The Court of Appeal in Abuja has quashed the contempt case initiated by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede. Bello had predicted the contempt case before a High Court of Kogi State sitting in Lokoja on interim orders earlier … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) National Working Committee has assured the party faithful that the Kogi State Governor and member of the party Presidential Campaign Council, Yahaya Bello, remained committed to the aspiration of the party presidential candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Similarly, in a separate statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Femi … [Read more…]
‘Govs using N19.3bn bailout controversy to stop Bello’s 2023 bid’ Kogi Government has described as mischievous and politically motivated, a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it has returned N19.3 billion bail-out funds allegedly hidden by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria and accused some governors of masterminding the … [Read more…]
Weeks after his posters surfaced in some states of the country, Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, declared at the weekend that he would contest to succeed President Muhammad’s Buhari in 2023. The governor said his ambition is predicated on calls by Nigerian youths, women, the less-privileged, among others. Bello, at … [Read more…]
Ahead of 2023 polls, Kogi State lawmakers paid a visit to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday, to lobby All Progressives Congress (APC) House members on behalf of Governor Yahaya Bello to emerge as the party’s presidential candidate. The lawmakers said that it was time states in the North Central unite and … [Read more…]