A judge of the federal high court, Abuja, Nnamdi Dimgba, has ordered that the recall of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, be moved to the court of appeal. Dimgba gave the directive after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) withdrew its motion seeking an order of the court, allowing it to serve the recall […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a fresh timetable for “Melaye’s recall”, the name that is widely used for the recall process of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west senatorial district. Augusta C. Ogakwu, the commission’s secretary, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the new timetable, the recall process […]
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Following the clearance given to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to continue with Senator Dino Melaye’s recall process, the embattled legislator has vowed to file an appeal on Tuesday. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba who presided over the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, ordered the continuation of the recall process after dismissing the senator’s […]
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A federal high court in Abuja has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with the process of recalling Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West in the upper legislative chamber. In June, the government of Kogi state claimed it had got the signatures of 188,588 of Melaye’s constituents for his recall from the […]
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Senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, said politics is responsible to poverty and hunger in Nigeria. He went on to include himself among the political elite who have failed Nigeria and her teeming youth. Speaking at The Osasu Show Symposium in Abuja on Friday, Melaye said politics being played by the elite is responsible […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Sept. 11 to deliver judgment in the suit filed by Sen. Dino Melaye (APC- Kogi), challenging his planned recall by some voters in his constituency. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, fixed the September date after listening to arguments from all parties involved in the suit. The Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside an earlier order of the court, suspending the recall of Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) from the Senate. INEC commenced Mr. Melaye’s recall following the receipt of a petition from members of his constituency demanding that he be recalled. Mr. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to intervene in the recall process of Sen. Dino Melaye which was stopped by the federal high court, Abuja. Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, National Commissioner and acting Chairman of INEC explained in a statement he issued on Saturday in Abuja said that […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced that it is obeying a court order to maintain a status quo on the suit filed by Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye over his recall from the senate. INEC has also decided to take immediate steps to vacate the court order and for […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has declared that efforts made to recall Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, should have gone into more “important things”. Saraki said this after Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, contributed to a motion moved by Melaye on the recall process. Melaye had told his colleagues that Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, was […]
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