The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has deployed over 1, 000 personnel to Kogi State ahead of the Supreme Court judgement on the governorship election appeals on Tuesday. Commandant of the Corps in the state, Everestus Obiyo stated this at a press briefing in Lokoja on Monday. He said the personnel were deployed to... Read More

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August 4, 2016

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Just In: Appeal court dismisses Faleke’s suit, upholds Bello’s election as Kogi governor

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by James Faleke, challenging the emergence of Governor Yahaya Bello, as winner of the Kogi Governorship poll. Faleke was the running mate of the deceased Kogi State governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last... Read More

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November 22, 2015

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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 the 21 local governments in the state, Audu got a total of 231, 863 votes while Wada polled 199, 514 votes. Audu Abubakar won in 16 local... Read More

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November 21, 2015

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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 evident that it is a straight battle between incumbent Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and his predecessor, Prince Abubakar Audu of... Read More

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