Tag Archives: Governorship

He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Anambra Consultative Council, adding that the state deserved to be at the mainstream of the country’s politics. “I believe the meeting is part of the strategy by the state APC to re-organise and unite our party members in …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ruled that the Edo state Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary election held on February 22, 2024, which produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate is invalid.   The court gave the ruling while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, …

Hon. Ogbiede Ihama Omoregie, the immediate past member representing Oredo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for anti-party activities.   Chairman of PDP Ward 2 in Oredo, Lawrence Aguebor, said the expulsion followed the suspension of Ihama by the ward …

Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, personal particulars of the candidates and their running mates have been published at INEC state and local government offices in Ondo State. Olumekun said that 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.