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Protesting youth block road to Melaye’s hometown (WATCH)
Some youths in Kogi have blocked the road to the hometown of Senator Dino Melaye, while awaiting his convoy. Melaye had arrived Lokoja, the state capital early Monday for a…
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“Thank God for my bullet-proof car” | Melaye reacts to fresh assassination claim
Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has reportedly escaped another assassination attempt. In a series of tweets on Monday, Melaye claimed that his car was shot at by unknown persons.…
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Just In: Melaye, Bello’s supporters clash in Kogi
Supporters of Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye and those of the state's governor, Yahaya Bello has clashed in Lokoja, the state capital, Punch reports. Melaye had arrived Kogi to…
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[The Legislative Blog]: We’d like to see Dino Melaye come to terms with his troubles
Just so all of this can be easy on him and the rest of us. It's okay to try to come across as unfazed by it all but Senator Dino…
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“He is shooting the moon and boxing the air” | Dino Melaye kicks as process to recall him begins
Dino Melaye (Kogi West), has described the process to recall him from the upper legislative chamber as an exercise that has no bearing. Special assistant to Kogi governor on electronic…
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Backstory: Why Dino Melaye and the APC will fight to see the end of Gov. Yahaya Bello in Kogi
"Well, like the good Napoleon said, NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN HE'S MAKING A MISTAKE. It is a normal thing for mad people to conceive the impossibility. Let them dance…
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Dino Melaye sues Kogi governor over LG election
Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West senatorial district) on Thursday sued the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, the State House of Assembly and others for not conducting local government election. The…
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The YNaija Tracklist: Minimum wage to be reviewed every 5 years | Make Nigeria competitive, Osinbajo urges Dangote, others | More stories
From the papers, a tracklist. Make Nigeria competitive - Osinbajo urges Dangote, others - YNaija Minimum wage: Reps to cause review every 5 years - YNaija APC Reps praise Jonathan…
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Workers are being paid – Yahaya Bello
The governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that 95 per cent of state workers have being paid, after the conclusion of the staff screening and verification. Bello…
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BREAKING: Senator Dino Melaye allegedly bribed election tribunal judge Akoh Ikpeme in US dollars (LISTEN)
An audio tape obtained by online newspaper, Saharareporters has revealed how Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) reportedly interfered with his election case in 2015. Melaye allegedly compromised Justice Akoh Ikpeme,…
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“It is so easy to expose Malam Nasir El-Rufai as a liar” | Our top 10 quotes from last week
Donald Trump, APC, PDP, Media aides. Every week, these people (and others) drop unforgettable words everywhere they go in the course of their daily lives. We, on the other hand,…
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Resignation is completely out of the options – Bello replies Dino Melaye, APC leaders
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says Senator Dino Melaye and other APC leaders asking him to resign are 'jokers.' Top members of the APC in Kogi had asked Bello to resign over…
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235 years jailterm for Nigerian fraudsters, £1 compensation for Ibori | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
235 - The total number of years three Nigerian fraudsters were sentenced to, by a Missisippi court for using dating sites to defraud their victims of millions of dollars. £1 -…
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Kogi government owing workers 12 months salary, not 15 – Chief of Staff
by Dolapo Adelana The Kogi government has said it is owing some of its workers a maximum of twelve months salaries and not fifteen as alleged by labour unions in…
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‘Touch Dino and face our wrath’ | Women protest attack on Dino Melaye
by Azeez Adeniyi Some women on Saturday protested over the reported attempt to kill Senator Dino Melaye in Aiyetoro-Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Some gunmen had stormed…
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Dino Melaye has not informed me about alleged assassination attempt – Gov. Bello
by Dolapo Adelana Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has said Senator Dino Melaye is yet to inform him about the alleged assassination attempt on his life. Bello in a statement by…
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Dino Melaye escapes assassination attempt
by Dolapo Adelana The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, on Saturday escaped assassination attempt as unknown gunmen attacked his residence in Ayetoro-Gbede, Ijumu local government area of the state.…
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Kogi records Lassa fever case
by Dolapo Adelana A case of Lassa fever was confirmed in Angwan Kura Community, in the old market area of Lokoja, the state capital Kogi on Sunday confirmed. The patient,…
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Mercy Johnson’s husband pens congratulatory message to his wife, assures her of his full support
by Dolapo Adelana Prince Odianosen Okogie, husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okogie has reacted to the appointment of his wife as the Senior Special Assistant on Entertainments, Arts and Culture to…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 15th of March
Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now!
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Kogi to reward whistleblowers with N500000
by Dolapo Adelana Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello on Monday announced a N500,000 reward for any resident who provides “useful information” to authorities that leads to the arrest and successful prosecution of those…
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Army parades 2 Boko Haram members, 15 kidnappers in Kogi
by Dolapo Adelana Seventeen suspects were paraded on Wednesday by the Nigerian Army after it launched a military operation on Boko Haram cells and hideouts of kidnappers existing within the…
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Kogi APC accuses Gov. Yahaya Bello of lavishing N230bn
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of wasting N230bn within one year. The leadership of the party spoke at a press briefing in Abuja.…
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Kogi to begin payment of 4 months salary arrears
The government of Kogi has said it would pay workers and pensioners salary arrears on or before December 20. This was stated by the Director General, Research and Development, Kogi…
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Rumours over Kogi governor’s health false – Aide
There has been speculations over the whereabouts of Kogi governor Yahaya Bello, The Punch reports. Bello has been absent from public functions in the state leaving the Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, with the…
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Day 13: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #DoYouRemember
Update: Looks like everyone has moved past the rift. But let's talk about how Mrs Aisha Buhari may actually the world's best scandal squasher. We were thinking about how those…
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YNaija Analysis: Fact checking Kemi Adeosun’s comments about coal power in Nigeria
At a seminar organised by the IMF titled ‘Toward Better Infrastructure in Developing Countries’, which took place at the Jack Morton auditorium of the George Washington University yesterday, Kemi Adeosun,…
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Kogi Judgment: ‘It was a long walk to victory’ – Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bella of Kogi on Tuesday said the judgment of the Supreme Court was a “long walk to victory’’ to democracy in Nigeria. Bello in a statement released shortly…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Yahaya Bello’s election
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello. In a unanimous decision the justices of the Apex court dismissed the appeals file by Idris Wada…
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81,415, N293bn… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
1.3 million The number of new teachers needed in the next 6 years to address the acute shortage of qualified teachers for basic education in the country. N293 billion The…
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