the major stories you should be monitoring today: The National Economic Council (NEC), comprising the 36 State Governors ...
The Big 5: Presidency denies Buhari asked Maina to return to Nigeria, Senators donates 1,280 bags of rice to “cushion” suffering of Kogi workers, and other top stories
Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has continued its ...
[The Activism Blog] Kogi workers have been reduced to Beggars – Labour Unions
It will take another lie for the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to escape this one from the organise ...
Flood in Kogi destroys over 50,000 houses
The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Rosemary Osikoya, has said that at least 50,000 houses have been ...
Kogi workers issue 7-day ultimatum over 50% salaries
The organised labour in Kogi has given the state government a seven-day ultimatum over its decision to pay 50 per ...
Kogi civil servants reject Gov Bello’s 50% salary
The organised labour in Kogi has rejected the state government’s offer of 50 percent salaries to civil servants in the ...
Opinion: This is why Stomach Infrastructure should be adopted by all Nigerian states
by Tunji Light Ariyomo The type of stomach infrastructure (bribe for vote patronage) being promoted by Nigerian politicians is ...
Kogi Assembly invaded, lawmakers beaten
The Kogi state House of Assembly was on Tuesday invaded by suspected hoodlums, who disrupted plenary, beating up members, TheCable ...
N1.6bn relief for flooded states, 240 Borno children die of malnutrition | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N1.6 billion – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo ordered on Wednesday that this amount be released to states affected by flooding. ...
Stop escalating local politics, concentrate on good governance – Senate tells Gov Bello
Support for Senator Dino Melaye against the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello continued on Thursday when the upper chamber described ...
Opinion: Governor Yahaya Bello made a costly mistake going after Dino Melaye
by Isa Eneye Mubarak “Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.” Kogi state has ...
“Those calling for restructuring are the real enemies of the country” – Yahaya Bello
The governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, has called on Nigerians to disregard calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, describing such ...
Rejoinder: Governor Yahaya Bello is Kogi state’s biggest political blunder
by Shehu Audu On the contrary, one of the biggest political sacrileges yet in Nigeria’s democratic set-up, was the imposition ...
Opinion: Governor Yahaya Bello- Kogi state’s biggest political blunder
. by Isa Eneye Mubarak After all is said and done, the biggest political blunder we the people of Kogi ...
Over 50 percent registered Kogi West voters approve Melaye’s recall
About 52.3 percent of registered voters, representing 188, 588 persons in Kogi West senatorial district have reportedly approved the recall ...
Why Yahaya Bello must go – Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West, APC) has outlined reasons the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, must resign. The drama ...
Opinion: Governor Yahaya Bello’s ‘New Direction’ is a farce
by Shehu Audu When Alhaji Yahaya Bello took oath of office on 27th January 2016 as 4th executive governor of ...
[The Presidential Blog] President Buhari has a case to answer in court and we cannot wait
The first thing that will come to the minds of many when they hear of Kogi State these days is ...
Court sentence ritualist to death for killing two brothers
Ibrahim Mohammed, a ritualist has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing two brothers in Koto-Nkarfe, Kogi State. He ...
I will serve Kogi with my modest wealth of experience – Mercy Johnson
by Azeez Adeniyi Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has said she would serve the people of Kogi state with the modest ...
Entertainment Roundup: Angelina Jolie gives first lecture as Professor at the London School of Economics, Mercy Johnson bags political appointment | More stories
Here are all the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing ...
The Thread: “Brazen absurdity!” ” Profligacy” | Nigerians rate Kogi governor a flat F for latest executive action
While Nigeria is desperately trying to claw its way out of this seemingly unending recession, Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya ...
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson appointed Special Adviser in Kogi
Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello has appointed Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okogie as his senior special assistant on entertainment, arts and culture. ...
N18bn MMM loss, N3.5m donation | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N1.3million – A suspected Boko Haram terrorist was found carrying this amount of cash and was arrested by the Nigerian Army ...
[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Dino Melaye has absolutely no chill for Kogi’s Gov. Bello
It is no longer news that there is no love lost between the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello and the ...
Fleeing Boko Haram insurgents hiding in Kogi – Bello
by Azeez Adeniyi Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said defeated and fleeing Boko Haram insurgents have settled in his ...
Gunmen storm Kogi police station, kill 3
Two policemen and a detainee were killed on Friday after some gunmen attacked a police station at Eika community in ...
[The Presidential Blog] Meanwhile, Aisha Buhari is giving out free medical checkups around Nigeria
Wife of the President Buhari, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has organised a free medical outreach for citizens of Nigeria living in ...
N4.7trn ATM withdrawals, 10 year jail term | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N4.7 trillion – The total amount of cash Nigerians withdrew through ATMs across the country in 2016, according to Nigerian ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]