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Clueless Yahaya Bello is the worst Nigerian governor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors
Just when one thought sycophancy and lack of discretion were going out of fashion, Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello showed up, waltzing the runway of stupidity gracefully with folly. Bello, who…
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Kogi govt identifies disease which killed 62 people
The Kogi State government has said the strange disease which has led to the death of 62 people in the state has been discovered to be gastroenteritis. Commissioner for Health, Dr.…
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Unknown Disease: NCDC urges Nigerians to remain calm
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has asked Nigerians to remain calm as they have begun investigations into the recent outbreak of a “strange disease” that has led to the…
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Strange disease: Kogi govt denies death of 62 people
Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu has denied that 62 persons died from an unknown disease. While speaking with newsmen in Lokoja, Audu said those diagnosed were suffering…
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Unknown disease: Death toll rises to 62 in Kogi
The Kogi State government has said 62 people are now dead due to a strange disease in the state. The State had disclosed the 50 people have been reported dead…
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Unknown disease kills 50 people in Kogi
A strange disease with symptoms, including diarrhoea, blood stain vomiting, and high fever, has killed 50 people at Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa villages in Yagba West local government, Kogi state, TheCable…
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Gov Bello owes civil servants yet builds mansion in Okene – Report
Shunning claims that he is owing civil servants, both serving and retired, a report by TheCable, says the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello is building an ultra-modern mansion; also, converted the…
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Court harmonises suits seeking to stop Melaye’s recall
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday harmonised two different suits seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from initiating the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye (APC,…
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ASUU lambasts Yahaya Bello over non-payment of salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lambasted the Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, for not paying the salaries of about 65 workers of the Kogi State University, while…
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Kogi Assembly speaker resigns
Following the attackbby suspected hoodlums, the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Imam has resigned. He reportedly resigned on Tuesday night to avoid being impeached during Wednesday’s…
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Osun Perm Sec, Olufunke Kolawole killed in Kogi
The Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole has been murdered around Okene, in Kogi State, on her way to Abuja on Thursday. Kolawole had left Osogbo on…
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Reps counter cabal, asks Osinbajo to swear in nominees
The House of Representatives Tuesday at plenary called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to swear in two ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate about two months ago. The Senate had…
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[The Legislative Blog]: What a shame! Dino Melaye is not going home afterall
It looks like it's finally over and Senator Dino Melaye has the last laugh. According to a tweet he shared hours ago, the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped…
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25 herdsmen suspected to be robbers and kidnappers arrested in Kogi
About 25 herdsmen suspected to be robbers and kidnappers have been apprehended by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Kogi Police Command. They are reported to be those robbing and…
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Suspended Kogi lawmaker reinstated by court
A Kogi State High court sitting in Lokoja has voided the suspension of Friday Makama, the member representing Igalamela Odolu constituency in the state House of Assembly. Makama, who was…
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Kogi West constituents file suit to stop Dino Melaye’s recall process
The Concerned Kogi Registered Voters (CKRV) have filed a law suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from commencing verification…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Someone finally confirms Dino Melaye’s theory about his fake recall
The ongoing power play between embattled Senator Dino Melaye and Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has seen a number of interesting twists and turn since the alleged move to recall…
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“No weapon fashioned against me shall prosper” – Melaye goes spiritual on his recall process
The embattled senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has alleged that the signatures of his constituents, which were collected for his recall, were forged and fraudulently forwarded to the Independent National…
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Escaped assassinations, legislative recall | The travails of Dino Melaye – a timeline
Probably the most popular lawmaker after Senate President Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye representing Kogi West in the upper chamber is on his way to becoming a brand. This year alone,…
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INEC says process to recall Dino Melaye still ongoing
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would go on with the process to recall Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West). A source in the legal unit of INEC…
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$3bn stolen by hackers, N90m bank fraud | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
$3 billion - The FBI estimates that phishing attacks by hackers have cost more than 22,143 Nigerian companies this amount. N350 billion - The Federal Government of Nigeria set to release…
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Dino Melaye insists dead people signed petition, sues INEC
Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) said he had filed his case against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said he filed the case on Friday at the Federal High…
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[The Legislative Blog]: INEC confirms receipt of petition to recall Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye's "comedy of errors" has just begun. It was only on Wednesday that his constituents in the Kogi West district submitted a petition to INEC demanding the recall…
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Opinion: Yahaya Bello – Not entirely good, not entirely bad
by Isa Eneye Mubarak After all is said and done, the biggest political blunder we the people of Kogi can possibly do is voting Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB) out in 2019.…
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[The Legislative Blog]: If Dino Melaye’s constituents need an extra reason to recall him, here it is
You people need to scold yourselves for voting him in the first place. We have nothing more to say.
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[The Legislative Blog]: Dino Melaye explains how his recall process is a fraud (WATCH)
Senator Dino Melaye is nowhere near giving up. Following the move to recall him from the Senate, a move we can no longer verify considering INEC has denied knowledge of…
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“Gov Bello is a compound fool on cheap drugs” – Dino Melaye
Following the protest that led to the death of two people in Kogi, Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has called Governor Yahaya Bello a liar for saying one of the…
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Police ban rally, processions in Kogi
The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday banned rally, procession and demonstrations in the state. State Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu announced the ban in Lokoja. He explained that the ban…
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Declare state of emergency in Kogi | Dino Melaye urges senate
Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye on Tuesday urged the Senate to declare a State of Emergency in Kogi State. According him, the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello had…
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“Stop causing mayhem in order to save your dying career” – Bello tells Melaye
The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has told Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West), that he “can’t use violence to revive his drowning political career”. In a statement by spokesperson,…
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