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l Barely few hours to the highly controversial supplementary governorship Election in Kogi State, the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was razed down by some thugs in Dekina,

Court decides on Kogi supplementary election A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, December 4 gave the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) the permission to continue supplementary election in Kogi state. Ruling on four suits filed before the court, Gabriel Kolawole said while the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the case, INEC should continue with the supplementary election in 91 polling units as scheduled.

Lionel Messi appears to have just heard the latest transfer rumours linking him with a move to Old Trafford Photo: REX FEATURES This, we understand, is utterly outrageous and will probably never, ever, happen, but we're only reporting the facts. We say facts, we mean words. Words that were originated by the Sun newspaper. That's right folks, Manchester United are preparing a "staggering £350 miilion raid for the superstar pair" of Lionel Messi and Neymar. And if that wasn't enough, Louis van Gaal is also considering signing Luis Suárez, the former Liverpoool striker "if the price is right."

The Emir of Keffi, Alhaji Mohammdu Chindo Yamusa II, is dead. The Emir was said to have passed away in the early hours of Friday in his palace in Keffi, Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. He reportedly went to bed last night and couldn’t wake up. His brother, Alhaji Abubakar Gada Mohammed, Dan Galadiman Keffi, in a statement, described he demise of his brother as shocking.

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has insisted that he has absolute confidence in the abilities of Sunday Oliseh, adding that the Federation isn't looking for a European coach to take over Super Eagles. Oliseh was hired by the NFF in July 2015 and his attack has been heavily criticised for not scoring goals, most recently, not being able to score against a lowly Swaziland, who are 130th position on the global ranking.

The ensuing actions following the demise of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi state have once again exposed the urgent need for a comprehensive review of our constitution. A recurring situation of discovering lacunas in our constitution is not good for our young democracy. At this rate, the quick fix approach we always adopt may soon eclipse our hard-earned democracy into extinction. The major issue at stake in the ongoing Kogi gubernatorial elections has thrown up three possible lines of action for the electoral commission as well as the stakeholders.