Tag: Governor Yahaya Bello
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Gov Bello offers corps member automatic employment for outstanding records
Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has offered an outstanding corps member and a recipient of the state award, Mary Ekpa, an automatic employment in the state as a reward for her meritorious and humanitarian service to the state. The Corp member was singled out among the 725 outgoing 2021 Batch “B” stream 1 corps…
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Kogi science varsity matriculate 220 new students
No fewer than 220 new students have been matriculated into the Kogi State owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, for the 2021/2022 academic session. This set is the second in succession for the institution which began formal admission of students last year. In his address, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof…
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Gov Bello expresses concerns over lack of MSME growth, intends to create 5000 more businesses in Kogi
The reality of Kogi State government deploying 80% of gross government income each month to pay the civil servants who constitute less than 1.8% of the state’s population is unwise, Governor Yahaya Bello has stated. He said his administration has come up with the policy of setting up the Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA) to…
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Gov Bello begins fight back against ‘Judases’ in Kogi, Assembly speaker’s name goes missing from INEC list of 2023 NASS candidates
First, the speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Matthew Kolawole, who has used every occasion to eulogize the person of Governor Yahaya Bello goes missing from the list of dignitaries who welcomed Governor Yahaya Bello back to the state after a long time absence to pursue his unsuccessful presidential ambition. Then on Monday,…
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Impeachment saga hits Kogi Assembly as Speaker, Deputy, Majority Leader, Deputy, Chief Whip all get impeached
All is not well with the legislative arm of Kogi as the State House of Assembly has impeached the Speaker and his deputy, the Majority Leader and his deputy, and the Deputy Chief Whip. The impeachment of the officers, except for that of the speaker, followed allegations of gross misconduct, misuse of office levelled against…
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APC Presidential Primaries fallout: Gov Bello weeds out ‘Judases’ in Kogi cabinet reshuffle
All is not well with political office holders in Kogi State as Governor Yahaya Bello is set to weed out those perceived to be the ones used to subvert his seeming hold on the state delegates as played out in the APC presidential primaries. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the State APC went to the primaries with…
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Ganduje, Bello, Sanwo-Olu, Malami, 14 govs, five ministers to chair APC convention sub-committees
APC National Working Committee has released a list of 18 chairmen and 11 deputies to head the sub-committees of the party’s special convention which takes place on June 6. A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Wednesday had Governors of Kano, Kogi, Lagos, and others as
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KOGI: Gunmen kill three policemen in an attack at Ogaminana police station
The gunmen, numbering about six, attacked the police station from different directions
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We are pleased with how you handled Coronavirus pandemic in Kogi, Pastor Adeboye tells Governor Bello
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has lauded the governance and leadership style of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, describing him as a man of faith. Speaking when he visited Bello on Saturday in Lokoja, Adeboye also commended the governor for his religious tolerance. Adeboye said that the…
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PDP tells EFCC to investigate ‘APC poster boy’ for allegedly diverting Kogi billions
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello for alleged money laundering running into billions of naira of state funds. The party’s call to the EFCC followed a squeal by a civil society organisation, the Anti-Corruption Network, accusing Governor Bello…