The immediate-past Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has raised the alarm over what he termed the “iconic manner” in which the Edo gubernatorial election of September 21, 2024, was manipulated, warning that the judiciary’s validation of the process sets a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. “We, however, want to caution that the iconic manner…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 2024 in the Edo guber election has said verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor was flawed. In statement after the judgment, Ighodalo asserted although the court case ended in pain but the beautiful story…
Gov. Okpebholo Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has called for unity and dialogue across party lines. The call follows the his victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday which affirmed him as the winner of Edo gubernatorial poll of September 21, 2024. Delivering a unanimous verdict on Thursday, a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed…
All eyes will be on Supreme Court Wednesday (tomorrow), July 2, 2025, as it hears the high-stakes appeal in the Edo State governorship election dispute between Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The case, which has drawn national attention, follows a series of…
The Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed the report that Justice of the Supreme Court, John Inyang Okoro, paid a visit to Benin City, capital of Edo State over the election petition filed by Asuue Ighodalo and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, arising from the September 21, 2024, governorship election in the state. The…
Osun Gov, Ademola Adeleke THE crisis over the control of local government councils in Osun State between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has boiled over, with the state government dragging the federal government to the Supreme Court for allegedly seizing the monthly allocations accruing to the councils. Osun State…
Asue Ighodalo, who flew the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State has vowed to continue the fight to reclaim what he themed his “stolen mandate.” He said he was headed to the Supreme Court on appeal. Ighodalo spoke on Thursday immediately after the Court…
The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to have pronounced Abure National Chairman…
True to their threat, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The president on March 18 declared the emergency rule, citing Section 305(5) of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999 and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his…
The political crises rocking Rivers State and attendant suits precipitated into several weeks of courtroom drama with pronouncements and interpretations of the law, will today, Monday, February 10th, 2025, take centre stage at the Supreme Court, Abuja. As the people of Rivers, cum Nigerians, wait with bated breathe, the apex court pronouncement will put paid…
