The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from campaign posters linking him to the position of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).A statement released by the media office of the former governor on Tuesday attributed the campaign to the "handiwork of some opposition leaders and some 5th columnists within the party."The media office emphasized that the insinuation of Alhaji Yahaya Bello vying for the positio...

Less than two weeks before the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, the state governor, Governor Yahaya Bello has vowed to ensure no violence is recorded during the poll.Bello assured President Bola Tinubu and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, of a violent-free election.Addressing APC supporters in Okene on Saturday, Bello said: “From Kogi East to Kogi West to Kogi Central, today, I am in charge.“I am assuri...

The African Democratic Congress' (ADC's) Hon. Leke Abejide has been ordered to receive the best protection from any arrest or detention by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello by Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja. This includes protection from the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP).A separate order prohibited the DSS, Police, and Bello from inviting, arresting, detaining, or e...