Engr. Umar Mustapha, the Labour Party's (LP) candidate for governor of Adamawa State, has abandoned his bid in favor of Senator Aishatu Binani, a rival candidate from the All Progressives Congress (APC).At a press conference held in Yola on Sunday evening, Umar Mustapha, also known as Otumba, announced that he had decided to put his bid for governor on hold and support Binani wholeheartedly instead in light of the difficulties he had faced.He said, “I am confident t...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the Governorship Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. The unanimous judgement, delivered by Justice A. M. Lamido JCA on July 22, 2024, dismissed an appeal brought by former Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. Shaibu had challenged the May 27th judgement of Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which declared Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the rightful a...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has stated that the party received the judgment affirming Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state with equanimity.The party said it was aware that in a contest, a winner must emerge.It made this known in a statement by its acting Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi on Tuesday.According to the statement, “Lawal acknowledged that the Supreme Court decisions are f...