The Kogi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has denied media reports that it has suspended former lawmaker, Dino Melaye. The PDP in a statement signed by Farouk Yahaya, State Secretary of the Party noted that at no time…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the upcoming governorship primary in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye has revealed that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike was his biggest sponsor when he vied for the same office in 2019. Melaye said…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been cautioned against his latest tirades with some high-ranking personalities in the country. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Wike should take things easy because he’s just a governor and not “deputy Jesus.”…
The chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Kogi State, Comrade Onuh Edoka has told workers that no government in power can seal their secretariat if they embark on industrial action. Edoka disclosed this on Monday during the commissioning…
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted an interim forfeiture of 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, linked to the Kogi State Government. The judge also ordered the…
By Ogaga Ariemu The former Executive Director of Rural Electrification Fund, Dr Sanusi Ohiare, has officially joined the Kogi State governorship race under the All Progressives Congress. Ohiare disclosed this to the Nigerian NewsDirect on Tuesday when he picked up…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deployed 3,508 units of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, for the Presidential, House of Representatives and State House Assembly elections in Kogi State. The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral…
The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon Wemi Jones, has described as absolute falsehood a report making the rounds in some section of some online media that Gov. Yahaya Bello has reportedly ordered the sack of Kogi…
A footballer has slumped and died in Kogi State. He is Segun Idowu, a young promising footballer, who slumped on the field during one of the matches in the ongoing Kogi FA Chairman’s Cup at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on…
The Kogi State Government has issued a query to the paramount traditional ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim, for refusing to welcome the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the state. Buhari, who was in the state on…
