Category: Legal

Kogi East Senate Tussle: Aidoko Urges Alfa to Concede Defeat

Following the Federal High Court judgement in Lokoja that affirmed Senator Atai Aidoko Ali as the 2019 Kogi East Senatorial candidate, he has urged the former Chief of...

FG Amends Charges, Re-arraigns Melaye Over Alleged Resist of Arrest

By Gideon Ayodele. The Senator representing Kogi West and Senator-elect, Dino Melaye, was on Monday morning arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in...

Judiciary Workers Drag Kogi Gov, Chief Judge to Court Over Unremitted Funds

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Kogi State chapter has dragged Governor Yahaya Bello, the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Nasir Ajanah and seven others, before...

Kogi East: Aidoko Fails as Court Orders Immediate Swearing-in of Air Marshal Alfa

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered Senate President Bukola Saraki to immediately swear in Air Vice Marshal Isaac Alfa (rtd) as the winner of the 2015 Kogi...

Court Asks INEC to Make Kabba Kogi West Collation Centre

A Federal high court, sitting in Lokoja, has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from using Lokoja as the coalition centre for Kogi west...

Kogi Deputy Gov Threatens to Sue Edward Onoja

Kogi State Deputy Governor Elder Simon Achuba has threatened to sue the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Edward Onoja over a recent allegation of fraud against...

Kogi East: Isaac Alfa’s Frustration and Resort to Blackmail

My attention has been drawn to a press statement issued by Air Marshal Isaac M. Alfa  titled “A PRESS STATEMENT ON THE REFUSAL OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT, DR. BUKOLA...

Alfa Asks Saraki to Obey Supreme Court and Swear Him in as Kogi East Senator

Isaac Alfa, retired air marshal, has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to obey the court order which affirmed him as the senator representing Kogi east. In January,...

MTN Drags Kogi Govt to Court, Seeks N5m Damages

MTN Nigeria has instituted legal action against the Kogi State Government, claiming N5 million damages, an official said on Tuesday. The MTN’s Corporate Relations...

Jerry Gana Campaign Team Kicks Against Appeal Court Ruling on SDP Presidential Ticket Tussle

The G19 Presidential Campaign Team of Prof. Jerry Gana of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)  has condemned the appeal court judgement of Thursday in favour of Mr....