Kogi West: Dino Melaye speaks after losing Senatorial ticket to T.J Yusuf, says gang up was unimaginable

A former Senator, Dino Melaye has said he lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary in Kogi State because some people ganged up against him. It could be recalled that the, lawmaker representing Kabba/Bunu Ijumu Federal constituency, Tajudeen Yusuf, defeated Melaye to clinch the PDP’s senatorial ticket in the state. In a rerun election […]

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Over 52 percent of Kogi west voters endorse Dino Melaye’s recall

A total of 188, 588 voters, representing 52.3 percent of the total number of registered voters in Kogi west senatorial district have reportedly approved the recall of Dino Melaye from the senate. Pius Kolawole, a special adviser to Yahaya Bello, governor of the state, announced this on Monday in Lokoja while addressing party members from the district. He […]

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Police arrest Ijumu LG chairman over alleged assassination attempt on Melaye

Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Alhaji Taofiq Isah, Administrator of Ijumu Local Government, over alleged assassination attempt on Sen. Dino Melaye. The senator’s country residence in Kogi was reportedly attacked in the early hours of Saturday, April 15. Briefing newsmen in Lokoja, Inalegwu said that […]

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