The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, affirmed Alhaji Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. In upholding the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the tribunal dismissed the petition of Alhaji Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the SDP and …

Do not treat prophecies with contempt… — I Thessalonians 5:20 You must be craze for head (a la Nigeria), if you glibly assert tongue-in-cheek that our prophecies here in this column are mere political analyses. You must be the Hornswoggle of your family and your company if you jape that our political prophecies here in this column are mere guesses. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Usman Ododo, on his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who was a member of the APC National Campaign Council for the governorship election, described Ododo’s landslide victory as a testament to the good work the Yahaha …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo winner of the governorship election conducted on Saturday. This is despite earlier announcement of rescheduled election in some areas where election result sheets were found to have been completed ahead of the commencement of voting would have to be concluded …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated next Saturday for the conduct of fresh elections in polling units where the exercise was earlier suspended in Kogi State. In a statement on Sunday night in Abuja, National Commissioner and member of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna said: “Further to our statement yesterday, we have received an …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in some parts of Kogi State. Off-cycle governorship elections were conducted in two other states – Bayelsa and Imo. Midway into commencement of the exercise, a civil society group, Yiaga Africa raised an alarm over some doctored result sheets. INEC responded by saying that it was investigating the issue. In a …

The National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the party leaders in Kogi State to show character in Saturday’s election. This call was made by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. (Dr.) Ali Dalori at a  briefing, which the NWC had with the APC leaders in Lokoja on Thursday. An eight-man NWC team arrived Lokoja, …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun convened a crucial meeting with key stakeholders in Kogi State on Wednesday, urging “political leaders to play a significant role in maintaining the peace by promoting a culture of non-violence among their supporters and ensuring that the electoral process is conducted without any form of intimidation or coercion”. The Force Headquarters said this …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday declared that, with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex now nearing completion, the project would have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone. The President further promised to fully harness the potentials of the complex once it is completed, as it would boost Nigeria’s foreign direct investment and …

Back in April 2018, I was a guest-by-happenstance of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Yenagoa home. My very good friend, one of the most professional and most cultivated police officers I’ve ever known, Don Awunah, invited me and a few of his close friends for a function in his honour. Awunah (sadly now of blessed memory) was being …