Court orders Yahaya Bello to pay ex-Deputy Governor N180m

A former deputy governor of Kogi state, Simon Achuba has won at the National Industrial Court. The court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Kogi State Government to pay former deputy governor Simon Achuba the sum of N180 million as outstanding security votes due to him from April 2018 to August 2019. Recall that Mr […]

Dino Melaye Is Not A Fool

I’m not sure what his daytime job is, but if there was ever a politician permanently parked on social media that politician is Dino Daniel Melaye.  He was in the Senate and tried to contest as governor of Kogi State. Before that, he was a member of the House of Representatives; before that, he was […]

Why Are Kogi Coronavirus Deaths Happening In Abuja?

In the news: Abdulateef Suleiman, Personal Assistant to the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, has been confirmed dead.  In the news: Kogi State Chief Judge, Nasir Ajanah has reportedly died at the COVID-19 isolation centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja.  The deaths in Abuja and not in Kogi State is a source of worry and should concern all Kogites. […]

Planned defection: PDP governors lash at Kogi governor

Governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have described as untrue the claim by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state that 10 of them were going to defect to the APC. Speaking through the Director-General of PDP Governors Forum, C.I.D. Maduabum, on Saturday, the state executives cautioned Bello to concentrate on delivering good governance to […]

We’re being coerced to accept ridiculous salary – Kogi Health Workers lament

The Chairman of Kogi State chapter of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Comrade Gabriel Amari, has raised an alarm over the condition workers in the state are being forced to undergo. He alleged that they are being forced by government functionaries to accept percentage salary in the state for the month […]

Kogi CSDA trains 84 CPMC members

The Kogi State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) has concluded the training of 84 members of Community Project Management Committees (CPMC) to boost self-help projects across rural communities in the state. General Manager of the Agency, Malam Dauda Momoh, disclosed this at the end of the two-day training for the CPMC members held in […]

Gov Bello swears in New Commissioners •warns against tribal sentiments

The newly appointed commissioners in Kogi state have been warned to desist from any forms of tribalism and sectionalism in the discharge of their official duties and that whoever was caught in the act would be shown the way out. Governor Yahaya Bello gave the warning while swearing-in commissioners at the Glass House of Lugard […]

Yahaya Bello asks appointees to show election results of their polling units

The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has allegedly asked all his appointees to submit a report of their ”stewardship” in the last election. It would be recalled that Bello won the governorship election held in November. He polled 406,222 votes to defeat Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 189,704, and Natasha Akpoti […]

Senate to criminalise electoral violence

The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, has hinted that the red chamber would come up with a bill that would prescribe punishments for those who engage in electoral violence.Abdullahi stated this on Tuesday while contributing to a motion moved by Senator George Sekibo, on the violence that rocked the governorship elections in Bayelsa and […]

Weaponising Electoral Geography: Thugs and the Vote In Bayelsa and Kogi

The weaponisation of electoral geography has become very scientific. They derail the opposition by frightening them into staying at home during elections. Those brave enough to come out are attacked by thugs, thus suppressing their votes. Meanwhile, security and electoral officials are compromised with a combination of threats and bribes. Having witnessed the elections last […]