Politics

By Thompson Yamput Rep. Leke Abejide, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship election, has urged the people to support Gov. Usman Ododo toward taking the state to a greater height. Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency, at the National Assembly said this when he addressed some supporters in Lokoja…

Kogi Poll: 4 SDP Witnesses Appear In Tribunal, Give Conflicting Evidences Evidence By Taiye Agbaje Four Social Democratic Party (SDP) witnesses that testified on Wednesday in the ongoing hearing of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja gave contradictory testimonies. The witnesses gave their accounts before the three-member panel of justices led by Justice…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduoghan, (PDP/Kogi) has distributed six truck loads of 7, 200 bags of grains to her Kogi Central constituents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effects of the economic hardship ravaging the country. The grains, including rice, beans, and millet, were distributed…

By Taiye Agbade Some youths from Kogi on Tuesday cautioned those they called “embittered politicians” against turning the state into an enclave of crisis. The youths, from the three senatorial districts under the aegis of the Kogi Independent Youths Association, (KIYA), made this known after an emergency meeting in Abuja. Mr Mohammed Abdulrazaq, who hails…

By Taiye Agbaje Mild drama continued at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel. Four witnesses from Adavi Local Government Area of the state gave their evidence for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) before the three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Ado…

By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Saturday, adjourned until April 1 for continuation of hearing The three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, fixed the date after six witnesses of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gave their evidebce and were cross-examined by the defence counsel. Upon…

By Thompson Yamput The indigenes of Okun land in Kogi west on Thursday declared their loyalty and confidence in Gov Usman Ododo and Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello as APC party leader in the State. “This is because no okun man or woman repays good with evil, considering the goodies Bello did to us and what Ododo…

By Admin A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the diaspora, Mr Ayoola Lawal, on Sunday charged Nigerians to reduce their expectation for the provision of social infrastructure and welfare from the Federal Government. He said Nigerians should rather demand for accountability of funds released to their states and local councils for the…

  By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the hearing in the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, until March 14. The development followed the Court of Appeal judgement that set aside the tribunal’s inspection order granted the SDP and expunged…

By Taiye Agbaje and Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, set aside the inspection order granted Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had, on Nov. 25, 2023,…