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April 26, 2019
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The YNaija Cover – the 26th of April

Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: Buhari on the move again, heads from Maiduguri to the UK for ‘private visit’   Other stories that came your way yesterday: Good riddance! Nnedi Okorafor unfriended a man on Facebook who had sexist views about women   Hey, look, Daenerys as a Nigerian mother is... Read More
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September 28, 2017
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Just In: Melaye’s recall transferred to Appeal Court

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday withdrew its motion asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to allow it serve the recall petition on Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, through substituted means. INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Ustaz (SAN), announced the withdrawal in court on Thursday, after which Justice Dimgba struck out the motion. He directed... Read More
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September 12, 2017
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A revised timetable and schedule for Melaye’s recall will soon be released – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released, in a statement on Tuesday, said all hurdles to continue the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has been removed, and now the process will continue. Also in the statement, INEC said it would release a revised timetable for the process. A Federal High Court... Read More
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September 11, 2017
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Kogi governor, INEC, FG behind my travails – Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has described the ruling by a Federal High Court Abuja which failed to grant his application to stop his recall from the Senate as appealable. Melaye, in his reaction to the ruling on Monday, accused the Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), top Federal Government... Read More
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July 20, 2017
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Vacate order on Dino Melaye’s recall, INEC urges court

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside an earlier order, suspending the recall of Senator Dino Melaye, NAN reports. Melaye had approached the court, seeking an order stopping INEC from going ahead with the process, pending the determination of a suit he filed to... Read More
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July 15, 2017
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INEC confirms move to challenge court order stopping Melaye’s recall

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, who is reportedly out of the country, has instructed that the Commission challenge the court order stopping the Senator Dino Melaye‘s recall process. In a statement on social media, the commission said Yakubu is not “succumbing to blackmail”, that was rumoured to have come... Read More
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July 13, 2017
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INEC suspends Senator Dino Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will halt the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, (Kogi West). National Commissioner of INEC, Adedeji Soyebi, disclosed this on Thursday, saying the decision is in line with a court ruling. The commission also wrote on Twitter,  “INEC held its regular weekly meeting today and considered the... Read More
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July 9, 2017
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My constituents have been engaging in spiritual exercises, Senator Dino Melaye speaks on his recall process

Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has said his constituent “happy and satisfied” with his representation and he would like to appreciate them for this, notwithstanding the ongoing recall process by INEC. Melaye said this in an interview with Punch, reiterating that those seeking for his recall are not his constituents. The senator... Read More
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July 8, 2017
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INEC to continue with Melaye’s recall process, despite court order

Despite a court ruling asking it to maintain status quo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would continue the process to recall Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, Premium Times reports. Rotimi Oyekanmi, media aide to the Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this Friday, said it was yet to... Read More
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July 5, 2017
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My constituents were deceived into putting their names in the recall register – Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has alleged voters in his districts were tricked into adding their names to the recall register. Melaye said this on Tuesday while speaking in his planned recall at plenary. The senator raised a point of order accusing governor of the state, Yahaya Bello of sponsoring the recall process. He... Read More
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July 4, 2017
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Only legitimate court order can stop Dino Melaye’s recall – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said only a legitimate court order could stop the process for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye. In an interview with NAN, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said in Abuja that filing a lawsuit was not enough to stop the... Read More
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July 1, 2017
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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. 1. 2017 BET Awards The awards held on Monday, 26, Nigeria’s Wizkid won Best International Artiste, Africa, for the second time in a row. You can check out the full list again to see the other winners for this year’s edition of the awards.... Read More
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June 30, 2017
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. KOGI WEST CONSTITUENTS FILE SUIT TO STOP DINO MELAYE’S RECALL PROCESS The Concerned Kogi Registered Voters (CKRV) have filed a law suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from commencing verification of signatures collected... Read More
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June 30, 2017
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Kogi West constituents file suit to stop Dino Melaye’s recall process

The Concerned Kogi Registered Voters (CKRV) have filed a law suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from commencing verification of signatures collected in order to recall Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West). Addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the convener and secretary of the 18-member group,... Read More
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June 29, 2017
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Senator Dino Melaye must go – Constituents insist

Kogi West Constituents have insisted that Senator Dino Melaye representing the constituency, must be recalled. Addressing journalists in Lokoja on Wednesday, the leader of the group leading the aggrieved constituents, Honourable Olowo Cornelius stated that the Senator should be patient for the verification exercise to know whether or not those he claimed as dead were... Read More
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June 27, 2017
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Ojo, Lambo move against Dino Melaye’s recall from Senate

The ongoing process to recall Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) may be heading for a brickwall, as former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federal, Bayo Ojo (SAN), and former health Minister, Eyitayo Lambo have declared support for the federal lawmaker. In a statement yesterday in Lokoja by Okun Development Initiative (ODI) and authored... Read More
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June 26, 2017
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“No weapon fashioned against me shall prosper” – Melaye goes spiritual on his recall process

The embattled senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has alleged that the signatures of his constituents, which were collected for his recall, were forged and fraudulently forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Addressing newsmen at the press centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Lokoja on Sunday, Melaye reiterated that signatures of dead... Read More
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June 23, 2017
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Dino Melaye: We gonna miss him when he’s gone?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Dino Melaye, a self-acclaimed democratic evangelist and anti-corruption crusader, has had the rare privilege of being both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. There was some substance to his allegations against then Speaker of the House, Dimeji Bankole, on the matter of... Read More
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June 21, 2017
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Many appointees will go to jail for my recall – Dino Melaye

Constituents of Kogi West Senatorial District on Wednesday submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the recall of Dino Melaye from the Senate. But reacting to the action, Dino Melaye said the move to recall him from the upper legislative chamber will only make people go to jail. He wrote on... Read More
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June 21, 2017
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INEC receives signatures of electorate seeking Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received signatures from the electorates in Kogi West Senatorial District, asking for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye. Punch reports that six bags, which contained the signatures of 52.3 percent of the electorates from the zone and other petitions, were submitted to the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday.
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June 20, 2017
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Over 50 percent registered Kogi West voters approve Melaye’s recall

About 52.3 percent of registered voters, representing 188, 588 persons in Kogi West senatorial district have reportedly approved the recall of Dino Melaye from the senate. Special Adviser to the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, Pius Kolawole announced this on Monday in Lokoja while addressing party members from the district. He said the collation... Read More
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June 15, 2017
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The YNaija Tracklist: This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo | Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say – YNaija This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo – YNaija FG, Transparency International, others kick as CCT discharges Saraki – YNaija Drug trafficking: Two South African communities give Nigerians quit notice – YNaija Police ban rally, procession, demonstration in... Read More
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June 13, 2017
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“Stop causing mayhem in order to save your dying career” – Bello tells Melaye

The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has told Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West), that he “can’t use violence to revive his drowning political career”. In a statement by spokesperson, Petra Onyegbule, the governor Melaye for the death of a protester Melaye had claimed on Monday that he escaped death after unknown gunmen attacked him... Read More
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