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

By The Insight Team December 5, 2023 142 0

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 162 0

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 261 0

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 156

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 133

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 144

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 204

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 228

  ..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 246 0

  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

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President Tinubu pledges people-oriented governance

By The Insight Team May 29, 2023 232 0

…says, we’re here to mend, heal the nation Security, employment, infrastructure, others top priorities By Clement Adeyi Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the new president of Nigeria, has pledged people’s participation in government that would guarantee a people-oriented governance. He made the pledge in his speech during his inauguration on Monday at the Eagle Continue Reading

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Tinubu, May 29 and Nigerians

By The Insight Team May 29, 2023 281 0

By Clement Adeyi The Eagle Square, FCT, Abuja is wearing a new look. In its royal majesty appearance, it sits hugely in a blaze of glory, receiving into its palatial theatre guests from all walks of life for the inauguration of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as the 16th president […]Continue Reading

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‘How Tinubu will revive Nigeria’s economy’

By The Insight Team May 5, 2023 261 0

Key Points: Tinubu played a major role in reviving Lagos economy The business community has confidence in Tinubu as a business friendly president-elect He would need to tackle insecurity as a first step to active the agriculture sector and attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) During his campaign he talked about activating the economic potential of […]Continue Reading