•Godwin Obaseki Former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed strong reservations over the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo, warning that the judgment could have serious implications for Nigeria’s democratic process. In a statement issued following the Supreme Court decision, Obaseki sa...
•Asue Ighodalo and Monday Okpebholo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State and dismissed the case of Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state. Delivering judgment, a three-m...
•Ighodalo and Okpebholo The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Edo State governor. The Tribunal also dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. … developing storyÂ
•Governor Monday Okpebholo The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has refused the petition by the Accord Party (AP) seeking a fresh governorship election in the state for failing to conform with the Electoral Act. A three-member panel of justices presided by Justice Wilfred Kpochi dismissed the petition for failing to ...
•Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo The Edo State Governorship Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition instituted by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Omoaje, against Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for lacking in merit and being frivolous. The Tribunal held that Adekunle Omoaje, who f...
•Monday Okpebholo Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has distanced himself from the stance of other South-South governors regarding the proposed state of emergency in Rivers State. Speaking in Benin today, Okpebholo stated that he was neither consulted nor informed about the decision to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s potential declaration o...
•South-South governors meet in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital today Governors of the South-South geopolitical zone today met in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital over economic and security issues plaguing the region. In attendance at the meeting were Governors Bassey Otu (Cross River), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers...
Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has today officially signed the reversed Appropriation Bill of N485.63 billion into law. This marks a significant move by the new administration to ensure rapid implementation of developmental projects, reports Nigerian Tribune. The budget, as approved by the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), is ...
•Governor Okpebholo and a dead bat Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has narrated how he discovered a dead bat on his bed before being declared the winner of the September 21 governorship election. Speaking during a post-swearing-in thanksgiving service held last night at the Dr Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Okpebholo said God [...
•Monday Okpebholo taking oath of office as Edo State governor The newly elected Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, were sworn in today. The Chief Justice of the state, Daniel Okungbowa, administered the oath to the state’s number one and two citizens at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. They both [&hel...
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