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Kogi guber: PDP alleges plot to disenfranchise Kogi East electorate
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged subterranean plans to deny voters their franchise.
Kogi guber: Violence mars INEC stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja
The meeting, the second in the series had in attendance the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
Kogi declares public holiday for schools ahead of guber poll
The Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, has declared Friday, Nov. 15, as public holiday for all schools in the state.
Kogi guber: PDP hands INEC 24-hour ultimatum
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of hoarding vital information on the November 16 Kogi Governorship election and conniving with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to rig the poll.
PSC to deploy 45 officials for Bayelsa, Kogi polls
The Police Service Commission has concluded arrangements to deploy 45 officials to monitor the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States on November 16, 2019.
Kogi guber: Attack on SDP secretariat a threat to democracy
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State says the attack by some thugs on the party’s secretariat in Kogi is a threat to the nation’s democracy.
PDP: APC, Kogi government plot to shift election by two weeks
The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council on Tuesday accused the All Progressives Congress and the Kogi State Government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, of engaging in moves to shift the November 16 governorship election in the state by two weeks.
PENCOM: Most states not implementing Contributory Pension Scheme
Most states across the six geopolitical zones in the country are yet to fully implement the Federal Government’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), a report by the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has revealed.
Bayelsa/Kogi guber: Ohanaeze tells Igbo to vote their conscience
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has on Tuesday advised Igbo residing in Bayelsa and Kogi states, respectively to vote their conscience.
Kogi guber: 10 truckloads of policemen arrive Lokoja
No fewer than 10 trucks loaded with police have arrived Lokoja, the Kogi State capital ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and Kogi West senatorial district rerun.
Kogi governor commissions roads, says more to come
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has commissioned the recently completed Okene–Kuroko-Ehika-Ikaturu-Itakpe roads, assuring that his second term would witness more of such infrastructural work.
Kogi guber: Monarch decrees death for irate politicians, trouble makers
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, in Kogi State, the Olu of Magongo, Obin Sam Bola Ojo, has placed a curse on whoever brings violence to his kingdom, declaring that the person will die a mysterious death before the end of this year.
Kogi guber: Court victory good for Nigerians, democracy – SDP candidate
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in this Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti has described her recent victory against the electoral umpire as victory not for her alone but all Nigerians and the nation’s democracy.
Kogi guber: Governor Bello group embark of health outreaches
A socio-political group under the auspices of One-on-One4GYB/CEDO has said it has treated over 3,000 Kogi indigenes who were suffering from various ailments free of charge.
INEC: Only atomic bomb can disrupt Saturday elections
Anyone planning to disrupt Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States would need to use an atomic bomb if he is to succeed, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said.
Bayelsa/Kogi puber: Former Gombe governor taunts APC
Ex-Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has broken his silence on the upcoming elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States.
Bayelsa/Kogi guber: YIAGA AFRICA trains 1, 077 observers
As the governorship election in Bayelsa and Kogi States fast approaches, an election observer, YIAGA AFRICA, yesterday, disclosed training of 1, 077 citizen observers.
Suspected political thugs burn down SDP secretariat in Kogi
The Kogi state secretariat of the Social Democratic Party in Lokoja has been set ablaze by suspected political thugs.
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