Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives and the people of Kogi State for his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The governor in a statement by his Director General, Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo said he is now spurred to do […]
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The electoral umpire in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi west senatorial rerun election inconclusive. Announcing the outcome on Sunday night, Olayinde Lawal, the returning officer, said the number of cancelled votes is higher than the margin between Smart Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Dino Melaye […]
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With defeat starring the face of Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate on Thursday vowed to return the state to APC. “This morning, the Yahaya Bello game plan began to unfold. The APC governorship candidate in concert with a top military officer perfected the rigging plan of the […]
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Two persons have been reported shot in Egume Police Station Polling unit, Kogi State, Thenation reports. Reports also had it that violence have broken out in four pilling units of the state.
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Mr Simon Achuba, the Deputy Governor, of Kogi State, has been impeached according to reports. Mr Achuba, was impeached during the Friday 18th October 2019 plenary, at the Kogi State House of Assembly, in Lokoja, the state capital. [irp] The impeachment was confirmed by the, Majority leader of the House, while speaking with journalists on […]
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Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, on Friday turned down his appointment as director-general of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in Kogi state. Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past governor of the state, clinched the PDP ticket, and will face Yahaya Bello, incumbent governor, who is candidate of the All […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared 51 candidates and their deputies to contest the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi. The names of the cleared candidates and their details were on Friday made public in Lokoja by the INEC. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five of those cleared as governorship candidates […]
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The governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party ended abruptly in the early hours of Wednesday when gunmen invaded Lokoja Confluence Stadium, the venue of the election. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that voting had ended and sorting of votes were going on when the gunmen came to the […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will review petitions from some stakeholders in Kogi in reaction to Indirect Primaries adopted for the election of the party’s candidate for the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship poll. The ruling party said this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu in Abuja on […]
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The Organised Labour in Kogi on Wednesday said that workers would determine the next governor of the state come November 2. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NAN) in the state, Mr Onu Edoka, stated this at the 2019 Workers’ Day (May Day) celebration at Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. According to him, if only the […]
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