A civil society group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy tackles Yahaya Bello, Kogi State governor, and challenges him to name election observers who approached him for logistics support for election monitoring. For discrediting the process of the election that gave him a second term in office and calling for its entire cancellation, incumbent governor of Kogi…
Dangote Now 64th Richest Man in The World
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has emerged as 64th richest person in the world with an estimated $16.6 billion, as against his previous ranking of 103rd in the world. Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 8th year running, was the only Nigerian on the list of the top 500 billionaires,…
INEC Halts Moves To Recall Dino Melaye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted the recall process for Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West Constituency at the National Assembly. The plan to effect Melaye’s recall from the Senate is steeped in the outspoken senator’s long-drawn-out enmity with Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State. The recall has been the subject of…
Kogi: Abubakar Audu Is Dead
Abubakar Audu guber candidate of the APC in Kogi state is dead. There are no details yet about what led to his death but his aides said he just slumped. The election in which he participated last saturday has been declared inconclusive by INEC.
Kogi state elections results
Local govts- 21 Registered voters- 1350883 Total Valid votes- 421328 Accredited voters- 476839 Rejected votes- 17951 11 Political Parties: AA:700 AD:427 ACPN:1089 ADC:761 APA:1001 APC:264,851 CPP:967 HOPE:144 KOWA:190 NCP:399 PDP:149,987 PPN:476 UDP:180 UPP:156
Confusion Reigns in Kogi
Many voters in Kogi State were thrown into confusion. They initially thought they were coming out for only the presidential election, but realised they had to vote for the Senate and House of Representative elections.
10 feared dead in Kogi boat capsize
10 persons were feared dead and others wounded following a boat capsize yesterday at Ebe village in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. About 100 commuters on the 50-seater boat were said to be going to the Lokoja five-day market when the incident occurred. According to an eyewitness, the boat sank in the River Niger due…
Kogi Assembly approves 15 commissioner nominees
The Kogi State House of Assembly on July 16 approved the nomination of 15 out of the 17 persons whose names were forwarded to it by Idris Wada, the state governor. Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, the House speaker, in his charge to the successful ones, urged them to key into the government’s transformation agenda for the overall…
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