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The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has explained how she reached the decision to use helicopter to visit her constituents recently. Police had asked organisers to cancel Senator Natasha’s homecoming event, citing security concerns. The state government also banned convoys, while her local government area declared curfew. However, the Senator defied…
The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Edo State Governor. A three-member panel headed by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, against the outcome of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. READ ALSO: Edo…
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the Petition of Accord Party, alleging non-compliance and declaration of Governor Okpebholo, as Governor of Edo State. This follows the dismissal of the petition instituted by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Omoaje, against Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for lacking…
The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has also dismissed the Petition of Accord Party, alleging non-compliance and declaration of Governor Okpebholo, as Governor of Edo State. The tribunal delivered four rulings. In the first ruling, the Tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpichi, stated that Accord Party failed to provide sufficient evidence to support…
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 filed the joint petition, has no locus standi…
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja is set to deliver judgement in the case filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of governorship polls held in the state on September 21, 2024. The three-man-panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi had on March 3rd,…
Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, says security agencies will determine whether Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan should be arrested or not for “violating” Governor Usman Ododo’s instruction banning processions in the North Central state. “There was a directive from the state governor and the security agencies were told to execute the directive,” Fanwo said…
The Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State has declared a curfew in the area following the state’s ban on all political rallies and gatherings. “The curfew, which is effective immediately, restricts movement and gatherings in certain areas,” the Executive Chairman of the LGA Amoka Eneji said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “Anyone…
Publisher Dele Momodu has asked Senate President Godswill Akpabio to see peace over his feud with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for breaching the Senate’s rule in the wake of her sexual assault claims against Senator Akpabio. As the feud continues to generate debates in the country and beyond, Momodu has told Akpabio…
President Bola Tinubu has narrated how he almost gave up on his presidential race and how a close ally, Aminu Masari, encouraged him to remain in the race. The President stated this on Saturday at a special birthday iftar organised to thank his close friends, as part of his 73rd birthday, according to a…