The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, have closed their case at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, following the testimony of 19 witnesses in a challenge to the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the gubernatorial […]

Members of the dissolved Edo State Civil Service Commission have filed a lawsuit with the Benin Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), contesting their removal from office, which they argue is unconstitutional. They are seeking reinstatement and demanding damages amounting to N250 million in compensation for what […]

Edo State’s governorship election tribunal witnessed intense proceedings on Thursday as three witnesses testified, including Victor Eseigbe, a politician from Akoko Edo Local Government Area. Eseigbe, representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that the election was marred by irregularities. Led by petitioners’ counsel Ken Mozia, SAN, Eseigbe identified and […]

The ongoing turmoil within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated dramatically on Wednesday when a group of suspected thugs stormed the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, interrupting the 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting. The PDP has been grappling with a leadership dispute, primarily between Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Udey-Okoye, […]

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