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
A collation officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi state on Sunday presented a N50,000 bribe politicians offered to a presiding officer in Igalamela-Odolu local government area of the state during Saturday’s election. Elections in Kogi State have been marred with widespread financial inducements by political agents. The collation officer presented the … Read more
Political observers keeping tabs on recent events in the camps of Wada and his party (PDP) are of the opinion that numerical strength aside, the party has not done enough to show its seriousness in wresting power from the APC, which had never tasted it in the state since the return of democracy in 1999. … Read more
Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is locked in a tight race to retain his seat with Engr Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in today’s governorship election. This is in spite of the fact that 21 other candidates are in the race. With the flag-bearers playing the ethnic card … Read more