Governor Bello Lauds FG’s Implementation of Conditional Cash Transfer

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has commended the Federal Government on the commencement of payment to the first batch of awardees for the five thousand naira...

Opinion: The Best and Only Way to Avert Strike in Kogi

When you hear strike, the layman definition is; stay away from work. 90% cause of strike action world over is salary related. Government have taken the issue of salary...

Budget 2017: Ajaokuta Steel to Gulp N6.2bn

The moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company has been allocated N6.2 billion of the N23.2 billion allocated to the Federal Ministry of Mining and Steel Development. The...

$1.6bn Malabu Oil Deal: FG Moves to Extradite Mohammed Adoke

The case file containing the nine-count charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mohammed Adoke (SAN), erstwhile Minister of...

Josites in Kogi Begins 2017 in Grand Style, Celebrates Edward Onoja and Others

The University of Jos Alumni Association, Kogi state chapter has called on graduates of the University to be each others’ keeper. This call was made during the...

Analysis: Kogi’s Old Direction Budget (3)

Fellow Kogites, welcome back from the holidays, I hope we have fully recovered from the enjoyment, partying and merry making. No matter how long the holiday lasted, we...

Notes for Gov Bello: Jonathan is an Intelligent Politician

It was the way Jonathan came into power that God replicated in Kogi State,  by making Alhaji Yahaya Bello to inherit the victory of Prince Abubakar Audu, may the peace...

Alh Yahaya Bello, Learn From The Mistakes Of Late Adamu Atta and Prince Audu

I have had to call into a radio program (radio kwara) in 2010 to correct an impression made by a political analyst who was a guest on the program that the first civilian...

Analysis: Kogi’s Old Direction Budget (2)

As stated in my first piece, there are aspects of the Kogi state 2017 budget proposal I am not comfortable with, and as much as they would want us to believe the “New...

NEMA Distributes Relief Materials in Kogi West

By Simon Ali Eleojo. National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) in Aiyetoro Gbede Ijumu LGA of Kogi State last weekend delivered relief materials to some communities...