Tag Archives: Governorship

Ajayi defeated six other contenders to snatch the ticket to fly the PDP banner in the Ondo State governorship election. Agboola Ajayi, a former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the November 16, 2024 governorship election in …

Former gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, Dr. Umar Ardo, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, paid a tribute to his first daughter, Aisha Umar Ardo, a week after her death.    Aisha died in her sleep while taking an afternoon siesta at her …

The statement of result and a certificate belonging to Governor Hope Uzodimma was on Thursday, March 28, certified by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.    This came after the examination body was issued a subpoena by the tribunal to produce …

INEC urged residents of the state to scrutinise the credentials of the candidates ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to publish the credentials of 17 governorship candidates in Edo State and their running mates on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Vanguard reports that before his untimely demise, the politician had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life.   In a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, …

Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has described comedian Seyi Law as a vile and dishonest person who spreads falsehood, hate and bigotry following a claim the comedian made.    Gbadebo said this in reaction to Seyi Law stating that the Labour Party governorship candidate threatened to make traditional rulers …

Thugs have consistently disrupted tribunal activities, hindering the officials from carrying out their duties effectively. The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has ordered the relocation of the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja.

The Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has been relocated from Lokoja to Abuja by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem.    The tribunal will now hold its sittings at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way. Mr David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, urged litigants …

A hotel in Benin City has reportedly canceled Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu’s booking to use the hotel for the formal declaration of his governorship ambition. The hotel, located in the Government Reserved Area, Benin, is owned by a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. …

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, has been declared winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.   According to INEC, Ododo won with 446,237 votes. Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party garnered 259,052, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party came …