Following the Appeal Court verdict, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, swore in Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the new senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. The oath of office was administered on Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Chinedu Akubueze during plenary. The Informant247 gathered that the new Senator was handed a copy…
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan, as the duly elected member for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held in February 2023 while further dismissing the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit. Tribunal declares PDP’s Natasha…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday sent his condolences to the government and people of Kogi State over the passing of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, His Majesty Dr Ado Ibrahim. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, described the late traditional ruler as peace-loving, affable, and cerebral, adding that his death…
In what look like a quick dismissal of an earlier report being circulated on the media, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has denied reports of assassination attempts on his life by gunmen in military uniforms as claimed by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. The Commissioner had earlier on Sunday issued a statement…
Yahaya Bello, the Kogi state Governor on Sunday, escaped an assassination attempt while on his to an official event in Abuja. According to Commissioner for Information and Communications Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the attackers clad in military uniforms ambushed the governor’s envoy and started shooting at his vehicle. The statement read, “The Kogi State Government wishes…
In a build-up for the runoff governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to transmit the gubernatorial elections of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states electronically. The Informant247 recalls that the Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ofiong Efanga, at a press conference, said that the commission would adopt a manual mode of…
In a build-up for governorship elections for Imo and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, expressed worry over the growing level of violence and insecurity in Imo and Kogi States, saying it is not only “unacceptable, unnecessary and worrisome”, but also capable of scaring potential voters. According to Mallam Mohammed Kudu…
Yahaya Bello, the Kogi State Governor, on Monday, dismissed his special adviser on Stakeholders Relations, Mr Anthony Ogah. Bello, in a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the state, Dr. Folashade Ayoade, said the termination of Ogah’s appointment takes effect from September 24, 2023. The statement added that the governor extended his best…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his party is the only vehicle to convey Nigerians to prosperity. The former governor of Kano state, while speaking in Lokoja, Kogi’s capital, on Saturday at the inauguration of the APC campaign council for the state governorship election, said, “It…
Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, on Saturday, honoured the invitation of the Department of State Services to answer questions regarding a petition against him by some members of the opposition. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja, the state capital, stated…
The memo on the bill for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba and Other Matters Connected, 2023 has been approved by the Kogi State Executive Council (SEC). In a press briefing by Wemi Jones Kogi State the commissioner for education, science and technology, noted that the law is one of the prerequisites for the…
Suspected gunmen on Monday, abducted the Oba of Idofin and his wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and his wife were said to be abducted at about 5 p.m along Makutu-Idofin road. Mr Abdulrasak Asiru, Yagba East Local…
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the Imo, Kobi and Bayelsa State Election to ensure that their equipment work optimally. While Addressing a press conference on the leadership crisis in the party in Imo State, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Major Agbo, said…
The Kogi State governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, has again called out the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. The former Kogi West Senator on Wednesday April 19, 2023 described the Governor as an attention seeker. He said the Rivers State Governor has granted media interview…
Ahmed Ododo, the preferred candidate of the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has emerged the winner of the governorship primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This was announced by the Secretary of State’s party primary election committee, Patrick Obahiagbon. He said Ododo had 78, 704 votes to defeat…
The Kogi State Police Command has given the families of 25 deceased police officers the sum of N39,815,369.74 in cheques. The Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Akeem Yusuf, representing the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman presented the money to the deceased’s families. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP William Ovye…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to use direct primary election style to choose its governorship candidate in Kogi State. The direct primary election mode would enable members of the party to cast their votes for the candidates of their choice at the wards. This came following the nullification of the delegates list which…
As Yahaya Adoza Bello search for a successor come November 11, 2023, so many factors must be considered which includes the aspirants’ political antecedents, pedigree, philanthropic efforts, and previous contributions to the development of the state and the party, the APC. All Progressives Congress APC must go for a candidate who, aside from politics, has…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that the former federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye lacks the capacity to lead a state as a governor. He made this revelation on Tuesday April 11, 2023 during a media chat in Port Harcourt, the capital of the state. He explained that Melaye cannot defeat other…
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke has called on the Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello to zone the party’s state governorship ticket to Kogi West. The Informant247 recalls that governorship election in the state would take place, November 11, 2023. The governorship primary election is to take…
