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  • Suspected killers Of Kogi PDP Woman Leader Paraded By Police

     Suspected killers of Mrs. Salome Abu, the woman leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State have been paraded by the state's police command.The suspects arrested after an outcry were identified as Ocholi Edicha, Adamu Haruna, Onu Egbunu, Musa Alidu, Attai Haruna and Attah Ejeh. .However while the state's police commi ...

  • Kogi State University Mourns As Gunmen Invades And Kills 400 Level Student Inside Exam Hall

     Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Apeh Joseph by unknown gunmen at the Kogi State University, Ayingba.Police said Joseph Apeh, a 400-Level student of English Education Department of the university, was shot inside the campus by two unknown men on a motorcycle.The victim was rushed to the university teaching hospital where he w ...

  • "Arrest Robbers Wearing Corpers Uniform To Attack Kogi Communities" - NYSC Urges Police

     Some robbers had been reported to have attacked a bus conveying the Ifeanyi Ubah Football Club’s players and coaching crew, during which the driver was shot.The National Youth Service Corps has asked the police and operatives of the Department of State Services to arrest and prosecute some robbers who wore corpers’ uniform when they attacked c ...

  • VIDEO: Senator Dino Melaye Releases New Song After Being Defeated In Kogi West Senatorial Seat

     The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial supplementary election, Dino Melaye has released a new song after being sent out of the senate by Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).KanyiDaily had reported that Adeyemi Smart defeated Dino Melaye by 88,373 votes to 62,133 in the Kogi West Senatorial Distric ...

  • BREAKING NEWS! Senator Adeyemi Smart Defeats Dino Melaye In Kogi West Election Re-Run

     Breaking News! #INEC declares Smart Adeyemi of the #APC winner of Kogi West Senatorial Election. Smart Adeyemi polled 88,373 to defeat his closest rival, Dino Melaye of the #PDP who polled 62,133. Dino had initially won the original polls that was conduction earlier this year, but Senator Adeyemi Smart won the annulment of that poll which resulte ...

  • KOGI RE-RUN! Early Results Favour APC, Dino Melaye Cries Foul Again

     Voting has been concluded in the Kogi West supplementary election and counting of votes has started in the 53 polling units where supplementary election took place today.Early report shows that in GRA Asuta ward 01 Kabba, APC had 254 while PDP had 95; But in the same town, Town Hall, polling Unit 002, Asuta Ward, APC had 48 while PDP had 98.With o ...

  • #KogiWestRerun: Police Imposters Apprehended In Kogi Senatorial Supplementary Election

     Men in police uniforms arrived at PU:008, Ward: Ganaja, Ajaokuta LG, at about 11:08am. It was later discovered that they were impersonating officers of the Nigeria police force.They have been arrested by the police. ...

  • KOGI RE-RUN! PDP Member, Salifu Agahiu Abocho Stabbed To Death In Dekina, Kogi (Photos)

     Late Salifu Agahiu Abocho was allegedly attacked and stabbed to death in Dekina Local Government Area of the State.A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kogi State chapter, identified as Salifu Agahiu Abocho was, on Thursday, hacked to death by suspected thugs believed to be working for All Progressives CongressAccording to a Twitter user, Mr. ...

  • Dino Melaye & Adeyemi Show Down: Supplementary Voting Begins in Kogi West

     A relatively large number of voters turned out Saturday as voting began in the Kogi West Supplementary poll.Voters and INEC Staff started arriving polling Units as early as 7:30 am in some of the centres.Simultaneous accreditation and Voting started at 8:15 at Inuwa Lenge Open Space PU 04 in Lokoja.A team of Policemen was also on ground to keep th ...

  • SAD! We Only Found Mum’s Ashes, Skull – Daughter Of Burnt Kogi PDP Women Leader

     About twelve days after her death, Eikojonwa Tavershima, daughter of the late Mrs. Salome Abuh, on Friday, painted a gory scenario of how her mother was roasted by suspected political thugs in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.Saturday Punch reports that the house of the Peoples Democratic Party women Leader was reportedly set ablaze ...

  • FC Ifeanyi Ubah Team Bus Attacked By Gunmen Allegedly Dressed In NYSC Uniform In Kogi

     Team members of FC Ifeanyi Ubah suffered a gunman attack while on their way to Kano for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) day six fixture today November 29. The bus conveying the players scheduled to play Jigawa Golden stars at the Kano stadium on Sunday December 1 was attacked in Kabba, Kogi state. No life was lost in the attack but ...

  • INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials Ahead Of Kogi West Supplementary Elections

     Ahead of this Saturday’s Kogi West supplementary and the Ajaokuta Federal Constituency rerun election, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, began the distribution of election materials to the areas for the exercise.The materials which were stored at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lokoja, were taken delivery in the presen ...

  • Police Arrest Six Over Murder of PDP Women Leader in Kogi

     The Police Command in Kogi State has arrested six suspects in connection with the killing of one Mrs Salome Abuh, at Ochadamu, Ofu Local Government Area of the state, on November 18.The spokesman for the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police William Aya disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Lokoja on Monday.Aya said ...

  • See Reasons PDP Lost To APC In Kogi

     The Kogi state government has reacted to the series of denunciatory statements made by the Peoples Democratic Party over its loss of the governorship election on 16 November in the state and its candidate trailing the APC candidate in the Kogi West senatorial election.The Director General to Governor Yahaya Bello on Media and Publicity, Kingsley F ...

  • "Those Who Killed PDP Woman Leader In Kogi Will Be Fished Out And Punished" - Buhari Says

     President Muhammadu Buhari has said he expects security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the “heinous murder” of a Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Woman Leader, Mrs Achejuh Abuh.Buhari stated that justice would be served upon conclusion of the investigation, describing the killing as “primitive behaviour” that should n ...

  • Re-Elected Kogi Gov., Yahaya Bello Presents Certificate Of Return To Buhari

     Re-elected Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has presented his certificate of return to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC. Adams Oshiomhole at the at the State House, Abuja. See more photos from the presentation below... ...

  • Dino Melaye: INEC Set To Conduct Kogi West Supplementary Election On Nov. 30th

     The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has rescheduled the inconclusive Kogi West senatorial district supplementary rerun election for November 30.Tagged ‘Conduct of Kogi West Senatorial district and Ajeokuta Federal Constituency supplementary rerun elections’, the Commission made the disclosure in a statement signed by National ...

  • Nigeria Police Must Arrest Killers Of Kogi PDP Women Leader, Mrs Acheju Abu - Musa Wada

     The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Kogi State, Musa Wada has called on the Nigeria Police to fish out killers of Acheju Abu.It was reported that two persons were confirmed dead in Lokoja during a bloody clash by party supporters on Monday at Ochadamu, Ofu Local Government area of Kogi State. ...

  • Police Knew That Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Elections Would Be Violent - Police IGP, Adamu

     The Inspector-General Muhammad Adamu on Tuesday said the police had a prior intelligence that the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa were going to be violent.Residents of Kogi and Bayelsa voted to elect new governors on November 16, and the outcome of the polls was deemed largely violent. Both states recorded about a dozen deaths, but Kogi had by far t ...

  • Kogi Election: Gov Bello Dedicates Victory To Mother, People

     Governor Bello also paid tribute to those who lost their lives saying that their killers would not be spared the wrath of the law of the land“While we sympathise with those who lost their lives during the election, I assure you that everyone who had a hand in their killings will not be spared, they will be made to face the full wrath of the law ...

  • APC Tells EFCC, Police To Investigate Makinde’s Role In Kogi Election

     The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Police, as well as other security agencies to launch a thorough probe into the roles played by Governor Seyi Makinde before, during and after the last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State.APC stated th ...

  • "Pastor Seized My Bra and My Brazier" - Fake Pastor Arrested In Kogi For Trying To Rob Member

     A purported man of God and founder of Christ Mercy Ministry, Ajuona, Obukpa, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Pastor Sunday Egbo, has advised clerics not to seek power from strange sources.The 26 year-old gave the advice at Enugu State Police Command, yesterday, where he was paraded for alleged rape, threatening violence and invocat ...

  • Photos: Too Much Excitement In Kogi State As Governor Yahaya Bello Wins For His Second Term

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Governor Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election held last Saturday.Bello won in 12 of the 21 local government areas in the state, while Musa Wada, who represented the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the election secured victory in nine local coun ...

  • #Post-election Violence: Kogi PDP Women Leader Reportedly Burnt Alive In Her Home By Thugs

     Kogi State is witnessing a rein of fear and anarchy at the moment. Sporadic gunshots could be heard ringing out from major towns in the state, forcing peace-loving citizens to continue to live in fear and angiush. There is terror in land, walking on all fours.In Monday afternoon, political thugs were said to have gone on the rampage, killing a mid ...

  • Students Mourn INEC Adhoc Staff, Samuel Who Died In Boat Mishap During Kogi Guber Polls (Photos)

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the death of one of its ad hoc staff during Saturday’s governorship election in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. James Apam, who confirmed the incident, said that the staff identified as Samuel Sunday, died when the boat i ...

  • Musa Wada Vows To Sue APC and Yahaya Bello Over Election Rigging In Kogi State

     The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi State on Monday has rejected the declaration of Governor Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Saturday election.The Independent National Electoral Commission has returned Bello as the winner of the governorship election in Kogi State.Wada said that Bello of the All Progressives Congre ...

  • Yahaya Bello Thanks The People Of Kogi State For Voting For Him For Second Term

     Despite the obvious large scale rigging and wide spread election malpractice, the Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has released a statement thanking the Kogi state electorate for "voting" him into office for second time despite owing all workers in the state 36 months salary arrears and no single development for the people of the sta ...

  • "Yahaya Bello Has Ordered For My Assassination" - Kogi SDP Guber Candidate, Natasha Akpoti

     The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, has alleged that Yahaya Bello has ordered her assassination.She made this statement on Monday via her official twitter page. Akpoti wrote: “Gov Yahaya Bello has ordered for my assassination.”Recall that Akpoti on Sunday called for the cancellation of the on ...

  • INEC Officially Declare Yahaya Bello As Winner Of Kogi State Governorship Elections

     According to reports, Yahaya Bello polled a massive 406,222 votes to defeat his contestant, Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 189,704 votes to emerge second. Yahaya Bello who is the incumbent Governor of the state won 12 local government councils while his closest rival, Engr. Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PD ...

  • INEC Declares Kogi West Senatorial Election Inconclusive

     Kogi West Senatorial election which was conducted on Saturday November 16, has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election was declared inconclusive by the returning officer Professor Olayinde Lawal who disclosed that the margin between Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Di ...

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