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Kogi PDP Gover'ship Ticket: Court To Rule On Motion For Joinder, Adjourns Suit

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The suit challenging the outcome of the PDP governorship primaries held on the 3rd September came up for defense at the Lokoja High Court on Friday.

Kogi Guber: INEC Appeals Judgment, Insists Natasha Wasn't Validly Nominated to Contest

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court which reversed the commission's disqualification of Barr. Natasha Akpoti of social Democratic (SDP) in the last gubernatorial election in Kogi State.

Kogi Poll: Wada Submits 1,500-Paged Petition, Ask Tribunal To Sack Gov Bello

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In a rush to beat the 21 days deadline, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Musa Wada, Saturday evening, stormed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to enter his petition against Governor Yahaya Bello.

Court Adjourns Achuba’s Impeachment Case To December 13

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Justice Olorunfemi Richard of the Kogi State High Court has expressed the determination of the court in ensuring expeditious dispensation of the case challenging the impeachment of Elder Simon Achuba as Kogi deputy governor by the State Assembly.

Court Sets January 20 For Judgement of Gov Bello's Double Registration

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Friday, has set January 20 for the judgment of double registration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.

Achuba’s Impeachment: Court Fixes December 13 For Hearing

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he suit challenging the removal of Elder Simon Achuba as Deputy Governor by the Kogi State House of Assembly has been adjourned to the 13 December for hearing, with parties asked to file their counter affidavit before the date.

Alleged Falsehood: Court Forecloses Prosecution In Melaye’s Trial As Prosecutor Abandoned Case

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Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of an FCT High Court Maitama , on Thursday foreclosed the prosecution in the trial of Mr . Dino Melaye for alleged falsehood.

Supreme Court dethrones first-class Oyo monarch, Eleruwa

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

CERTIFICATE FORGERY: Court Orders Arrest of Senator

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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.

Justice Bulkachuwa Constitutes Election Petition Tribunal For Kogi Govern'ship Poll

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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.

Kogi PDP Governorship Ticket: Court Adjourns Abu Ibro's Suit Challenging Wada's Candidacy

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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.

Double Registration: Court Transfers Suit Seeking Bello's Disqualification Back to Abuja

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The suit seeking for governor Yahaya Bello's disqualification from November 16 governorship election in Kogi State has been transfered back to  Federal High Court, Abuja.

Natasha VS INEC: Federal High Court Sets For Judgment

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The federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, has set November 7, for judgment on the case of the alleged illegal disqualification of the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr Natasha Akpoti by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Appeal Court Sacks APC Senator, Reps member; Declares PDP Winner

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The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Wednesday returned Ibrahim Danbaba and Balarabe Kakale as Senator and House of Representative member in the National Assembly, respectively.

Ajaokuta Fed Const: Appeal Court Sacks APC Rep, Orders Rerun As PDP Aloysius Leads

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, has sacked APC House Representative member from Ajaokuta Federal Constituency, Hon. Muhammed Lawal Idris, and ordered for rerun election in twenty one polling units of Ajaokuta.

Kogi Guber: Declare Me Winner Of PDP Primary, Abubakar Urges Court

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Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim, a major contender for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for the forthcoming November election in Kogi State, has opened his case at State High Court insisting he won the Sept. 3rd primary.

Double Registration: Court Transfers Suit Disqualifying Gov Bello to Lokoja

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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, transfered the suit seeking the disqualification of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello from participating in the governorship election to Lokoja.

Kogi Central: Appeal Court Adjourns Senate Hearing to 9th October

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The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned hearing on the suit by Barr Natasha Akpoti of SDP and Senaotr Ahmed Ogembe of PDP challenging Senator Yakubu Oseni APC to 9th October, 2019.

Unpaid Allowance: Kogi Deputy Gov Takes Gov Bello to Industrial Court

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The embattled deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, has taken Governor Yahaya Bello, to court over the non-payment of his allowances.

BREAKING: Presidential Tribunal Dismisses PDP, Atiku’s Petition

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election in its entirety.