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Former governor of Benue state and senator representing Benue northeast senatorial district at the Senate, Gabriel Suswam, has been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

  Omotayo Yusuf The governorship election petition tribunal in Kano state has released a statement, announcing Wednesday, October 2, as date for its judgement.

Manchester United have confirmed goalkeeper coach, Emilio Alvarez, has left the club.

Arogbonlo Israel The gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Natasha Akpoti has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the 2019 presidential election if her party is considered as ineligible for the November 16 election in Kogi.

Akinyemi Akinrujomu  Hopes of the Presidency saving activist, Omoyele Sowore, from continued detention were dashed on Sunday, September 29.

Yet-to-be identified gunmen have allegedly killed a fresh student of the Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Idah, Kogi State, Sule Moses.

A new vantage point has been unearthed in the Nigerian electoral landscape. In other words, a new phenomenon has emerged in the Nigerian electioneering lexicography and praxis. It is the phenomenon of “INEC bazaar”, which is the commercialization and commoditization of the electoral umpire; a situation where the entire electoral landscape is brazenly ceded holistically to one single individual in exchange for gargantuan pecuniary benefits.

A majority of the House of Representatives now supports the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump for high crimes against his country .

Motorists plying Okene-Lokoja ,Okene-Ajaokuta and other federal roads on Kogi are groaning under the deteriorating condition of the roads.

Ahead of November 16 governorship election in Kogi State, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Friday accepted into its fold members of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, who decamped into the party.

Kunle Sanni A former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has told an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court how he distributed the N400 million he received from the Office of the National Security Adviser ONSA, in 2014.

Agency Report Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on medical practitioners in the country to take into consideration their patients’ plight before embarking on strike. Mr Obasanjo made the appeal at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMD) National Executive Council meeting in Abeokuta.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has delivered all non-sensitive materials for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.

Mr. William Iko-Ojo, the Administrator of Ibaji Local Government Area, of Kogi said thousands of households have been displaced and property worth millions of naira destroyed by flood that ravaged the area.

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) for November 16 election in Kogi State, Barr Natasha Akpoti, Thursday, charged Kogi youth to rise beyond ethnic rivalry to build a harmonious and prosperous state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that truly the commission is not independent. Professor Mahmood Yakub, INEC National Chairman 

Chief Sunday Umoru of the African Action Congress Party (AAC) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja on the 23rd of September 2019 to ask the court to summon party being the 1st defendant, an impostor, Mohammadu Kabir Abdulwasiu being the 2nd defendant, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being the 3rd defendant respectively.

Proponents of democratic tenents were very clear when they held that democracy allows fair and equal treatment of everyone no matter his/her gender, race or intelligence.                      Barr Natasha Akpoti

AGENTS of the Department of State Services, DSS, arrested Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the February 2019 elections and founder of Sahara Reporters, in Lagos. Sowore neither was in a bush hideout or camp training to invade Abuja or any of our cities nor was he found with arms or an invading army that could suggest he was indeed getting ready for a bloody revolution, as state prosecutors have described his call for accountability.

The Kogi State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party says it is not unaware that its travails and plot to deny the party from been on the November Kogi governorship ballot is the mastermind of the ruling APC led administration that is jittery of losing the polls.

We must speak up else we be consumed with the growing political atrocities being meted on our dear State which the INEC seem to have a supervisory role over.

Ade Adesomoju Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the release the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from the custody of the Department of State Service immediately.

Sequel to the plot to disqualify SDP governorship candidate, Barr Natasha Akpoti and her running mate, Engr. Khalid Adams from November 16 election in Kogi state, a good number of youth from the state have besieged the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja to protest.

Agency Report The University of Ilorin says its Department of Chemistry has secured a Seeding Labs Equipment grant worth over N120 million.

The attention of the Natasha/Khalid Campaign Organization has been drawn to publications trending on social media conveying news of the disqualification of the SDP candidate, Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti. To set the records straight, Barr. Natasha Akpoti has not been disqualified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Chairman of Kogi State chapter of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Mouktar Atimah has described the plot by Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the party's governorship candidate for November election in the state as a pure compromise by the electoral umpire.

The Chairman of Kogi State chapter of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh. Mouktar Atimah, has described the attempt by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the party's governorship candidate for November election in Kogi state as a script being played by the electoral umpire.

Leke Baiyewu Heads of security agencies are currently appearing before the House of Representatives to discuss the spate of insecurity in Nigeria.

The leadership of Kogi Social Democratic Party (SDP) have commended the choice of Engr. Adams Khalid as runing mate to Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti, Dr. Abdullahi Baba Abdul and Odaudu Joel Minister as campaign manager and spokesperson respectively.

The leadership of social Democratic Party Kogi State chapter has dissassociated it self from Mr. Austin Allen in Ogori Magongo LG who has been going around and proclaiming him self as the leader of SDP in Ogori Magongo.

Engr. Khalid is an indigene of Ajitata in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering from Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo in 1996.

There might not be end in sight to the crisis rocking Kogi chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as former Governor Ibrahim Idris rejected his appointment as the Chairman of the Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council of the party. Alh. Ibrahim Idris 

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Candidate for November 16 election in Kogi State, Barr. Natasha Akpoti, has Picked Engr. Khalid Adams Ogbeche, an Information Security Analyst as running mate.

Ahead of the November 16 election in Kogi State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has moved to settle their differences as former governor of the state, Ibrhaim Idris chairs the party's campaign council.

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has confessed to the deplorable state of Okene-Lokoja Road, describing it as “an eyesore.”

Mr. Odaudu is an indigene of Ofu Local Government Area. He is a Political Communications Consultant and PR connoisseur, social media strategist, and good governance advocate.

Olayinka Olukoya  Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has suspended with immediate effect payment of N3, 700 levies in all public schools in the state with immediate effect.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Barr.  Natasha Akpoti has approved the appointment of her campaign organization for the November 16, with Dr. Abdullahi Baba Abdul as Director-General and Mr. Odaudu Joel Minister as Spokesman/Director of Media and Publicity. Barr Natasha Akpoti, Dr. Abdullahi Baba Abdul and Odaudu Joel Minister 

Ifeanyi Onuba The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday said it would continue to implement the cashless policy in line with its mandate to ensure an efficient payment system.

Agency Report President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the Acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, at the State House, Abuja.

Evelyn Okakwu The Nigerian government has filed treason charges against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, accusing him of insulting president Muhammad Buhari.

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP)  for November 16 election in Kogi State, Barr Natasha Akpoti, has promised to introduce free health care service for pregnant women, old people and children when she becomes the governor of the state.

Boluwaji Obahopo The gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State, Barr. Natasha Akpoti has vowed to restore the economic story of the state.

Ebere Ndukwu Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has predicted that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would soon be turned into a washer of toilets if he did not resign within six months.

The Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Ogugu Ward III in Olamaboro, Kogi State, Mr. Abraham John has filed a Suit against his party at the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, challenging the legality of the party's Governorship Primary Election held on the 3rd and 4th of September, 2019.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is determined to ensure a more efficient and hitch-free electoral service delivery in the conduct of the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi.

The first runner-up of PDP governorship primaries in Kogi State, Abubakar Ibrahim who is challenging the outcome of the primaries has disclosed he has been under pressure to concede defeat and support the candidate of the party for the November 16 election, Engr. Musa Wada. Abu Ibro 

The November 16 2019 governorship election has been described as a crucial stage in the democratic progress of Kogi state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi state, Prof James Apam has expressed worries over possible violence during the November 16 governorship election in the state.

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti has blamed the misrule of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the untold hardship people of Kogi state are going through.