The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has secured victory at Grade 1 Area Court, Ajaka Ward 07 in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The party polled 111 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), which trailed with 05 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured zero votes, reports Daily Trust. Earlier when [...
Suspected hoodlums broke into the secretariat of the National Union of Journalists in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, today. The hoodlums stormed in with cars and motorcycles, reports Saturday PUNCH. The secretariat is not far from the Crowther College, which houses a considerable number of polling units. The hoodlums were seen haggling over m...
Kogi State Police Command has ordered restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59 pm today, November 10, to 6 pm on tomorrow Saturday, November 11. Spokesman of the command, SP William Aya, made this known in a statement today in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital that the movement restriction was due to the governorship election holding [&hellip...
Voters across the 21 local government areas of Kogi State will be heading to the polling units tomorrow to elect a new governor. According to the final list of candidates published by INEC, 18 candidates will represent their parties in the election. They are Isah Jibrin Usman (Accord), Braimoh Olayinka (AA), Achimugu Augustine (AAC), Abejide [...
•Ballot box IGovernorship elections have been scheduled in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states for tomorrow Saturday November 11. On election day, voting will take place between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm. Nevertheless, voters in the queue on or before 2:30 pm will be allowed to vote, reports Channels TV. 1. Voting starts at 8:30 am. […]
•Gov Yahaya Bello and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan In a surprising turn of events, the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has said he accepts today’s Appeal Court’s verdict affirming the election of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Senator representing Kogi Central district. While conceding, Governor Bello voiced out his acceptance of the verdict to ne...

