Tag: Idris Wada

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AzeezNovember 4, 2017

EFCC invites ex-Kogi governor Wada over Diezani’s N23bn bribe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited former governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, for his alleged role ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 30, 2016

Supreme Court gives reasons for dismissing Faleke, Wada’s appeals

The Supreme Court has revealed its reasons for dismissing the appeals filed by Honourable James Faleke and former Kogi state ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 20, 2016

BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Yahaya Bello’s election

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello. In a unanimous decision the justices of ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 7, 2016

Like Faleke, Wada fails to unseat Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello

Former Governor of Kogi state, Idris Wada, has lost his petition challenging the election of Governor Yahaya Bello at the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 6, 2015

How Yahaya Bello won Kogi supplementary election – Results breakdown

The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Kogi supplementary election, Yahaya Bello, has been declared governor-elect of the state. Chief ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 6, 2015

BREAKING: Yahaya Bello wins Kogi governorship election

Yahaya Bello, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Kogi state governorship election. Results released on Sunday morning at the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 5, 2015

APC leads in Kogi supplementary election – See first results

The Kogi supplementary election is taking place in 91 polling units and the results of some of them have started ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoDecember 5, 2015

Voters, electoral officers flee as thugs invade polling units in Kogi

Thugs have disrupted voting at Eti Aja 2 polling unit in Dekina Local government area of Kogi. Yahaya Bello of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 4, 2015

Kogi supplementary election: The fate of Wada, Bello, Faleke rests on Justice Kolawole

The tussle for the Kogi governorship election between Governor Idris Wada, James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, will be determined on ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 30, 2015

Opinion: The illegality of father to son succession in Kogi

In the prevalence of reason, justice and law the current trend in Kogi election as re-emphasized an entrenched gerontocratic disposition ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 30, 2015

Deji Adeyanju: Audu’s votes in Kogi election are dead and long buried with him

INEC was wrong by asking APC to substitute late Abubakar Audu with a new candidate. INEC will also be wrong to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 26, 2015

‘Declare me Kogi governor-elect’ | Crisis beckons, as James Faleke writes INEC, APC

The Kogi state governorship crises has unfurled aplenty in just a week since inception. It all started with the declaration ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 26, 2015

Kogi election: PDP has 2 cards to play while Governor Wada heads to court

The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party held a meeting on Wednesday night, to discuss their course of action regarding ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 24, 2015

Governor Idris Wada sacks 15 LG Chairmen for defecting to APC

15 local government Chairmen in Kogi, have been sacked by Governor Idris Wada, over their defection to the All Progressives ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 24, 2015

INEC announces date for Kogi supplementary election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released an official statement regarding the Kogi governorship election. The electoral body had ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 24, 2015

APC will be allowed to substitute Audu with another candidate – AGF reveals

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the All Progressives Congress, will ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 23, 2015

Opinion: The death of Prince Audu and solution to the Kogi legal logjam

The death of Prince Audu, Governorship candidate of the APC in the inconclusive Kogi Governorship Poll, held on Saturday 21st ...

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Janeth JNovember 22, 2015

Kogi governorship election declared inconclusive

Kogi governorship elections has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC returning officer for the election, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 22, 2015

BREAKING: Audu Abubakar defeats Idris Wada to win Kogi governorship election

Audu Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress has defeated incumbent governor, Idris Wada, of the Peoples Democratic Party, to win ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 22, 2015

“You can’t treat me like this” | This is how frustrated Governor Wada was yesterday

Kogi governor, Idris Wada didn’t exactly have the best of days, on Saturday, November 21, when the state governorship election ...

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Ada IgboanugoNovember 21, 2015

Photos of Audu Abubakar, Idris Wada and wife during accreditation

Voting has commenced in the Kogi state governorship elections. While the accreditation of All Progressives Congress candidate, Audu Abubakar, was seamless, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 21, 2015

YNaija Editorial: Kogi elections to serve as litmus test for President Buhari and INEC

Today, the people of Kogi head to the polls to select a new governor for the state, for the next ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 20, 2015

Demola Rewaju: All things being equal, Idris Wada will win Kogi governorship election

The stage is all set for the elections tomorrow between incumbent Governor Idris Wada of the PDP and Prince Abubakar Audu ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 19, 2015

Governor Idris Wada is a happy man… and Buhari is his source of joy

Kogi state governor, Idris Wada, was so joyous that President Muhammadu Buhari stayed away from the governorship rally of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 19, 2015

‘Wada is a goner’ | ‘You’re not God… you’re a joker’ | Between Tinubu and PDP

Following Bola Tinubu’s description of Kogi state governor, Idris Wada, as a goner, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 31, 2015

Early birds: PDP governorship campaign kicks off in Kogi state (PHOTOS)

Still smarting from the heavy defeat of the last general election, the Peoples Democratic Party no longer has time for dilly-dallying. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 15, 2015

How Kogi governor, Idris Wada won PDP ticket for a second term

Governor of Kogi state, Idris Wada, yesterday night, won the primary election, to represent the Peoples Democratic Party in the upcoming ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 11, 2015

‘Party-less’ Nigerian, Obasanjo says he ‘will never again be a politician’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is retired from the murky waters of Nigerian politics. For all those still in doubt about his political ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 3, 2014

Ex-Kogi commissioner perishes in car accident

by Segun Oni   Grace Elebiyo, the immediate past Commissioner for Education in Kogi State has died. Elebiyo who, before ...

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May 31, 2014

Sad news: Ex-Kogi governor’s wife slumps and dies during morning prayer

by Akan Ido Hajiya Zainab Idris, the wife of the former Kogi governor, Ibrahim Idris slumped and died today. The ...

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