A Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a lawsuit filed by Phillip Shaibu, the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, challenging the legitimacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary held on February 22. The primary had resulted in the selection of Asue Ighodalo as the party's candidate.Justice James Omotosho, delivering the judgment, stated that Shaibu lacked the locus standi, or legal standing, to contest the primary's outcome. The judge noted that...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Titus Tyoapine Uba, challenging the election and return of Hyacinth Iormem Alia as the Governor of Benue State in the March 18 Governorship poll.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alia, and his Deputy, Sam Ode, as the winners of the election on March 21. They secured 473,933 votes...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kogi State, which produced Ahmed Usman Ododo as the party's flagbearer for the November 11 election, was declared invalid by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday. Senator Smart Adeyemi had filed the appeal.The appeals court determined that Adekunle Oladapo Otitoju's argument on behalf of Senator Adeyemi was completely without merit and that it should be dismissed.Adeyemi, who most recently served...