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The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 Kogi State governorship election, Musa Wada, has described the election as a coup against the people. Wada, at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, vowed to challenge the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello at the election petition …

Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday said that eligible voters in Lagos State who did not cast their votes in the local government elections would not be justified to complain against local councils. Oluremi, representing Lagos Central, said this in Lagos in an interview with journalists in her residence in Bourdillon, …

A center for transparency advocacy, the Independent Service Delivery  Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has sounded a note of caution to those who are trying to drag Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakub into the fate of the recall process initiated against Senator Dino Melaye. Melaye is facing …

An election observer group, the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group  (ISDMG) has warned that any attempt to tarnish the integrity of the head of the Electoral Management Body (EMB) through orchestrated media campaigns will have dire consequences on future elections and the nation’s democracy. Addressing journalists in Abuja, ISDMG Executive …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is said to have suspended the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye! See Dino’s tweet celebrating the news and reactions from twitter followers. Which way Nigeria?!

Some electorate in Kogi, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the return and swearing-in of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi as null and void The suit, number FHC/ABJ/C3/535/ /2017, was filed on June 16 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court …

During plenary on July 4th, Dino Melaye, Senator represnting Kogi West raise the the issue of his recall battle from his constituency accusing the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello of sponsoring the wasteful process. In his response, The DSP, Ike Ekweremmadu said the process is dead on arrival, according to …

No fewer than five persons were shot  at the Kogi State polytechnic gate, Lokoja where senator Dino Melaye was holding a protest against the state government. The protest which stated around 11am turned bloody when gunmen yet to be identified invaded the venue of protset. The gunmen who stormed the …

The deputy governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the November 21 election in Kogi State, James Faleke, on Tuesday filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding his declaration as governor-elect. Faleke also wrote Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC demanding the removal of his name …