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Says the BVAS Machine is a Saving Grace....  Stakeholders across various political parties have hailed the Nigerian Electoral Umpire, INEC for conducting an election that they can satisfactorily adjudge to be free, fair and credible.  The APC Senatorial Candidate for Kogi West, Hon. Sunday Karimi, has commended INEC for conducting free, fair and credible Presidential and National Assembly elections. Karimi gave the commendation while speaking to Journalists after casting his vote at his polling unit in Odo Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area, on Saturday. ''The fact that INEC came out early is something that is welcoming and kudos to them. ''I hope the situation will be like this all over the places. The turnout is impressive thus far, and we are okay with it,'' Karimi said. He noted that although there were few cases of BVAS not functioning well in few polling units, but was later resolved. The APC senatorial candidate urged his supporters to be calmed, cast...

   The Kogi West Senatorial Candidate of the Accord Party, Hon. MD Eseyin has been said to have lost his polling Unit and ward to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.  The Former Special Adviser to Gov. Bello on Youths and students affairs hails from Orokere Amuro where it has been presumed to be his support base became a sudden nightmare because he lost gallantly to the APC under the leadership of an APC stalwart, Hon. Komolafe Dennis (Kay Kay) who delivered the unit to APC, leaving the Accord Party Senatorial candidate helpless in his Own unit. The polling result shows that the Accord Party scored 34 votes while APC scored 63 votes and ADC 41. While reacting to the victory, Hon. Kay Kay Dennis maintained that the victory wouldn't have been that easy without the support of his teeming supporters who came out massively to vote and secure their votes.  The Former secretary to Mopamuro LGA assures that the coming State Assembly election will record more wins as ...

The Yagba Federal Constituency APC Campaign Council have berated the outgoing house of representatives member in Yagba Federal Constituency, Hon Elder Leke Abejide for what they termed as "Gross lack of accountability" in his era as the representative of the people of Yagba land.  The campaign council described as worrisome as a situation whereby the house of representatives member have continually paraded democratic dividends of the APC led administration in the country as "personal gifts" to people.  Amongst list of Federal initiatives to the people are items from the national productivity centre and the ongoing patching  of portholes on some sections of the Oke-Oyi road.  Information at the disposal of the council suggests that the Ijowa-ejuku- ife Olukotun - Igbagun road in Yagba East LGA have been transfered to the federal government via a particular executive request by the Federal Ministry of Budget. The mentioned road was subsequently budgeted for and funds ...

  The Ebira Doctors Forum (EDF), an umbrella body of all Ebira doctors across the world, has felicitated with Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, on the occasion of his 7th year Anniversary in office as the Executive Governor of Kogi State. A statement by the EDF President, Dr Kabiru Zubair, on Friday in Lokoja, said Bello's Administration had made a significant impact in the sand of time. ''The Ebira Doctors Forum (EDF), an umbrella body of all Ebira doctors across the world wishes to felicitate with His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, his entire cabinet members and the good people of Kogi as he marks 7th year in Office as the Executive Governor of the State.  ''This administration has made a significant impact in the sand of time.  ''In the health sector which is our main preoccupation as a body, we are quite pleased with the land mark achievement made so far.  ''The Kogi State Reference Hospital, Okene, is a huge project that only a serious mind...

  As Party questions the implementation of   N1.4b budgeted for   FERMA   for Road maintenance   The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Yagba has raised an alarm to condemn the new twist of violence and brutality perpetrated in the mindless unprovoked attack and manhandling of an innocent citizen in the New Year on the instruction of Leke Abejide, member representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, an attack the party described as reprehensible   The party also commend the youths and people of the community for the maintenance of law and order when this dastardly act on humanity was unleashed. They further reiterated that act of brutality and manhandling of an innocent citizen is incomprehensible in a democracy and our political history and no responsible political leader will unleash terror and brutality on his own people or any other persons, no matter the provocation. In a statement signed signed by Dr. Oluwasegun Gb...

  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja The Kogi State Government has debunked an allegation of money laundering levelled against it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, describing it as a sustenance of the persecution of the government by the Abdulrasheed Bawa-led EFCC.  The government in a sharp reaction to a statement by the EFCC on Thursday, observed that the Commission, with its present allegations, had shown clearly that it was desperately seeking to save its face after the Commission hit a road block in its N20bn Sterling Bank media trial.  The Commissioner for Information and Communication in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, however, noted that just as with the Sterling Bank affair when the commission went to the media before proper investigation, the EFCC was again set to embarrass itself and its legacy by again jumping to the media to continue its persecution of the Kogi government.  While insisting that no money belonging to the Kogi State Government was launder...

  ....as KACCIMA honors Dangote  The interim Chairman, Management Committee of the Kano Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) Mr. Aminu Ahmed has said that the pan-African drive shown by the Dangote Group will benefit the Africa Continental and Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA).  Dangote has been consistent in the sponsorship of the Kano International Trade Fair.   Mr. Ahmed, who was speaking at the Dangote Special Day at the Kano International Trade Fair said the Pan-African company can drive the AFCFTA to success, through its presence in several African countries.   He said the industrialization of Africa is now paramount and that the Dangote Group should be rallied and commended for it belief in Africa.   This is coming as the company was named the most consistent and supportive partner of the year.   He added that the Dangote Refinery will revive Nigeria’s status as the ‘Giant of Africa’. The Dangote refinery ...