The Edo state governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. The tribunal in three respective judgments dismissed the petition filed by the PDP, Action Alliance and Accord party. The tribunal held that the People’s Democratic Party failed to call witnesses to prove its case of overvoting The…
A former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, said that he would have performed better than President Bola Tinubu in two years if he was occupying his position. In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Mr Obi said Mr Tinubu has not done well in…
Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have won round one in the series of petitions challenging their declaration as winners of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. A petition instituted against them by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Rufai Omoaje was thrown out by the Edo State…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit. “During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement Wednesday. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that people with criminal record, unverified and forged school certificates are in charge of the country. Obi stated this on Arise Television on Tuesday, insisting that there is no democracy in Nigeria, especially when there is no vibrant and independent judicial system….
In a scathing attack, former presidential aide Reno Omokri has accused Peter Obi, of hypocrisy over his reaction to the death of Dr. Doyin Okupe. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Omokri alleged that Obi completely abandoned Okupe when he was battling cancer, despite previously benefiting from his unwavering support. “When Doyin Okupe was down with…
In the unfolding development over ban on political gathering and use of convoy by Kogi State government and the successful homecoming of Senator Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan, the state government has accused the senator of inciting chaos in the state. This is just as the state government dismissed Natasha’s position that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,…
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has reportedly ordered the arrest of six commissioners and a local government chairman over alleged contract violations. The officials are accused of breaching the terms of constructing 140 housing units for the Izzo and Amaze communities, which were displaced by the Ezilo/Ezza Ezilo communal crisis in Ishielu Local Government…
The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the political situation in the state is capable of making one depressed. Last month, President Bola Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy and state lawmakers for six months following the declaration of a state of emergency over the conflict between the executive and legislature. The…
Barely 24 hours after summoning parties to appear before it, copies of the purported judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has flooded the internet. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal had on March 3, reserved its judgment on the case the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Mr Asuerinme Ighodalo, filed…