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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 in the disbursement of N23bn from a former Minister of…
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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 governor Idris Wada. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who read the lead…
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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 the Apex court dismissed the appeals file by Idris Wada…
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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 state election tribunal. Wada, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
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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 Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Emmanuel Kucha, announced in…
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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 collation center in Kogi, suggests that Bello won the state governorship…
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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 trickling in. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress, is squaring off…
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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 All Progressives Congress, is challenging incumbent governor, Idris Wada, the candidate…
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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 Friday, by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court.…
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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 of the Nigerian people. The late Abubakar Audu as a…
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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 have asked for a transfer of the late Audu's votes…
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‘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 of the Kogi governorship election as inconclusive, owing to the…
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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 the Kogi governorship election. The opposition party is dissatisfied with…
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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 Congress (APC). A statement was issued to this effect on Tuesday, by…
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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 declared inconclusive, the election, which was keenly contested by Audu Abubakar…
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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 be allowed to choose another governorship candidate for the Kogi…
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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 November, 2015, has created serious legal and constitutional conundrum that…
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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, Emmanuel Kucha, announced this at the INEC headquarters in the state.…
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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 the Kogi governorship election. Out of the votes collated from…
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“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 was held. Although it took Wada 15 minutes to conclude…
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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, Governor Idris Wada, and his wife, had troubles getting accredited.…
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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 four years. Although the election has over 20 candidates, it is…
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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 of the APC in the first of the deregularised gubernatorial…
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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 All Progressives Congress, that he had to release two statements…
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‘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, has labelled the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, as…
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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. The election campaign for Kogi state governorship election, has commenced early…
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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 governorship polls. The election was supervised by the governor of…
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‘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 affiliation, Obasanjo has declared that he would never be a politician…
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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 the accident, participated in Governor Idris Wada's ongoing "thank you"…
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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 late Hajiya Zainab was said to have slumped and died…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy