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What You Should Know as Longest-Serving INEC Chair Yakubu Bows Out

By The Insight Team October 8, 2025 257

mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet key Points: Yakubu, longest-serving INEC Chairman, completed decade-long tenure with innovations. Agbamuche-Mbu became Acting Chairman, second woman leading INEC temporarily. Tinubu to appoint new chairman, Amupitan emerges as leading candidate. CSOs advocate independent INEC Chairman selection for neutrality, public trust. Yakubu’s tenure introduced innovations but faced Continue Reading

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Senate’s rejection of Nwosu’s honour sparks Igbo backlash

By The Insight Team March 31, 2025 513

Sanni Marvelous The decision of the Nigerian Senate to reject a posthumous honour for Professor Humphrey Nwosu has been met with outrage from the Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The group, led by Chief Omenazu Jackson, has condemned the Senate’s action as a continuation of systemic marginalization against the Igbo people. Ohanaeze Ndigbo described Continue Reading

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Nwosu’s death a great loss, says Tinubu

By The Insight Team March 29, 2025 442

Daniel Adaji, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has described the passing of Professor Humphery Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, as a great loss to the nation. Tinubu extended his condolences to Nwosu’s family, the government, and the people of Anambra State, acknowledging the late professor’s contributions to Nigeria’s democratic development. Continue Reading

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Kogi Governship elections tribunal should be relocated from Lokoja- Uk’omu Igala

By The Insight Team December 5, 2023 451

By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization, a national socio-cultural group of Kogi East Senatorial District, Kogi State, has called on the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to relocate the Kogi State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal for the November 11, 2023 governorship elections to Abuja, in order to guarantee the safety of […]Continue Reading

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Kogi State election cannot stand- Igala Group

By The Insight Team November 23, 2023 484

By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization, one of the foremost socio-cultural groups in Kogi East Senatorial District, has tagged as fraudulent, the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Usman Ododo as winner. In a statement on […]Continue Reading

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Governorship election: How did Kogi Central produce shocking 300,000+ votes?

By The Insight Team November 14, 2023 972

Key points: IReV, data reveal frauds in 2023 Kogi governorship election Results make nonsense of N105bn investment in BVAS, IReV Figures at variance with those of previous senatorial and governorship polls What Electoral Act says about over-voting ‘INEC must arrest, investigate and prosecute officials who compromised’ Theophilus Abbah The data on the INEC Result Viewing Continue Reading

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INEC Announces Fresh Elections In 59 Kogi Polling Units On Nov 18

By The Insight Team November 12, 2023 487

By Emmanuel Kwada The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fresh elections will be conducted in 59 polling units in Kogi state. This development means that the winner of the governorship poll held on November 11, 2023, will not be announced until after the fresh elections are conducted in the affected areas. INEC […]Continue Reading

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Prof Mahmood calls on INEC officials to be patriotic and professional in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber

By The Insight Team November 10, 2023 432

By Emmanuel Kwada Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), addresses officials (Both regular and ad-hoc) in the governorship elections scheduled for November 11, 2023 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. In a statement released late on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, on the Commission’s verified Twitter (X) handle, the electoral Continue Reading

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Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber: DSS warns politicians, supporters against anarchy

By The Insight Team November 9, 2023 382

By Emmanuel Kwada The Department of State Service (DSS) has warned politicians against making inciting statement that can lead to anarchy. In a statement released on Thursday, November 9, by its spokesperson Peter Afunanya, the Service urged politicians and their supporters in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States to conform to the rules of engagement, particularly […]Continue Reading

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Kogi East Elders decry state sponsored insecurity in Kogi State

By The Insight Team July 11, 2023 670

By Daniel Adaji Kogi State would hold its governorship election in November 2023, all things being equal. As the day draws closer, series of state sponsored killings and destruction of properties perceived to belong to opposing voices have been witnessed in the state.  The Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC) met in Abuja on Tuesday 11 […]Continue Reading

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Democracy Day: How we got here, significance to nation building

By The Insight Team June 12, 2023 1994

  ..Tinubu, Atiku speak By Clement Adeyi Key points A celebration of Nigeria’s political rebirth from military regime A day of democratic freedom anniversary Immortalization of June 12, the Nigeria’s record fairest, freest and credible election Federal government’s commitment to making democracy an accepted way of life by the citizenry.  Deepens Continue Reading

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Kogi gov’ship: Igala youths protest in Abuja, demand REC’s removal

By The Insight Team June 7, 2023 708

  The Igala Youth Leaders Assembly (IYLA) has demanded the immediate redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi State, Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet, for his open partisanship in managing the affairs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. Speaker of the IYLA, Dr. Ojoachele Akor Felix, at a protest and […]Continue Reading