Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has strongly condemned Senator Monday Okpebholo for his recent claim on TVC News’ Journalist Hangout. Okpebholo alleged that funds were being mobilized to bribe the Edo State Election Tribunal, a statement Ighodalo described as false, irresponsible, and a deliberate ...

  Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has announced that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute several recently impeached Local Government chairmen indicted for allegedly embezzling N96 billion from Local Government treasuries. The governor made the revelation on Saturday, February 15, 2025, while receiving the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set ...

  The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn as Samuel Anyanwu, an ally of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has written to the Supreme Court seeking an accelerated hearing in the ongoing legal battle over the party’s National Secretary position. In a letter dated January 29, Anyanwu emphasized the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, have formally closed their case before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, after presenting 19 witnesses to support their petition. The PDP and Ighodalo are challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September ...

  Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has firmly dismissed rumors suggesting he has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement shared on his verified X account, El-Rufai described the claims as “patent lies and rumors” and urged the public to disregard the false reports. El-Rufai, a founding member of ...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has strongly condemned an alleged attack on its leaders and lawyers at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal premises, accusing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of orchestrating the violence. The incident, which occurred last Monday during the resumed hearing of the tribunal in Benin City, was ...

  A Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the recent ward, council, and state congresses conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the second defendant in the case, from recognizing the elected officers. This ruling stemmed from a lawsuit ...

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, has announced that the party has filed a petition challenging the outcome of the September 21 governorship election, which he described as a “robbery.” Aziegbemi expressed confidence that the PDP will reclaim its allegedly stolen mandate through legal means. Speaking to ...

A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All-Progressive Congress (APC) in that state. By 2019, he had fallen out of favour with the Godfather that brought him to power, former Nigerian Labour ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, revealed that Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, defeating Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes, and ...

  The Oyo State Police Command announced on Thursday morning that Chief Benedict Akika, a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the state, has been released by his abductors. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, Chief Akika was freed on the evening of Wednesday, September 11, 2024, ...

    The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Edo State. A three-member panel, led by Justice Hamma Barka, delivered the ruling on Friday, dismissing the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/863/2024. The appeal was filed by Arthur Esene and Anselm ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council for the upcoming gubernatorial election, scheduled for September 21, 2024, has expressed satisfaction with the recent Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed the candidacy of Asue Ighodalo as the party’s flag bearer. Pastor Olu Martin, the Deputy Director-General of Media and Publicity for the Asue-Ogie Campaign ...

  The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Governor Samuel Ortom and three others for alleged anti-party activities. This decision was made during a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the PDP in Makurdi. Alongside Ortom, the state Deputy Chairman of PDP, Mr. Isaac Mffor, and the ...

  Philip Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, has officially left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rejoin the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November governorship election. Speaking in Benin City, the state capital, Shaibu expressed his enthusiasm about returning to the APC alongside prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led ...

Senator Benson Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been remanded in prison by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja. The development stems from a suit initiated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), bearing file number CR/028/2023. Senator Konbowei faces a three-count charge ...