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Kogi gov, Yahaya Bello appoints auditor-genreal, Ahmed Ododo as successor

Before today’s primary election for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello appointed Ahmed Ododo, the state auditor-general, as his successor. This was disclosed at the party’s Thursday in Lokoja held APC stakeholders meeting. The Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, and the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Mohammed Asuku, have since dropped out of the race as a result of the development. Bello, who hosted the gathering at the party’s secretariat and introduced his...

Kogi is not Rivers, will not worship foreign god, Melaye fights back against Wike

Dino Melaye, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor in Kogi State, struck back against Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, for dismissing his bid to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello. Wike had downplayed the former Kogi West senator’s chances in the PDP governorship primary in the North-Central state during a press conference in Port Harcourt. You know Dino won’t win in Kogi State when you give him that ticket, he said. Why would...

INEC asks tribunal to reject LP, Obi’s petition, in order to uphold Tinubu’s election victory

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, filed a petition, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the presidential election petition tribunal to dismiss for being incompetent. After receiving 8,794,726 votes to defeat Obi and 16 other candidates in the election held on February 25, the commission declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner on March 1.   Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the...

APC files its own lawsuit, requests tribunal reject Obi, LP’s petition against Tinubu

On Monday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) requested that the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, withdraw their petition to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja challenging Bola Tinubu’s election as the nation’s 45th president. In a notice of preliminary objection signed CA/PEPC/03/2023 and submitted to the PEPC Secretariat on Monday night by Thomas Ojo, a member of the party’s legal team in Abuja under the direction of Lateef Fagbemi,...

Olisa Agbakoba: Tribunal decides on presidential election in 7 days

Olisa Agbakoba, a legal luminary, has stated that it is possible to conclude presidential election petitions in April if the court systems are very proactive. He noted that the tension surrounding the call for an interim government stemmed from expectations that the tribunal would not rule before May 29. According to Agbakoba, orders/directions are issued peremptorily in arbitration cases to resolve complex jurisdictional and procedural issues. In a statement issued on Monday, he urged the...

10th Assembly: North Central Frontiers Endorse Betara for Speaker

The North Central Frontiers (NCF) has backed the lawmaker representing Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency of Borno state, Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara, for the position of Speaker in the 10th National Assembly. The group, in a statement signed by Hon. Moses Onah and Andrew Bot, its president and secretary-general respectively said Betara is tailor-made for the job. Describing the Borno legislator as experienced, competent and prepared, the group said its decision to support Betara despite him being...