A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Thursday ordered that hearing notices be served on two petitioners by substituted means in the suit for Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall. The Judge. Justice Isa Dashen gave the order on after granting the application or motion exparte raised by the plaintiffs through...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded media professionals for their dedication to promoting transparency and keeping citizens informed about government activities. Governor Ododo, who was represented by the Secretary to Kogi State Government (SGS), Folashade Ayoade made this known during the official...
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring a transparent process on the moves by some constituents to recall the suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. Chairman of TMG, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, gave the commendation at a news conference on Monday...
Some determined constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District on Thursday vowed never to back down on the recall process of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Rather, they insisted that they would fine-tune the process. The constituents, in a statement issued on Thursday by Salihu Habib, said there...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that a petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed because it did not meet the required number of signatures. In a press release issued on Thursday,...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from her supporters and residents of the Ihima community of Kogi, despite the state government’s ban on rallies and processions. As early as 8 am, her supporters from the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District that Akpoti-Uduaghan...
Kogi State Police Command has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya,...
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has described President Bola Tinubu as a statesman and reformer as he celebrates his 73rd birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lokoja, Bello extended his best wishes to the President, praying for good health and divine grace to enable him...
The Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organisation, on Thursday said the recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) by her constituents would deepen democracy in Nigeria. The pro-democracy group also said that such action by her concerned constituents would help put lawmakers on their toes to serve them...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has notified the suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan about the receipt of a petition to recall her from the National Assembly. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Wednesday...
Cash crunch has hit Lokoja, the Kogi capital, crippling most businesses and making life miserable for residents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the development in the area, on Wednesday, reports that most banks were out of cash, leaving their customers stranded. At the First Bank...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified the absence of contact addresses of signatories as lapses in the petition seeking to recall Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan. The electoral umpire therefore said it will not proceed with the recall process until petitioners fully...
Acting Controller-General of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, has ordered for quick re-arrest of the remaining escapees from the Konton Karfe prison, in Kogi. Nwakuche gave the order during an assessment visit to the correctional centre. He also ordered for a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has mourned the death of Senior Correctional Assistant (SCA) Shuaibu King-David. King-David died during the unfortunate jailbreak incident at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Karfe, Kogi, on Monday. The service spokesman, Abubakar Umar, said in a statement on Tuesday in...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured five out of the 12 inmates who escaped from custody at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by Abubakar Umar, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections, (DCC), on...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says 12 inmates escaped from the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi in the early hours of Monday. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), NCoS, Mr Abubakar Umar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- coalition of Ebira indigenes from across the five local government areas of Kogi Central has dismissed claims that the ongoing recall process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is being manipulated, insisting that it represents the genuine will of the people. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process of suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. The constituents, in a letter signed by the Lead Petitioner, Salihu Habib, submitted at...
Senator Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi) has said the current crisis involving Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has vindicated former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. Karimi who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, made the assertion on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Lokoja, describing the face-off as...