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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Kogi, Lagos, Niger, Oyo, State News
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
AS the nationwide strike against the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government entered the third day on Wednesday, the protest took a dangerous dimension in Minna, the Niger State capital, as an Inspector of Police attached to the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on David Mark road, within the metropolis, […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Governors, Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, State News
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011 • Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Political parties, which participated in the last Saturday gubernatorial election in Kogi State, reacted differently to the outcome of the election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a press conference addressed by the Director General of the ACN […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Governors, Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, State News
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011 • Peoples Democratic Party’s Governor-elect in Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Captain Idris Wada, winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. He polled 300, 372 votes to beat […]
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Kogi, State News
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, late on Wednesday, kickstarted a last minute move aimed at ensuring victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi. Sources in Abuja confirmed that the president had kicked off a meeting with stakeholders in the state at press time on Wednesday. It was also confirmed that the president was […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kogi, Presidency, State News
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
THE people of Kogi will today receive President Goodluck Jonathan as he pays a one-day official visit to the state. While in the state, President Jonathan is expected to commission various projects put in place by the administration of Governor Ibrahim Idris. Among them are the newly constructed office of the state governor, office of the […]
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Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
AS the people of Kogi State prepare for the forthcoming governorship election, the issue of alleged stocking of arms and ammunition has become a subject in the state, as the leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) take centre stage. However the Wada/Awoniyi campaign organisation has debunked allegations that […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
From EMMANUEL ADEYEMI, Lokoja Sunday, November 20, 2011 • The Divisional Police Station, Kabba, Kogi State, attacked by bandits • Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Pandemonium broke out in Kabba, the headquarters of Kabba Bunu local government of Kogi State when 10 armed men invaded the town and bombed the divisional police […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Ahead of the governorship election in Kogi State, on December 3, a group in the state, Kogi Conscience Forum, has raised the alarm over the bloodbath being planned for the state by politicians bent on winning the race by all means with the acquisition of AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons. In a petition submitted to […]
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Kogi, State News
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi State chapter has denied reports that the governorship candidate of the party for December 3 election, Captain Idris Wada is not a registered member of the party. Addressing journalists in Abuja yesterday, state chairman of the party, Hassan Salau debunked the report as unfounded. Salau disclosed that Wada was […]
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Kogi, State News
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi State, took a turn for the worse Thursday, when four of the aspirants vying for the position opted out at the twilight of the election. The aspirants, who withdrew from the governorship primary include Alhaji Jibrin Isah; former Special Assistant to former […]
