Kogi: Thugs Stone Wada at Election Tribunal ..... Read.....

It was a near-tragic outing for former Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, on Tuesday as thugs hauled stones at his vehicle at the State governorship election tribunal sitting at the Jabi district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The incident occurred about 1:35 pm at the premises of an Abuja High Court where the tribunal was located. Wada was at the tribunal where he is challenging the return of Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the...

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Lokoja-Abuja Road: 6 Feared Dead In Auto Crash ... Read...

No fewer than six persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday on Lokoja-Abuja road. Ten other people had various degrees of injury in the accident which occurred at about 4 am at a bend on the road at Ohono village located on the ever busy road. The Kogi State sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC) , Mr Ogochukwu Ugboma who confirmed the accident said...

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Tribunal Update: Wada’s Petition Hearing Stalled....read

Hearing in the petition filed by the former Governor of Kogi State challenging the election of Governor Yahaya Bello has been stalled following objections by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor. At the proceedings on Tuesday, lawyers to Mr Idris Wada informed the Tribunal of their intention to present some documents which include ballot papers and result sheets used for the election. The request was, however, opposed by the...

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The P-Square’s Reconciliation Story

Fly away Peter! Fly away Paul! Come Back Peter! Come Back Paul!” Turning out like the lines in a popular nursery rhyme, entitled Two little dickie birds, super Nigerian pop duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, P’Square, and their brother Jude are back together after several weeks of drama and brickbrats on social media. The duo returned to Twitter/Instagram page to let their fans apologize to their fans and shared a photo showing a hand releasing...

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Islamic State claims Responsibility for Brussels Attacks

Islamic State Militants were responsible for Tuesday’s attacks on Brussels International Airport, the extremist group’s Amaq Agency has said. Amaq, one of the group’s multiple media outlets, said that Islamic State fighters, opened fire inside the Belgian capital’s Zaventen airport before detonating suicide bomb while one suicide attacker targeted the Maelbeek metro station. The brief report, published first on Amaq’s English-language website, described Belgium as “a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State." Credit:...

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What I Seek From Tribunal – FALEKE

A former deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last November 21 election in Kogi State, James Faleke, has sent a list of basic issues for the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, to determine. The politician filed his petition on the controversy surrounding the election and APC’s governorship candidates. Faleke was the running mate to Prince Abubakar Audu, who died shortly after...

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