Asue Ighodalo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the Edo State Governorship Election to the Governorship Election Tribunal. The election, held on September 21, 2024, was contested by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following a victory by Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This … Read more

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has dragged the acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarret Tenebe, to court. The ₦500m defamation suit marked LD/ADR/5731/2025, was filed before the Lagos State High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square. In … Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, presented four additional witnesses on Thursday before the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to substantiate their allegations of irregularities in the September 21 governorship election. This brings the total number of witnesses called by the PDP to 10, marking the largest batch of witnesses … Read more

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday adjourned proceedings to Tuesday following a delay in serving respondents with the petitioners’ witness schedule. The petition, filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, contests the outcome of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. During the proceedings, counsel for the Independent National Electoral … Read more

For the second time in three days, heavily armed thugs attempted to disrupt the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which is sitting at the High Court Complex, Sapele Road, Benin. The disruption attempt on Friday followed a similar incident on Wednesday. The thugs reportedly tried to force their way into the venue where the … Read more

The 2024 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Asue Ighodalo, has expressed his belief in the capability of the judiciary. He stated this while reacting to gunshots, which disrupted the sitting of the Edo governorship election tribunal on Wednesday. Speaking with reporters, the PDP chieftain stated that the Judiciary would do … Read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed allegations that Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect under investigation for an alleged ₦6 billion fraud, was a witness in the ongoing Edo State election tribunal. Henzodaily reports that the commission clarified that the suspect is not associated with the tribunal as claimed by the governorship candidate of … Read more

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday alleged an attempt by security operatives to arrest one of its star witnesses ahead of the resumption of the governorship election tribunal sitting on Wednesday. Henzodaily reports that a viral video circulating online showed the PDP’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, alongside the party’s … Read more

The much-anticipated hearing of the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal was unexpectedly adjourned on Monday following an application by the 1st and 2nd respondents, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Governor Monday Okpebholo. The respondents sought a postponement to Wednesday, January 15, 2025, citing a conflicting Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, … Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State Chapter, has said the state under Governor Monday Okpebholo is performing below expectation. Henzodaily reports that the party decried the gradual exit of law under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state. In a statement by the party’s Secretary, Henry Duke Tenebe, after the party stakeholders’ … Read more