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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday, said his administration  remained transparent and accountable in managing the state’s resources. The governor stated this when he received members of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji Study Group, at the  Government House, Lokoja. Bello said he remained transparent in  managing …

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility …

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has described the All Progressives Congress 2023 presidential running mate and former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as a great man on the occasion of his 56th birthday. The governor in a message signed by his chief press secretary, Muhammed Onogwu, said the …

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says the federal government could have channelled the money expended on COVID-19 response to addressing the demands of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to meet its demands bordering on the funding …

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says Nigeria is not ripe enough for state governments to have control of the police. In recent years, there’s been perennial agitation, especially from governors and key stakeholders, for state policing. Reacting to this, Bello said governors can be “ruthless and reckless” if given such power. …

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has admonished commercial institutions to fix high-tech Close Circuit Television cameras around their branches, covering the banking premises and the neighbourhood. The governor made this call while receiving the committee of bankers in Kogi State at the Government House in Lokoja on Monday. He told the …

Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello has suspended Musa Isah Achuja, the Ohi of Eganyi, following the killing of policemen and vigilantes in Ajaokuta LGA of the state Achuja is the chairman of the Ajaokuta traditional area council. The governor said the monarch’s suspension is in connection with the attack on …

Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has stated that his bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket has proved to politicians that the youth, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have a voice. This was stated on Sunday by Bello at a reception held for him in Lokoja, …

Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State and Director-General of his Presidential Campaign Organisation, Hafsat Abiola-Costello on Saturday led various groups of Nigerian women to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day in honour of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. According to Bello, the event was held to keep the hope and …

On Friday, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State told Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate, that the brief lecture he gave him had taught him a lot. Bello said this when Tinubu paid him a visit in Abuja, just 72 hours after the former Lagos State governor was …