Kogi state

The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for November 11 governorship poll, Dino Melaye, has commended the leadership of the party, his co-contestants and party members for their conduct in the primary election…

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Kogi State. Dino was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday. He scored 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had…

As the All Progressives Congress Gubernatorial primaries holds today, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has chosen and picked his preferred candidate. The APC governorship primary election in Kogi State had initially had the deputy…

Dino Melaye has blasted Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor for laughing down on his Kogi State Governorship ambition in succeeding Yahaya Bello. This statement was made available on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, Melaye said…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied media reports alleging that he endorsed Dino Melaye as the party’s governorship candidate ahead of the November 11…

A resident pastor of Living Faith Church, Aloko- Oganenigwu in Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Jacob Wodi Hulobu, was reportedly killed by the gunmen, who invaded the town on Sunday. The pastor was said to have escaped with some…

Senator Dino Melaye, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District, during the 8th National Assembly, has indicated an interest in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The former lawmaker made this known in a…

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi central, has accused the state government of trying to disenfranchise voters. In a Facebook live video on Thursday, some residents could…

Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has debunked reports that he dumped the campaign train of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Bola Tinubu. Bello, in a post via his verified Facebook page on…

Two members of Osun Baptist Conference held while delivering ransom to abductors in a community in Kogi State have regained freedom. The two persons had gone to deliver N6m to secure the release of Samuel Oladotun and Fashola…

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, said if elected, a Bola Tinubu-led government will be largely run by the youth. Bello said this shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House,…

Dangote Industries Limited, the parent organisation of Dangote Cement Plc has explained that the process of acquiring its cement plant located in Obajana, Kogi State, followed due process. This came after claims by the government of…

The Kogi government and the management of Dangote Cement Plc. are at loggerheads over the ownership of the company. The previous temporary closure of the company by some youths recently has caused a stand-off between the state…

A man identified as Dauda Ibrahim has been accused of using his 15-year-old daughter for ritual purposes in Kogi state. Dauda, the man accused of killing his daughter is said to be a staff of Federal Polytechnic, Idah, in the…

As part of efforts to combat crime, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels in the state. Bello also banned wearing of face masks in public places for proper and easy identification of…