Politics

By Thompson Yamput An entrepreneur, Olayinka Braimoh, on Monday emerged the governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA) for the Nov. 11 Governorship election in Kogi. Braimoh, also know as Young Businessman, scored 101 votes to beat his rival, Mr Simon Aku, who scored 4 votes after one of the contestants, Ada Haruna withdrew for Braimoh…

  By Thompson Yamput Mr. Adejo Okeme, a Legal Practioner, on Sunday emerged the candidate of Labour Party (LP) for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi State. Okeme polled 127 votes to beat his closest rival AVM Isaac Alfa, who scored 69 votes at the primary held on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital,…

K Comrade Adeiza Momohjimoh, Kogi NUJ Chairman By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kogi council, has cautioned politicians in the state against dragging its members into ‘murky political waters’. The Kogi NUJ Chairman, Adeiza Momohjimoh gave the warning at a  news  conference  held at the council’s press Centre on Sunday in Lokoja….

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi State’s Auditor General, Alhaji Ahmed Usman-Ododo, remains the man to beat in the Kogi APC direct primary held in the state on Friday, a party chieftain in the state has said. The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Alhaji Bashir Gegu, made the assertion on Friday in an interview with newsmen…

  By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has described the primary election of All Progressive Congress (APC) for the governorship in the state as very peaceful, orderly and successful. Bello said this in a statement by his Chief Press secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, shortly after the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

  Sen Smart Adeyemi has been called upon to first redeem his image with his mother Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) before aspiring to lead Kogi people as Governor in 2023 Mr Tim’s Ejigah, former NUJ Vice President, Zone D, made the declaration on Saturday in a chat with journalists at the NUJ secretariat in…

  The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has no mandate to reclaim in respect to the just concluded Kogi Central Senatorial District election squarely won, clean and clear by Engr. Abubakar Ohere of the APC says the Ohere Political Vanguard. The Political Vanguard made the declaration in a statement signed and issued by Taihiru Maliki on…

  Hajiya Hadiza Ibrahim, a female governorship aspirant on Monday urged the national leadership of APC to extend the collection of forms to enable her participate in the party’s governorship primaries. “This my call becomes imperative in view of the recent withdrawal from the governorship race by my political leader and mentor, Alhaji James Faleke,”…

    Mrs Comfort Ife, Vice Chairman Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi, has been directed to take over as Acting Chairman of the Council following the suspension of her boss by the State House of Assembly. The Chairman of the local government, Mr Mohammed Dansabe, was on Thursday suspended by the lawmakers over an allegation…