Tag: Yahaya Bello
CAN gives Yahaya Bello ‘friend of the church’ award
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has given Yahaya Bello, Kogi State governor, Friend of the church” award.
The Christian body said it gav [...]
Yahaya Bello under pressure to run for highest office – Commissioner
Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi State commissioner for information and communication, says many people have asked Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, to contest [...]
Bello makes U-turn after coming under fire over bread levy
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has condemned the imposition of tax on loaves of bread produced in the state. Edward Onoja, the deputy governor, d [...]
Kogi gov to levy bakers for every loaf of bread
The Kogi State government has hired a consultant to levy bakers and caterers for every single loaf of bread and confectionery they produce in th [...]
Covid-19: Governors received N1bn each from Buhari, N1.1bn from World Bank – Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that governors of the 36 states were said to have received N1billion each from the President Muhammadu Bu [...]
Kogi protests US visa ban over electoral malpractices
The Kogi government has protested against the visa ban imposed on some politicians who allegedly rigged the last governorship election in the state by [...]
Kogi Governor pressures police to release commissioner arrested for assaulting, raping lady over Facebook post
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi and top officials of the state government are piling pressure on the Nigeria Police Force to release Mr Abdulmumuni Dang [...]
Go on 14-day isolation or leave Kogi – Yahaya Bello to NCDC officials
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has asked a delegation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the ministry of health to go on 14-day i [...]
Coronavirus: Fayemi, Obaseki, Bello in self-isolation
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has said he had undergone the coronavirus test having been exp [...]
Blogger, Okai arraigned again for asking Bello to pay salaries
A blogger from Kogi State, Austin Usman Okai has been arraigned again for asking the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to pay workers' salary via his p [...]