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Members of the transition committee of Kogi State Governor elect, His Excellency Yahaya Bello Adoza's transition committee members paid acourtesy visit to the Ohinoyi of Ebira land, His Royal Majesty Ado Ibrahim today at his Azad Palace, GRA Okene. The visit was part of the committee commitment to get the contribution of the traditional institution for a comprehensive report and handing over note to the incoming government. Among the visiting committee members were Hon Asiwaju Idris Asiru, Mrs Khadijat, Dr Isah Shaibu, Prof. Akeredolu, Hon Arc. Mumuni Okara, Hon No Case and Hon Idris Aruwa.

Order of substituted service was granted Faleke's lawyers to serve Yahaya Bello on the Tribunal's notice board as well as his last known address in Okene(Family residence). Order was also granted to enable PDP inspect election  materials. Orders were granted by the tribunal in favour of APGA, PPA, ADC and Labour Party respectively to serve defendants. In all,  there were 6 substituted order service granted by the Tribunal today.

By Salihu O. Umar It was in the year 2000 during a scholarship award organized by People’s Initiative foundation (PIF) when an elderly Man was called to offer prayers. He stood up and asked of the name of the group that just staged a drama series to which the audience answered that their name is OMEDUTA THEARTER GROUP. The elderly Man started by praying that just like the name of the group “ Omeduta” may God never allow Ebira to a get to a  point of being  “spoilt  completely.” This was what came to my mind when I saw in the news that one of our own,Fatima B. Sanni got the highest award among  the graduating students at the Nigeria Law school last year. I pray that God provide her the goodness of life and protect her and all other young Anebiras in this generation. As if that was not enough, just as we thought we have lost out completely, God in his miraculous way that only Him can understand how He arrange His things gave us governorship seat in the person of Alhaji Yahaya Bello.

Uneasy calm pervades the political landscape of Kogi today as James Abiodun Faleke and Mr. Mohammed Audu were invited by operatives of the Directorate of State Security in Abuja. Supporters of the two politicians were apprehensive on the fate of their principals. James Abiodun Faleke, a second-term House of Representatives member was the running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu. The late Prince Audu died before the governorship election was concluded in the state. In view of the legal vacuity of the scenario, Faleke has been consistently affirming that he was the right owner of the mandate given to him and the late Prince Abubakar Audu. He argued that the election of November 21, 2015 was concluded and that a winner had emerged. But contrary to Faleke’s position, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress presented Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello to INEC as replacement to the late Prince Abubakar Audu on the strength that the Agassa-born business mogul came second

 As reported by Kingsley Fanwo, Vanguard News A support group under the leadership of Commodore Folusho Daniel (rtd), Consolidation 2015, has hailed the emergence of Alh. Yahaya Adoza Bello as Governor-Elect of Kogi State. Rising from the leadership meeting of the group at the country home of the retired Naval Commodore at Orokere Amuro, Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, the group said the emergence of Bello was a divine arrangement to bring true change to Kogi State. Addressing pressmen at the end of the meeting, the group’s spokesman, Mr. Abayomi Oloke said the group has decided to reactivate its membership of the APC, as events have overtaken the decision of its principal to defect to Accord Party after the injustice which trailed the primaries. He said members never left APC and therefore are part of the unfolding history in the state. “As a group within the All Progressives Congress, we wish to congratulate Alh. Yahaya Bello for his divine victory. We wish to put

By Ismail M. Kabir Ahead of the January 27 inauguration of the administration of Kogi governor elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, a three- man coordinating team has been constituted to coordinate the inauguration ceremony come, January 27, 2016. Chairman senate committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye and two other members, Hon. Suleiman Kokori-Abdul and Hon. Benjamin Ikani Okolo will chair the inauguration team. The committees was inaugurated today in Lokoja at the Reverton Hotels, by the Chairman, Senator Dino Melaye. The various Committees have been tasked with the responsibility of coordinating all activities of the inauguration for effective kick -off of the  new administration.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State and former Senatorial candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Adewale Abel has implored the Deputy Governor-Elect, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke to accept his new status in the interest of the Okun people, Vanguard News has reported. In the  report by Kingsley Fanwo,  Adewole Abel disclosed this in Lokoja in an exclusive chat with Vanguard, saying it will be unpardonable for Okun to lose out in the political scheming going on in the state. It would be recalled that Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives and running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu had refused to be Deputy Governorship to the Governor-Elect, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, insisting that he was the right replacement to the late governorship candidate. Reacting to the stance of Faleke, Adewale Abel said it is high time Faleke aligned with the aspirations of his people for power shift. “I quite understand the position