Saturday, November 23

Politics

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, based in Abuja, decided to postpone judgment in the case filed by the Social Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against Usman Ododo's election victory. At the latest proceedings, Ajaka’s lawyer, Pius Akubo, urged the tribunal to reject the respondents' submissions and support theirs.

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday met with the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Atiku made the meeting known on his X handle. Atiku tweeted, "It was my honor and privilege to host #PeterObi today." However, the details and reason behind their meeting are yet to be known. Obi was the running mate […]

Ahead of the Edo and Ondo gubernatorial elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission is ready to begin the Continuous Voters’ Registration. The INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu revealed this during a gathering with political parties at the commission’s Abuja headquarters on Monday. The CVR will start from May 27 and go on till June 5, 2024. […]

There was a tense exchange between the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, who is the chairman of the seven-member committee overseeing the Ondo All Progressives Congress governorship primary, and one of the aspirants for the party’s gubernatorial ticket, Gbenga Edema, over the distribution of election materials for the party’s primary on Saturday. The disagreement started when […]

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has expressed confidence in the victory of his principal, Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the ongoing All Progressives Congress primary election being superintended by Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State. Adelami said he has seen evidence that the people of the state are solidly behind Aiyedatiwa. In a statement […]

Violence erupted at Ward 1 at Stella Maris College, Okitipupa, between rival supporters of two people competing to be the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Ondo State Governorship election on November 16. Approved party members, who had gathered in large numbers to take part in the candidate selection process, ran […]

As the primary of the All Progressives Congress is ongoing, some of the stakeholders in the election have been crying foul over how the election committee handled the electoral process. The aggrieved party members alleged that the committee which was headed by the Kogi State Governor, Mr Usman Ododo, was biased in the assignment. Ododo […]

The Ondo chapter of the All Progressives Congress will any moment from now begin the governorship primary to elect the party’s candidate in the November 16 governorship election. To this end, the Primary Election Committee set up to oversee the primary, headed by the Kogi State Governor, Mr Usman Ododo, has expressed assurance that the […]

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