Dino Melaye
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A former Governor of Borno State Senator Modu Sheriff on Sunday evening described late Cairo Ojuogboh as the most unique and dependable among all his friends. Sheriff who spoke at an evening of Tribute to celebrate the life and legacies of Ojuogboh. Ojuogboh, a former member of the House of Representatives slumped and died on…
Lesson from Nov poll: Kogi East now know they can't become Governor without other zones -Dino Melaye
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The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye, has enumerated lessons learnt from the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, indicating that the people from the Kogi East Senatorial District suffered defeat because they did not collaborate with other zones.
23 Nov
Hon Philip Olusesan Orebiyi, former member of Kogi State House of Assembly served as Secretary, Election Management Committee in the Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council. Orebiyi also supervised the grassroots contact team which interfaced with members of the opposition on behalf of the APC candidate. Orebiyi, who used to belong to…
14 Nov
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has called on security agencies to immediately arrest the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday's governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, for cyber crime.
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The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the governorship poll in Kogi, Senator Dino Melaye said it does not matter whether he voted in the election or not. Melaye, who spoke on the Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today', claimed that there was no election in the state on Saturday, November 11, 2023. He…
11 Nov
Kogi State Governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has called for the cancellation of elections held in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, alleging coordinated scams.
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The Kogi State governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has emerged victorious in his polling unit.
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday's governorship election in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye, has described as baseless speculation that he had withdrawn from the race.
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The 2023 governorship election in Kogi State is going to be a three-horse race among three major tribes in Kogi State – the Igalas in Kogi East, Ebira in Kogi Central and the Okun people from West.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has dismissed allegations made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Dino Melaye, that the ruling party in the state is planning to disrupt the upcoming governorship elections.
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Former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Youth Development to Senator Dr Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, Hon. Austine Ogude, has urged Deltan citizens residing in Kogi and the state indigenes to vote massively for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, in the November 11 election in the State.
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