Ebira Historical Event: Obangede Tax Riot (1925)

Tax had always been a thorny issue in Ebira politics. Periodically too, there had been administrative strains in the relationship between the paramount ruler, Atta...

The People of Kogi State Have Keyed Into Cattle Colony Project 100% – Bello

….our people adequately sensitized, compensation process on. The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Friday, disclosed that the State has commenced cattle colonies...

Opinion: The New Face of Kogi State

“I am not born to be rich, but I am bound to be true, I am bound to live by the light that I have and I must learn to stand by who is right, and stand with him...

Melaye Apologizes to Catholic Bishops Over Kogi Gov.’s Tirades

…Yahaya Bello is courting disaster – Fani Kayode Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has apologized to Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)...

Open Letter to NIWA: What Stopped The Dredging of River Niger in Kogi State

The General Manager, National Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA), Lokoja, Kogi State. Sir, What Happened TO The Dredging Of River Niger in Kogi State? The dredging of...

Those Accusing Me of Selling Kogi Assets Are “Uninformed Elite” – Gov. Bello

…to them you call it important but to us it is not important Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has blasted those accusing him of selling the state’s assets,...

Exam Malpractice: Kogi Adopts Stringent Measures, Fines Indicted Schools

Worried by West African Examination Council (WAEC)’s banning of 47 secondary schools from serving as examination centres following incessant malpractices, the Kogi...

Kogi Commissioner Hands Over 25-year-old Woman to Police Over Illegal Child Adoption

Bolanle Amupitan, Kogi Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, on Friday handed over a 25-year-old woman, Memunatu Abdullahi, to the Police, over alleged...

Kogi Gov Replies Catholic Bishops, Says Only Looters Are Angry With Buhari Because They Can No Longer Pay Tithe

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has told the Catholic Bishops that it was only those that looted the nation’s treasury and those that carried the country’s money...

Kogi Govt Hands Over 15,000 Hectares of Land to FG for Cattle Colony

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday said the state government had set aside 15,000 hectares of land to implement the cattle colony policy of the Federal...