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AS voters in the Kogi West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency cast their votes on Saturday, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called for a credible process. The CDD, in a statement signed by its Director, Idayat Hassan, warned that given the violence, voter intimidation and brazen electoral fraud that characterised the November 16 polls in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the onus is now on all electoral stakeholders, particularly the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to redeem themselves. The statement reads: “This supplementary election is an opportunity for the electoral stakeholders, especially INEC, and the security agencies to address the many flaws we saw on November 16. “CDD observation showed that the polls of November 16 were seriously tainted by a myriad of electoral malpractices, which fundamentally undermined the integrity of the process and outcomes in Kogi and Bayelsa states. CDD hopes t

Gov. Yahaya Bello the and his deputy received certificate of return

The Nigerian Correctional Service has commenced a probe into the alleged $1 million scam perpetrated by one Olusegun Aroke, aka Hope Aroke, who is serving a 24-year jail term in Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos. The convict, who was the subject of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, reportedly pulled the heist using a network of accomplices. Aroke was one of the two Malaysia-based Nigerian undergraduate fraudsters arrested by the EFCC in 2012 at the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, following a tip According to the EFCC, preliminary investigations revealed that the convict, against established standard practice, had access to internet and mobile phone in the correctional centre. ”Even more puzzling was the finding that Aroke got himself admitted to the Nigeria Police Hospital, Falomo, Lagos, for an undisclosed ailment and from the hospital, he would move out to lodge in hotels, meet with his wife and two children

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 opponent Engr Musa Wada of the People Democratic Party(PDP), who has rejected the outcome of the exercise, is leading in eight local governments.

The Centre for Democracy and Development said political parties used fake news to delegitimise Independent National Electoral Commission and the electoral process during Kogi governorship election. Ms Idayat Hassan ,Director CDD ,made this known in the group’s preliminary statement on the conduct of Saturday’s Kogi governorship election. Hassan said that CDD’ electoral environment observation report had previously predicted that political parties would use fake news during the election to cause confusion. “Some of the fake news circulated today include the disqualification of the PDP candidates, false results, fake images of thugs arrested and snatching of ballot papers. ” CDD fact-checkers were able to debunk most of the fake news. “The hoaxes are mainly intended at delegitimising INEC and the process; again, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are the leading platforms used to spread disinformation. “ Hassan said that earlier, voters across 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs)

Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) at the 2019 Kogi Governorship Election, Natasha Akpoti, has cast her vote in the polls, after which she accused incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello of sponsoring violence. Akpoti told reporters that she has the “tremendous support” of the Kogi people but is worried about the violence being sponsored by her opponent. “I have the tremendous support of not just people from Kogi Central, but also Kogi East and Kogi West,” she said. “And it is unfortunate that the government at hand, with due respect to the APC candidate, Yahyha Bello, has decided to take laws into his hands and sent thugs to attack.” Akpoti also noted that she was concerned about the level of training exhibited by the INEC officials at the ward where she voted.

The Deputy Director, Public Communications of the Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, Usman Austin, on Saturday, raised the alarm that two young men who dressed in the uniform of officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have been apprehended in Ayingba Dekina Local Government Area by the people. In an interview with our correspondent, he stated that the suspects were later handed over to the police. He also said that electoral materials in Odu 1 and 2 wards and Community High School in Ayingba, had been hijacked by thugs.

Elections have been disrupted in ward 2, Lokoja, as gunshots were fired into the air by suspected thugs who made away with ballot boxes. Channels TV gathered that voters in the Ajayi Crowther Memorial School are scampering for safety. Commencement of voting in the polling unit which is the biggest in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital had a delay due to late arrival of security officials. Meanwhile, in Aiyetoro 2, polling unit 003 in Kogi West Senatorial district, thugs disrupted voting exercise and destroyed ballot boxes. The polling unit which is next to the office of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had littered all over, ballot papers and destroyed boxes. There was no presence of security officers, voters or electoral officials as at the time Channels TV crew arrived the unit.

In the early hour today news went viral that Ahmed Atta APC leader was arrested with AK47 turn out to be false as he was caught on camera casting his vote.

A fake police officer has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force at the Igala Unity Square area in Anyigba, Dekina local government area of Kogi State. The fake policemen, dressed in black T-shirt and black trousers with a black jacket with SARS inscribed on it was accosted by a team of actual Special Anti Robbery Squad officers who were on patrol in the area. When accosted and upon inquiry, it was realised he was not a policeman as he claimed to be and was immediately arested. Home News Politics Columnists Business Editorial Sports Fashion & Styles Entertainment Magazine Education Online Special Forum Copyright © 2019, All Rights Reserved. Vintage Press Limited. Optimized by iNERD360 .

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the application filed by Faisal Maina to be relocated from the custody of the Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad to the Nigerian Correctional Service facility. Faisal and his father, Abdulrasheed, the former Pension Reform Task Team chairman, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 12 counts bordering on operating fictitious bank accounts, money laundering and fraud to the tune of N2.1bn. While his father was remanded in the NCS facility in Kuje, Abuja, Faisal was sent to the police custody in Asokoro. The court had fixed Wednesday for the commencement of the trial of the defendant, but when the matter was called, his counsel, Francis Oransanye, informed the court that he was denied access to his client by the police. He, therefore, requested the transfer of the defendant to the correctional centre, arguing that access to his client would enable Faisal to prepare

The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Water Resources to investigate delay in non completion of Kagara Dam and one million gallon water treatment plant in Niger state. The mandate, followed adoption of a motion at plenary on the urgent need for the Federal Government to complete Kagara dam and one million gallon water treatment plant in Niger State. The motion has Sen. Mohammed Sani (APC Niger) as sponsor and 19 senators as co-sponsors.Presenting the motion, Sani revealed that Kagara dam was first conceived and awarded by Niger Government to Kano-based Company, WRECA in 1992. He said the sole purpose of the project was to provide portable water and irrigation needs to Kagara people and its environs to cover approximately 1,000 hectares of land. He said because of its importance, the project was taken over by the Federal Government and awarded to Biwater Shellaber Nigeria Limited in December 1992 at the cost of N199 million . Sani said the contract had suffer

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for immediate and unconditional release of its Head of Security in Dekina Local Government area of Kogi, Mr Edeh Abutu, and others allegedly arrested in the state. The party made the call at a news conference addressed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday, in Abuja. Ologbindiyan alleged that Abutu and some other PDP members in Kogi were arrested on what he called trumped up charges and taken to an unknown destination “where they were believed to be under torture”. He recalled that on Thursday, the PDP had raised the alarm over alleged plots to clampdown on key party leaders in the state. Ologbondiyan claimed that framing up, harassing, victimising, issuing threats and arresting innocent citizens were being used in order to manipulate the forthcoming election in the state. He said that Abutu had been threatened with arrest and frame-up several times before he was eventually picked up. The PDP s

 Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has been wheeled into the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is facing charges of money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Maina and his son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina on 12-count charges and three-count charges respectively of money laundering and concealment of proceeds of unlawful act in October. ADVERTISEMENT Justice Okon Abang remanded Maina and his son in custody pending the hearing of their bail applications on November 6. ADVERTISEMENT OVER 5,000 NIGERIAN MEN HAVE  OVERCOME POOR BEDROOM PERFORMANCE SYNDROME DUE TO THIS BRILLIANT DISCOVERY Maina had earlier reported sick in court, but details of his ailment is not yet known.

A coalition of Senatorial aspirants from kogi west have decided to harmonize their strength, support base and followers both for the gubernatorial and senatorial rerun election holding November 16 in the state. The Coalition which comprised of about 15 candidates made this known on Monday as it was led by former Kogi West Senatorial candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Comrade Bode Adeyemi to meet with the State’s deputy governor, Honourable Edward Onoja. Comrade Bode noted that they all taught the Kogi West Senatorial seat was sealed with the February general election but as God would have it, the court demanded for a rerun. He pointed out that they have all decided to defer their ambitions until 2023 and align with the All Progressive Congress’ candidates at the Gubernatorial and Senatorial polls. The former aspirant noted that their decisions to support Governor Bello was premised on his good antecedents in the state and also because they were of the opinion

A former Governor of Kogi State, Ibrahim Idris, on Tuesday directed his son, Abubakar, his followers and his political structure in the state, Ibro Political Family, to work for the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 16 governorship election. Abubakar, who was an aspirant during the September 3 PDP governorship primary, confirmed the directive in an interview with punch correspondent in Abuja. He, however, clarified that the directive was not to work for the victory of the Kogi PDP governorship candidate, Musa Wada, but for the victory of the party in the election. According to him, the directive was made during the stakeholders’ meeting of the political structure including the coordinators in the local government areas of the state. He clarified that his father’s directive and his insistence to continue the court matter meant that if the PDP emerged victorious in the governorship election and the court ruled in his favour, he would become the governor of

No fewer than 13 persons have been killed at the Kogi State University, Anyigba, following clashes among suspected cult groups. The killings which began on Friday, was allegedly due to the killing of a student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, suspected to be a kingpin of a cult group. Three of the victim were hacked down around the Stadium Road and Fatima Lodge within the KSU campus while nine others were killed at different locations in the university environs. Among those killed were; one Oloruntoba Godwin, a 300-level student of Geography, and one Ajileye Richard, who is a 200-level student in the department of Accountancy. Some of the students injured following the incident were rushed to the hospital. When contacted, the commissioner of police in the state, Hakeem Busari, confirmed the incident, but said only three students were killed.

The remain of Ebira popular artist Yusuf popularly known as Mr P laid to rest.

Ebira popular musical artist known as Mr P died the sad event occurred yesterday 4th Nov. 2019 after a protracted illness, Mr P left behind four children and wife he died in Kaduna hospital, the diseased body will arrive Okene today for final eternal. May his soul rest in peace

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship Campaign Council in Kogi State has said a statement attributed to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr Musa Wada, to the effect that he will reverse the Staff Verification Exercise has further exposed him as a “sponsored renegade against the anti-corruption system in the public service”. Spokesman of the Campaign, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement on Saturday, said Wada was on a “macabre dance on the grave of confusion”, even as he accused the PDP’s candidate of trying to return the civil service to “the era of stinking corruption, aggravated indiscipline and gross inefficiency”. He said: “The statement by the PDP Governorship Candidate to reverse the gains of the administration against the corrupt machinations in the civil service has further confirmed our fear that Wada is the candidate of the House of Corruption and brigandage. “For over 12 years, the Peoples Democratic Party oversaw a payroll that

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party  of planning to  create confusion  in Kogi State  ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The APC made the accusation in  a  statement  on Friday by the Chairman,  Publicity Committee of the Bello/Onoja Governorship Campaign Council, Kingsley Fanwo. Governor Yahaya Bello of the APC is seeking a second term in office. Edward Onoja is his running  mate. The  PDP  had claimed  the ruling  APC, in collaboration with  the Independent National Electoral Commission,   was  planning  to manipulate the electoral  process. Fanwo said,  “The statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, accusing both the  APC and INEC of planning  to manipulate the November 16 poll has further confirmed our earlier position that the PDP is only interested in creating confusion ahead of the election. “The brazen audacity of the opposition party to peddle falsehood has been further aggravated by

The Secretary of the Media and Publicity Committee of the APC 2019 Governorship Campaign Council, Dr Tom Ohikere has disclosed that the conspicuous absence of former Governor Ibrahim Idris and his son, Abubakar Idris at the Omala and Ankpa rally of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday is a sign that the opposition party is still grappling with disaffection in its rank and a bad omen for Musa Wada, the party’s candidate. Ohikere said Ibrahim Idris and his son are key stakeholders of the PDP in Kogi state and are from Omala local government area, so they not being at the rally shows that Musa Wada is not the preference of a large section of the party’s membership which will play out at the poll in the favour of the APC. Ohikere stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. He said “You can see their campaign is faltering, the rancor in their rank is no more a hidden thing. The conspicuous absence of Former Governor Ibrahim Idris and his son, Ab

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday raised the alarm that some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress were allegedly plotting to delist the PDP Kogi State governorship candidate, Musa Wada, from contesting the November 16 governorship election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, during a media briefing in Abuja, said the plot to delist Wada was in a bid to make Governor Yahaya Bello, who is the governorship candidate of the APC, to become a sole candidate. According to him, INEC and APC’s plot was to alter INEC’s Monitoring Report. Ologbondiyan said, “Of course, this plot is dead on arrival, as our candidate, Musa Wada, remains duly nominated through the statutory processes of our primary, which was well covered in the Monitoring Report released by INEC. “The PDP cautions that any attempt to tamper with his candidature will trigger the wrath of the people. The PDP is however aware of