The Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Sen. Dino Melaye has reacted to the result of the senatorial rerun election in Kogi State. Dino noted that the magical result coming out of Kogi election was unacceptable. He noted that he won in the Afternoon, but in the evening, results were being doctored, even … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has reacted the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The party stressed that it remained strong and resolute in all the experiences it encountered during the just concluded poll in the two states. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the senatorial election in Kogi West Senatorial District inconclusive. The Poll was declared inconclusive on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Kogi West senatorial district re-run election, Smart Adeyemi, has defeated Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ijumu local government. Both candidates are from the local government. While Mr Adeyemi is an indigene of Iyara, Dino Melaye is from Aiyetoro, a neighbouring village. The final result … Read more
The former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe and the former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, have disagreed over an alleged abandoned projects supposedly to have been awarded to Clerk. Orubebe in his allegation accused the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Edwin Clerk, of abandoning projects … Read more
One of the All Progressive Congress APC Chieftains in Edo state, Charles Airhavbere, has revealed the reason the party was at war with the state governor Mr Godwin Obaseki. The party’s chieftain revealed that the party was at war with the Governor because he failed to listen to ‘voice of reasons.’ Airhavbere disclosed this during … Read more
The Benin Solidary Movement, has issued the National Chairman of the All Progressive Party APC Adams Oshiomhole, not to take the people of Benin for granted. The warnings is coming following the faceoff between Oshiomhole and the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The group’s president Comrade Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, disclosed this in press statement he … Read more
A civic group the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said that politicians used fake news to discredit the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the electoral process in Kogi state. The Director of the group Ms Idayat Hassan, disclosed this to newsmen in a press statement issued briefly after the gubernatorial election in … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he had to reshuffled the presidency. He noted that the moved was necessitated in order to enhance service delivery and bring the dividend of democracy to Nigerians. Buhari disclosed via a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja. Buhari said ”It is unfortunate that the … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello and the All Progressive Congress APC forced INEC officials to sign pre-file result sheets in the gubernatorial poll on Saturday in Kogi State. The spokesperson for the party Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this allegation in a press statement on Saturday. The statement reads in … Read more
The Senator representing Ekiti South (PDP), sen. Biodun Olujimi has applauded the judiciary for standing tall in defending democracy. She gave the commendation on Friday during a visit by a delegation from Ekiti State to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It could be recalled that Olujimi was sworn in on Thursday … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has canceled election in Ologi (Ward 03) of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. The commission noted that election was canceled due to violence in the area. The INEC’s supervisory resident electoral commissioner for Ogbia LGA Ukuachukwu Orji, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday. He noted that people … Read more
The Nigerian Police has been cut on camera spearing tear gas and shooting from an Helicopter in Lokoja the Kogi state capital. A twitter user simply identified as Oluyemi, posted the shot video of the police helicopter shooting and spraying tear gas from the air on electorates on his twitter account via his handle @YemieFash … Read more
The Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has lamented over some INEC officials that were kidnapped in the southern part of Ijaw area of the state. He also lamented that violence has marred the gubernitorial election in some part of the state. The Governor disclosed this briefly after casting his vote at his Polling Unit 5, … Read more
The report reaching Eko Blog has it that some unknown armed thugs have forcefully made away with Thumb Printed Ballot papers in ongoing gubernitorial election in Bayelsa state. It was gathered that the armed thugs invaded the PU 020, Ward 05, Etegwe Primary School, Yenegoa, the Bayelsa capital at about 4:21pm local time today(Saturday). Findings … Read more
The Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Dino Melaye, has revealed that one of Governor Yahaya Bello’s aide Sunday Faleke sent the thugs to disrupt the electoral exercise in his Pooling unit eairler today. The senatorial candidate also disclosed that the thugs have been apprehended by the police force adding that, one of … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Senatorial candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial District rerun Dino Melaye, has reportedly casts his vote in his polling unit. The senator was also cut on cemera blessing the ballot boxes briefly after casting his vote. It could be recalled that a law court had canceled the election of the … Read more
An unidentified electorates in Lokoja has been cut on camera displaying various Permanent Voters Cards PVC. The unidentified man was seen at PU 005, Lokoja D in the state capital. According to the post by Premium Times Center For Investigative Journalism on Twitter via its handle @ptcij showed that the man who was on green … Read more
Report reaching Eko Blog has it that electoral exercise has commenced in Edumo Unit 002, of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was also gathered that INEC officials have reported at the pooling unit while the electorates were already cued up waiting to be accredited and cast their vote in the gubernatorial election. … Read more
Report has it that suspected thugs have disrupted electoral exercise at Imala Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Founder of YIAGA, Samson Itodo, disclosed this few minutes ago through Channels Television. More details later… Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/11/16/update-on-kogi-election/