Just in: INEC Declares Kogi west Senatorial District Election Inconclusive, to announce date for supplementary

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West senatorial rerun election inconclusive. According to the returning officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, the margin between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Smart Adeyemi and that of the Peoples Democratic Party,

COLUMNIST: The imperative of “People’s Manifesto”

  By Edwin Madunagu In the 20 months since I wrote “Drafting a people’s manifesto” and “Further notes on the people’s manifesto” (February/March, 2018), a sufficient number of significant things have happened and are happening in our country, Nigeria, in the Nigerian Left,

Kogi Guber Election 2019: Collation suspended to Monday – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has announced the adjournment of collation of Kogi results to 9am on Monday. The results of only Ibaji and Lokoja local government areas are outstanding with Governor Yahaya Bello in clear lead in 11 local governments. His closest

Dino Melaye on losing streak in Kogi senatorial election

Dino Melaye on losing streak in Kogi senatorial election The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Kogi West senatorial district rerun election, Smart Adeyemi, has defeated the incumbent Senator of the district Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party in four local governments

Bayelsa Guber election: Three LGAs in Kogi left to be collated, Collation still ongoing

Bassa LG (Kogi) APC – 8386 PDP – 9724 Sagbama LGA (Bayelsa) The local government has 109,460 registered voters while accredited voters were 70,111. Votes scored by parties are; APC: 7,831 PDP: 60,339 Ofu LGA (Kogi)  APC– 11, 006 PDP – 12,264 Ankpa LGA

BREAKING: APC’s Yahaya Bello leading in Kogi

Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading after declaration of results in 15 local governments in Kogi guber election Results at the Collation Centre indicate the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in close second. So far the APC has

JUST IN: PDP dispatching armed thugs to intercept ward results – APC

Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted security agencies especially the military and the police of an alleged plot by leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to frustrate collation of results in Bayelsa State. The Vice-Chairman, Media, APC Campaign

Bayelsa Guber 2019: PDP behind Nembe violence to intimidate voters, APC alleges

By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja All Progressives Congress (APC) has absolved itself of blames over the violence and killings that attended the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) rally in Nembe, Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, accusing the PDP and the state government of being the culprits.

BREAKING: NECO sacks 70 staff over certificate forgery

By Justina Asishana, Minna   No fewer than 70 staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO) have been dismissed for certificate forgery. The approval for the dismissal of the affected staff was approved at NECO’s 17th extra-ordinary meeting of the Governing Board after

35, 800 policemen deployed for Kogi polls

Nicholas Kalu, Lokoja   The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari, says 35, 800 policemen have been deployed by the Inspector General of Police to provide security for the governorship elections as well as the Kogi West Senatorial elections on Saturday, November