Yahaya Bello

August 24, 2018

“Buhari has failed” | The protest treks to Abuja begin

Mohammed Isa Munlaila, an indigene of Borno, on Thursday embarked on an angry trek from Lagos to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to express his anger towards the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists on Thursday, at Otedola Bridge in Lagos, the point of take-off for... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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The Big 5: Kogi governor speaks on Melaye’s failed recall, Barcelona win 25th La Liga title and other stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Christian groups on Sunday marched on the streets of Lagos, Akure, Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti to register their opposition to the recent killings in parts of the country. They also vowed to vote out the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari accusing him of failing to... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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The Late 5: Gunmen invade Kogi police station, Trump pledges to guard border with the military, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that conversation today. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday insisted that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been a failure. He spoke at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, while playing host to the New Nigeria 2019 Group, led by the convener, Chima Anyaso, in... Read More

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Is Dino Melaye’s security alarm to embassies meant to embarrass Buhari?

Has the theatrical mudslinging between Dino Melaye and Yahaya Bello become an international circus? It hasn’t, so the Senator wants to make it one. On Monday evening, Mr Melaye posted images (on Instagram) of letters supposedly sent by him to the offices of the American Ambassador to Nigeria, as well as to those of the... Read More

Thinking Through

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February 9, 2018

The Late 5: Buhari fires Justice Ademola, Tokode, Yahaya Bello taunts Catholic Bishops, and other top stories

These are the top five stories from Nigeria that drove conversation today. Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of former military President, Ibrahim Babangida has said his life is in danger. Afegbua said since he issued a statement discrediting the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, his experience in the last few days has been traumatic. He added that... Read More

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January 1, 2018

You will enjoy your sacrifices in 2018 | Kogi governor tells civil servants

Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has commended workers in the state for enduring the financial constraints in 2017. Bello gave the commendation in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Petra Onyegbule, in Lokoja on Sunday to mark the New Year celebration. He said the workers will start experiencing the effect of the civil service reforms... Read More

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December 23, 2017

#YNaija2017Review: Kachikwu vs. Baru, Kiss Daniel vs. G-Worldwide… See the Top 10 beefs of the year

Ready. Steady. Fight. 2017 was a year all its own, for the quality, duration and diversity of brawlers who took their private squabbles into the public and on to the Internet. From accusations of infidelity, political squabblings and domestic drama, Nigerians showed us this year that we fight long and we fight petty. Apostle Johnson... Read More

Featured, Reviews, The Cutting Floor

December 20, 2017

Former Senator explains why people endorsed President Buhari for a second term

A former National Assembly member, Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West Senatorial district) on Wednesday, said people endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for another term in office because of his achievements in the last two years. Speaking at the district’s rally in Kabba, Adeyemi said the Buhari administration has made concerted efforts in diversifying the nation’s economy. The administration, he... Read More

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December 18, 2017

Double registration: I will soon lay the truth on the table – Bello

Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello has said he will soon respond to the allegation of double registration against him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Background: INEC had accused Bello of registering twice during the voters registration exercise. The commission recently sacked two of its staff for their involvement. What Bello said: In a statement... Read More

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INEC

December 15, 2017

INEC registers 21 new political parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 21 new political parties. The electoral agency took the decision at its weekly meeting, according to its National Commissioner and member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mrs May Agbmuche-Mbu. The meeting also ratified the dismissal of two of its employees and the retirement of another for complicity... Read More

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November 6, 2017

This governor says poverty is about to end, why don’t we believe him?

The governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said his policies have positioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the most popular party in the state, adding that his administration is gradually winning the war against poverty. Really? Speaking in Lokoja Monday through his Director-General on Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, the Governor said the SDG Desk... Read More

APC, Kogi, poverty, Yahaya Bello

November 5, 2017

Senator Dino Melaye escapes another attack in Kabba

For the second time this year, Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) escaped another attack in Kabba, during the Kabba Day Celebration, when a couple of thugs started throwing stones, sachets of water and other things at him.He was invited alongside the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, who was absent as at the time, although... Read More

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October 27, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Nigerian Senators and Yahaya Bello are just “Two sides of a Coin”

The precarious situation in Kogi under the leadership of a man that has made a mockery of Governance in the confluence state is one that stands out in its class of ineffective leaders we have around. Yahaya Bello is the worst example of Governors we have in Nigeria. At every forum, he has brandished himself... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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October 11, 2017

#DayoftheGirl: Governor Bello promises continued information and education

The Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello Wednesday, said his government would work together with relevant agencies towards promoting and empowering the girl-child in the state. Bello disclosed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Petra Onyegbule, in Lokoja to mark the 2017 International Day of the Girl-Child. “As a father and a governor,... Read More

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October 1, 2017

Yahaya Bello remains a disgrace to governance | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Aside from being the youngest governor currently in the country, Yahaya Bello of Kogi has really nothing else going for him. Bello became governor due to the untimely demise of Audu Abubakar hours before the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him (Abubakar) as Governor-elect. Since assuming office, Bello has done next to nothing but be... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

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September 28, 2017

I have paid half salary for July… | Bello reacts to Kogi workers’ protest

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said workers in the state are falsely painting his government as inhumane and irresponsible. Background: ASUU had blasted Yahaya Bello over non-payment of salaries. The governor was later said to be building a mansion in Okene despite owing workers. Civil servants in Kogi also rejected Yahaya Bello’s 50% salary.... Read More

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September 27, 2017

Kogi workers beg Buhari, others for food, medications as govt continues to owe salaries

Civil servants in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the current hardship the state government is subjecting them to as a result of non-payment of salaries. Reference: August 8, ASUU blasts Yahaya Bello over non-payment of salaries. August 17, Yahaya Bello owes civil servants yet builds a mansion in Okene. September... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Kogi governor, INEC, FG behind my travails – Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has described the ruling by a Federal High Court Abuja which failed to grant his application to stop his recall from the Senate as appealable. Melaye, in his reaction to the ruling on Monday, accused the Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), top Federal Government... Read More

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September 1, 2017

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 state. According to Punch, the labour union said its rejection of half salaries proposed by the state followed a meeting by the union and the government, which ended in a deadlock. In the bulletin issued... Read More

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August 22, 2017

APC begins process to reconcile Bello, Melaye

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun on Monday inaugurated a seven-member reconciliation committee for the Kogi State chapter of the party. Members of the committee: Gen. Idris Garba(retd.), Chief Don Etiebet, Patricia Etteh; Group Capt. Rufai Garba(retd.), Alhaji Umar Lawan Kareto, Group Capt. Joe Orji (retd.) and Mr. Victor Giadom. Why it... Read More

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August 21, 2017

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 since the inception of his tenure has been owing civil servant salaries is currently building a mansion, according to reports. In the week under review,... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

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August 20, 2017

Kogi govt declares Monday public holiday to pray for President Buhari

The Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello through his Director General on Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, has declared Monday, August 21 as public holiday and Thanksgiving day to commemorate the safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in the UK, Daily Trust reports. He said the gesture was in line with the... Read More

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August 17, 2017

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 entrance of the strictly residential area to his private entrance. The edifice located on Mahmoud Atta Street, GRA Okene, is currently undergoing finishing touches and... Read More

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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 the state government claimed that it had paid 90 per cent of the university workforce. ASUU, Abuja Zone, which held a briefing on Monday, said... Read More

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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 reports. While, Speaker of the Assembly, Umar Imam escaped being beating, Friday Sani, (Igalamela-Odolu), was unlucky as he was injured. Oluwatoyin Lawal, (APC-Yagba West), escaped being hit by one of the big chairs hauled from... Read More

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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 as “misplaced priority” an advertorial in National dailies by Bello. Bello was supposedly responding to the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel‘s remark on the recall of Melaye. Raising through order 43, Senator Bassey... Read More

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My constituents have been engaging in spiritual exercises, Senator Dino Melaye speaks on his recall process

Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has said his constituent “happy and satisfied” with his representation and he would like to appreciate them for this, notwithstanding the ongoing recall process by INEC. Melaye said this in an interview with Punch, reiterating that those seeking for his recall are not his constituents. The senator... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: What a shame! Dino Melaye is not going home afterall

Thank You Jesus. Status quo should be maintained says Federal High Court Abuja on the fake recall case. Yahaya Bello is a loser. — Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) July 6, 2017 It looks like it’s finally over and Senator Dino Melaye has the last laugh. According to a tweet he shared hours ago, the... Read More

The Legislative Blog

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“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 as mere political deceit. The governor made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja, during a meeting with leaders of the organised labour, saying that those calling for restructuring are the real enemies of the country.... Read More

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Kogi electorate file fresh suit against Gov Yahaya Bello

Some members of the electorate in Kogi, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, to declare the return and swearing-in of Yahaya Bello as the governor as null and void. The suit, number FHC/ABJ/C3/535/ /2017, was filed on June 16 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court 3, Abuja, according to documents... Read More

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