2024

By Thompson Yamput The Campaign for Democracy (CD) on Thursday says it doubts the sincerity of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in leading the fight on corruption in the country. The CD President, Comrade Ifeanyi Odili, who made the remark in a statement issued in Lokoja, alleged that it appears EFCC…

By Taiye Agbaje The media office of the former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has alleged that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night, laid siege to the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. The team’s Media Director, Ohiare Michael, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, alleged that the…

By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Former Governor of Kogi, who walked into the Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday morning, left the commission’s office unquestioned. Bello had honoured the invitation of the EFCC) over alleged financial fraud. A statement issued by the Director in his Media Office, Mr Ohiare Michael,…

By Thompson Yamput Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial fraud. A statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Mr Ohiare Michael, said that Bello made the decision to honour EFCC’s invitation after due…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, has facilitated a five-day entrepreneurial skill acquisition training programme for 60 youths in Kogi Central Senatorial District. The programme, conducted under the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, focused on solar street light and solar component installation, as well…

By Peter Amine The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, distributed food items to families of victims and survivors of the Jos school building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Saint Academy School building collapsed on July 12, 2024, killing 22 and injuring 54 others. The…

By Thompson Yamput A group of 50 graduating Medical Doctors on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Kogi Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, whose scholarship award saved them from quitting their studies. The medical doctors, who bagged distinctions in various fields, with some emerging overall best, were full of praises to the former governor’s magnanimity. In a letter addressed…

By Ismaila Isah The tempo of activities leading to the governorship election holding September 21, 2024 reached a crescendo last weekend when the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in company of other APC governors and leaders were in Edo state to campaign for the party’s candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. It was a homecoming for…

By Abdul Mohammed Lawal His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s tenure as Governor of Kogi State from 2016 to 2024 was marked by significant achievements and a distinctive political ideology, famously known as the “New Direction.” This ideology, which sought to overhaul governance in Kogi State, was rooted in principles of youth empowerment, infrastructural development, security,…