Tag Archives: Kogi

Thugs have consistently disrupted tribunal activities, hindering the officials from carrying out their duties effectively. The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has ordered the relocation of the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja.

The Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has been relocated from Lokoja to Abuja by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem.    The tribunal will now hold its sittings at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way. Mr David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, urged litigants …

Gunmen have attacked the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State.      The National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the incident occurred around 3.30am on Friday, 1st December 2023.    “The armed men engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until …

Ododo visits the President’s wife to convey gratitude for her support throughout the electoral process With reception at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, welcomed Alhaji Usman Ododo, the Governor-Elect of Kogi, congratulating him on his triumph in the recent gubernatorial election held on November 11.

  Kogi State Government under the leadership of Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate freezing of all state and local government accounts.   The directive, issued on Thursday, November 22, by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, prohibits any further disbursements from these accounts until further notice. The statement …

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, has been declared winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.   According to INEC, Ododo won with 446,237 votes. Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party garnered 259,052, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party came …

The party’s agent, David Edibo, who presented the petition letter to the state Returning Officer, said the SDP rejected the outcome of the election conducted in the five local government areas in the district on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the election, Usman Ododo, …

The council chairman of Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State, Mr.James Onoja, was arrested by Security operatives on Saturday, November 11.   He was arrested with lots of cash and ammunition.  The money and the ammunition were packed in several ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags.   The money and ammunition were allegedly …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in nine wards of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. INEC’s National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, confirmed the suspension in a statement reelased on Saturday, November 11.   According to …

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 (Fourteen) suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States.   A statement from the antigraft agency says they were arrested on Saturday, November 11, 2023 …