Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the federal government for its action in deploying security forces to Kano over battle of emirship between the 16th and 15th emirs - Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero - respectively. He said the federal government would be held responsible if there…
By Baba Martins, Balarabe Alkassim, Abbas Jimoh, Abuja & Tijjani Ibrahim, Katsina A former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen; governors, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), have joined other…
INEC suspends poll in parts of Kogi, ballot snatcher killed EFCC seizes N11m cash, arrests vote-buyers Over 70% results uploaded on IReV By Clement A. Oloyede (Abuja), Titus Eleweke, Praise Ajibade (Owerri), Labaran Tijani, Baba Martins, Abbas Jimoh (Lokoja), Bassey Willie, Friday Peter & Victor Edozie (Yenagoa) The off-season governorship elections conducted yesterday…
By Baba Martins & Labaran Tijani The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called for the cancelation of elections in Kogi Central Senatorial District. David Edibo, state agent of the party, made the demand while presenting his party's petition to the Returning Officer of the election at the collation center in Lokoja, on Sunday. The agent…
By Tijani Labaran, Baba Martins, Abba Jimoh, Lokoja The Independent National Electoral Election says a total of 1.83 million persons who collected their permanent voters cards (PVCs) are expected to vote in Saturday's off-cycle governorship election in Kogi state. Resident Electoral Commission ( REC), Dr Gabriel Longpet, disclosed this in Lokoja, the state capital, while…