After taking arguments from lawyers to parties, a five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Garba, said the date for judgment would be communicated to them. The appeal was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the election held on September 21, 2024, Asue Ighodalo, SAN. Respondents […]
Speaking at the inauguration of the 27-man committee, Governor Okpebholo tasked the committee to work line with the terms of reference. The Governor urged the committee to handle the task carefully while the assignment was being carried out. “We have to carry it out with the fear of God so that we can have especially […]
The two other members are Sunny Ifada (Esan Central Constituency) and Yekini Idaiye (Akoko Edo 1 Constituency), thereby making the APC have 18 members while the PDP has six members. Others who defected include councillors from 17 local government councils, former deputy speaker, Roland Asoro; former House Majority Leader, Nosa Nosayaba, and former PDP State […]
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, where he said the suspects were members of the notorious Maphites, Eiye, and Aye confraternities. He noted that they have been responsible for the cult supremacy killings in the State. He said out of the 95 suspects, 64 of them […]
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has affirmed Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress as the valid winner of the September 21 governorship election. In a unanimous judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Asuerime Ighodalo. The […]
Edo State Police Command has launched the hunt for a man identified as Wealth Nnamdi, who allegedly killed his pregnant fiancée, Osasu Isaac, and her three-year-old daughter, Miracle, in Benin , the state capital.
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has lifted the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, with immediate effect.
The Edo State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC , and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, clashed over an alleged plan by the PDP to stage a protest at the office of the Attorney General of the Federation in Abuja regarding the legal dispute over the Edo State governorship election. In a statement […]
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie.
Witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party lamented how electoral irregularities allegedly marred the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election in three local government areas of the state. Recall that Rédíò Afínju earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election […]