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The Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor James Apam, has blamed the low turnout of voters in Saturday’s Kogi West senatorial district rerun on poor mobilisation by political parties.

Gunmen have attacked some Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials travelling from Abuja to Lagos at Oshawa along the Lokoja-Okene highway.

Ade Adesomoju, Ademola Babalola The Supreme Court on Friday dethroned the Eleruwa of Eruwa in Oyo State, Oba Samuel Adebayo-Adegbola.

Women groups have called on relevant authorities to expedite actions on the investigation into circumstances surrounding the murder of Mrs Salome Acheju Abu, a female politician who was burnt down alive in her home in a widely reported post election violence in Kogi state.

Ahead of next Saturday’s Kogi West supplementary and the Ajaokuta Federal Constituency rerun, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, began to distribution of election materials to the areas for the exercise.

A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo for alleged failure to honour a court summon on a suit accusing him of presenting a forged NYSC Exemption Certificate.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Wednesday it accepted the results of the November 16 governorship polls in Bayelsa and Kogi states because it was not empowered by law to cancel any election.

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle on Wednesday assented to the law barring ex-governors, deputy governors, speakers and their deputies in the state from taking mega monthly pension.

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja to submit a fresh petition and also give conditions for the supplementary poll in the district.

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Kogi West senatorial election, Dino Melaye, has called for the postponement of the supplementary election scheduled for November 30.

It was a traumatic experience for 23 year old girl, Deborah Omoba who was allegedly hit by a bullet from the helicopter which hovered round major towns in kogi state on the November 16 governorship election as she is currently lying critically at the federal medical centre Lokoja with the bullet still lodged in her body.

Yekini Jimoh  THE President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa has constituted the Governorship and Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Kogi State.

The suit challenging the outcome of the PDP governorship primaries held on the 3rd September came up for definite hearing at the Lokoja High Court 4 today, presided over by Justice Richard Olorunfemi. The case was however adjourned to the 3rd of December, 2019 for defense.

The Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has declared Friday Nov. 29, as public holiday for all schools in the Western Senatorial district and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency of the state.

The House of Representatives has resolved to constitute a committee to probe the circumstances that led to the alleged widespread violence leading to killings in the last governorship and Kogi West Senatorial re-run elections in Kogi state.

The National President of Ebira Peoples Vanguard (EPV), Alhaji Abdulrahman Ado-Sadiq, has described as baseless and unfounded, the allegations against the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Muhammed Adoke SAN, saying that he will come out clean and victorious.

With the just concluded Kogi state governorship election held on November 16th, 2019, Umar Zekeri Bamaiyi, a governorship candidate of All Blending party ABP has sued INEC for exclusion of his name from INEC final list which was released in October. Umar Zekeri Bamaiyi

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release result of November 16governorship election in Kogi state to party agents.

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has relieved the state Head of Service (HOS), Mr Mohammed Hassan, of his appointment. Alhaji Usman Shuwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduiguri.

Dr Ugoji Egbujo Security operatives manning the ballot boxes The dust is settling. The autopsy must begin. And we can start with Mbaise, Okene, Southern Ijaw or Obio Okpor. Long ago, during the Maurice Iwu days, I once went to my village to vote. On election morning, I went to the polling unit beside my family house. I met a bemused presiding officer and two other officials. Some people clustered around them.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all security agencies involved in the investigation into the murder of Woman Leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Wada/Aro campaign council in Ochadamu, Kogi state, Mrs Achejuh Abuh, to do a thorough and expeditious job on the matter.

Midspecial Concepts has announced its decision to unveil new brand of Ebira fabric named 'polo Inochi' for the year 2019/2020.

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, Hon. Charles Oko Enya, has beseeched a Federal High Court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state, to direct the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to remove constitutional clauses hindering elected President and state governors from seeking a third term in office.

By Ralph Omololu Agbana • Most Violent, Most Controversial In Kogi History • 10 Persons Confirmed Dead Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the November 16, 2019 governorship election. Against all predictions to the contrary, he has made history, as the first minority to win a governorship election in the state, back-to-back. Yahaya Bello not only secured a landslide block votes from all five councils in his Kogi Central base, he also won majority of the votes in Kogi West, leading in five of the seven councils. Then the unexpected happened; the offset of the majority Igala in Kogi East Senatorial District, where the APC candidate took two out of the nine councils. The PDP candidate, Engr Musa Wada is an Igala. Thus, Bello, a minority won in 12 of the 21 local government areas. It is the first of its kind in the state’s history. But the election also goes down in history as the most violent and controv

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek a third term in office at the end of his second term in 2023.

The Peoples Democratic Party, has indicated interest to boycott the November 30, supplementary election for Kogi West rerun poll.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that it will lower its flag to half-mast in honour of those who were killed during the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan announced on Saturday.

…To Fly Flags At Half Mast in Kogi, Bayelsa. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indicated interest to boycott the November 30, supplementary election for Kogi West rerun poll.

What appears to be more revelations have continued to trail alleged sex-for-grade allegations rocking the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, with some aggrieved students expressing their anger over the negative development.

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti, Saturday, paid condolence visit to the family of women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),   Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh, who was burnt to death in Ochadamu, Ofu local government area of Kogi State.

In the wake up to the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, Prof Attahiru Jega managed to gain public confidence by introducing and allowing the card reader for accreditation. This singular act has made a lot of impact in our electoral system.

Husband of the late Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh, woman leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ochadamu, Ofu local government Area of Kogi state, Elder Simeon Babani Seidu Abuh has called for justice over the gruesome murder of his wife.

Deji Lambo The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has deployed 1000 policemen to assist traffic personnel in tackling the gridlock that has made commuting unbearable in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 30 for the supplementary election in Ajaokuta federal constituency.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 30 for the supplementary election in Ajaokuta federal constituency.

Senator Dino Melaye has threatened to drag All Progressive Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello and Smart Adeyemi to International Court of Justice in Hague, Netherlands.

Friday Olokor A former chairman, Senate Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Dino Melaye, on Wednesday protested at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja where he demanded cancellation of the Kogi West Senatorial election.

The attentions of Natasha/Khalid Campaign Organization has been drawn to a spurious publication making the round on social media  where the fifth columnists in their widest imagination claimed our principal confessed the Igala has been using her for 'Igala agenda.'

I have lived over six decades now and I have witnessed many elections but I have never seen this type.

Tottenham Hotspot have confirmed Jose Mourinho as their new manager. This comes less than 24hours after Mauricio Pochettino was sacked.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday said not even the fear of death could stop him from raising his voice whenever there is a need to do so as an elder statesman in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

Seun Opejobi Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said all 16 senators that decamped from the party, alongside former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have been punished.

The Police Service Commission has decried the proliferation of illegal weapons, inadequate logistics amongst others as factors that marred the governorship elections held in Kogi and Bayelsa states.

Popular journalist, Chief Dele Momodu has taken to social media to lament over the state of the electoral system in Nigeria. The former presidential candidate made this statement following the violence that marred the elections held in Kogi and Bayelsa States over the weekend.

Few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Kogi governorship election, political thugs continued on their killing spree.

Gbenga Odogun The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially declared the incumbent governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as the winner of last Saturday’s election.

Adewale Adetoyese The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West senatorial election rerun inconclusive on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results of the governorship election in Kogi State.

The Governorship Candidate of the PDP, Engr Musa Wada has rejected the outcome of the last Saturday’s election.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Barr Natasha Akpoti has rejected the result of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State, calling for the cancellation of the poll.