Ahead of the 11th November governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a special national media/publicity committee to sensitise the people to the party’s policies and programmes. According to a statement on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Barrister Debo Ologunagba, the 12-man committee is pursuant to Section 40 …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deploy 11,355 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for voter accreditation in the 11th November governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States. According to The Punch, a top official in the commission, who spoke on anonymity, disclosed this on Sunday. According to INEC, Bayelsa State has 2,244 polling units; Kogi, has 3,508 polling …

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ahmed Ododo has been interrogated by the Department of State Services on a petition against him by some members of the opposition political parties. In a statement on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo confirmed that Ododo was invited by the DSS. …

Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello signed five Bills into law on Monday, according to his Chief Press Secretary of Kogi State, Onogwu Muhammed. In a statement, Onogwu praised Bello for signing several Bills into law, which included that establishing a health science and technology college, providing for the retirement of teachers, establishing a roads fund management board, and allowing …

Ahead of the Kogi State’s primary election for the governorship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello has declared Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the state’s Auditor-General, as his preferred candidate. As a result, the governor’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, a pharmacist; and Deputy Governor Edward Onoja withdrew from the race. This was announced at the …

Residents of Kogi State have been made aware of the necessity to accept the old Naira notes in accordance with the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others. On March 3, the Supreme Court ruled that the new and old Naira notes should co-exist as legal tender in Nigeria till 31 December. …