By Babs Ajayi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abubakar Audu is gone – I mean dead. He is now part of our past and will forever be referred to in the past tense. He left unceremoniously; he did not even assume his throne as governor of Kogi State. Audu left in a hurry and without warning, […]
Disturbed by the continued protest by Biafran agitators in parts of Nigeria, Governors of South zone, and Elders in the area sunday resolved to set up a committee to dialogue with the protesters and federal government. The two groups to meet with are, Members of the Movement For the Actualization of the Sovereign State of […]
The world is at war. One without boundaries. With the terrorist taking centre stage, the universe is on the edge. The sane shake their heads while the unbalanced, tweet triumphant messages claiming authorship of additional innocent lives they have taken at random. The earth is the theatre of enlightenment with a stage of darkness. While […]
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Kogi state governorship election, Abubakar Audu is dead. Reports say that the politician died early today (Sunday) while INEC was collating the results of the Saturday’s governorship election. It was gathered that the APC candidate suddenly took ill and passed away. Audu is projected to […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi Governorship Election held on Saturday has been declared inconclusive by the INEC Returning Officer. While speaking at the INEC head office in Lokoja, the State capital Sunday evening, the Returning Officer explained that the decision was arrived at, as it was discovered that the […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello The Kogi Governorship Election held yesterday, has been declared inconclusive by the INEC Returning Officer. While speaking at the INEC head office in Lokoja, the State capital Sunday evening, the Returning Officer explained that the decision was arrived at, as it was discovered that the difference in the total number of […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu No fewer than 42 different South east groups are to participate in a planned five million Man march in December over demand for restructuring of the Nigerian polity. Organizers of the exercise, the Igbo Youth Movement, (IYM), said it will hold in the five South-East States of Nigeria. Making this known […]
All is not well with the Nigerian Police Formations across the country, hence the need for the Federal Government to attend promptly to the worrisome situation, says the Commandant, Police Staff College Jos, Mr Joseph Mbu. Mbu in an interview with the NAN Sunday in the Plateau State capital lamented that there was decay and […]
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi tate, Abubakar Audu has won the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. With the results of the 21 local governments area of the state now counted, Audu Abubakar polled 240, 867 votes as against the 199, 514 votes scored by Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples […]
Prince Audu Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading Governor Idris Wada in the 11 local government elections released so far. The official results released so far is as follows: Omala LGA APC 9,228 PDP 10,517 Kabba Bunu LGA APC 9,659 PDP 7,768 Idah LGA APC 11,779 PDP 6,952 Yagba East APC 7,129 […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in November 21, 2015 governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Audu Abubakar is currently leading as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commence declaration of results from 21 local government areas. Our correspondent reports that Audu won in most of the local government areas in the Kogi West and East […]
Jose Mourinho says retaining the Barclays Premier League title is an “impossible mission” for Chelsea, suggesting Hollywood star Tom Cruise might have a better chance of guiding the team to success. Diego Costa scored the only goal as Chelsea ended a run of three successive top-flight defeats with a 1-0 victory over Norwich City on […]
By Abubakar Issa The saying: “He who must come to equity must come with clean hands” has eventually caught up with Danladi Umar who has running from pillar to post to cover up his transgressions since the news of his 10 million Naira bribery scandal broke out. The guiding principle in the anti-corruption fight will […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called on the Federal Government and the international community to prevail on all institutions that have a role to play in the conduct of the forthcoming election in the state, including security agencies, to be above board in the discharge of their duties. Speaking […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the Kogi State governorship election on Saturday was an improvement on previous polls conducted in the state. The Deputy Director of Publicity of INEC, Mr. Nick Dazang, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He said although there were few challenges with regard […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A total of Forty-two different South east groups are to participate in a five million -man march for restructuring the Nigerian polity come December 2015. Organisers of the exercise, the Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, said it will take place in the five South-East States of Nigeria. Making this known after a […]
Kinsmen of the late Ijaw leader, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha at the weekend trooped out at a mega rally in Amassoma with a resounding pledge to ensure Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson is re-elected during the December 5 election. The governor had rounded off his extensive campaign tour to the Ogboin Kingdom meeting the people in […]
LGA results released so far as at the time of filling this report: Omala LGA APC 9,228 PDP 10,517 2. Kabba Bunu LGA APC 9,659 PDP 7,768 3. Idah LGA APC 11,779 PDP 6,952 4. Yagba East APC 7,129 PDP 5,368 5. Yagba West APC 7,930 PDP 7,021 5. Okene LGA APC 14,786 LP 141 […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on has urged Nigerians to disregard the Kogi State governorship election results posted on the social media. “INEC wishes to state that results of Kogi gov election being posted on social media are inaccurate and should be disregarded “Official results will subsequently be announced and the winner of the […]
The incumbent Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada could not do electronic accreditation Saturday morning, when he reached his polling unit, ahead of voting. Wada was subsequently given the incident form in line with the Electoral act and did the manual accreditation. His wife was however able to use the card reader and was accredited. The […]
