The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of results for the highly anticipated Kogi State governorship election. The process, which is closely watched by political analysts and the public alike, has revealed a competitive landscape in the early stages of vote counting.NYSC Portal In Ogori-Magongo LGA’s Osebande ward, out of 665 accredited … Read more
The off-season elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states commence today.InformationGuideNigeria These three states will decide today through their votes, who becomes their next leader in the next four years.NYSC Portal LEGIT.NG reports that while Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo are seeking re-election, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state … Read more
The All Progressives People Congress (APC) has raised concerns over the arrest and detention of some of its key members in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, speaking for the governorship candidate’s campaign, addressed the media in Ilorin on Thursday to voice the party’s apprehensions about the recent actions taken … Read more
The Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) governorship candidate for Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka (Muri), has refuted rumors that he is withdrawing from the upcoming election. This response comes in light of a letter suggesting his withdrawal, which surfaced online on November 3, 2023.NYSC Portal In a rebuttal, the Director General of the New Media … Read more
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has congratulated his colleague, the governor of Ondo State, Arakunri Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on the occasion of his 67th birthday. INDEPENDENT reports. Governor Bello acknowledges Akeredolu not only as a senior colleague but also as a statesman whose wise counsel and kind guidance have significantly enhanced the leadership of … Read more
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has said the North Central state has no business with poverty given its richness in natural resources. NAIJA NEWS reports. Naija News reports that Melaye stated this on Sunday during a visit to the traditional rulers and the Council of Chiefs … Read more
A 41-year-old man in Kogi State has disclosed how and why he deprived his biological daughter of her virginity and sexually abused her for three years. NAIJA NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria The suspect, now in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) Kogi Command, confessed to the security operatives that he committed … Read more
The deputy governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja, and the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Pharm. Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, have withdrawn from the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Information Guide Nigeria This is happening after a critical stakeholders meeting hosted by the state governor, Yahaya Bello, at the State headquarters … Read more
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Yahaya Bello of Kogi, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara have filed an ex parte motion before the Supreme Court petition.Information Guide Nigeria The three governors have filed a temporary restraining order to stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and the Central Bank of Nigeria from continuing the implementation of the new … Read more
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development have started the disbursement of N20,000 cash grants to 3,415 vulnerable groups (GVG) in Kogi State. INDEPENDENT reports.Information Guide Nigeria Hajia Sadiya Farouq, the Minister who inaugurated the disbursement yesterday in Lokoja, said other beneficiaries under the National Social Investment Programmes … Read more