The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned to Wednesday, 15 January, following an application by the legal team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Monday Okpebholo. The tribunal was billed to start the substantive hearing today after the conclusion of the pre-hearing processes in December 2024. At Monday’s sitting, the tribunal’s Assistant Secretary read an application …

The Edo State governorship election has raised serious concerns about the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With widespread reports of vote rigging and discrepancies between the results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) portal and those documented on commission’s result sheets, this election has highlighted flaws that threaten to undermine public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral system. …

In what can only be described as a staggering display of defiance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recently attempted to avoid being served with a tribunal order aimed at preserving the integrity of election data. This order, directed at securing the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the recent Edo State governorship election, was issued by …

Five days after filing his petition at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last month’s election, Dr Asue Ighodalo has declared that he has absolute confidence in the ability of the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. Appearing on an ITV Benin Radio Talk Show in Pidgin English, …