Edo State

July 02, (THEWILL) — The Supreme Court has indefinitely adjourned judgement in the appeal filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, against the victory of Monday Okpebholo in the Edo State governorship election. The Independent National...

June 05, (THEWILL) – An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced 34 internet fraudsters to varying jail terms for offences bordering on cybercrime, including obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, and...

June 01, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja last Thursday upheld the election of Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. But the appellant and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21, 2024, governorship poll in Edo State, Asue...

May 29, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the...

May 19, (THEWILL) – The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mrs. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has resigned from her position following a series of defections that cost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) its majority in the House. Oligbi-Edeko,...

May 15, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has reserved judgement in the three appeal challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 Governorship election in Edo State. A three-member...

May 13, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, to immediately arrest and prosecute Olorogun Ese Kakor,...

May 12, (THEWILL) – Governor Monday Okpebholo has vowed to initiate legal consultations to take decisive action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, following the recent surge in killings and cult-related violence in Edo...

April 30, (THEWILL) – Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated his commitment to ensure a crime-free environment in the state. Speaking when he personally supervised the demolition of a building located in the Ogheghe area of Benin City, the...

April 15, (THEWILL) – Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr. Sam Amadi, has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections risk being rendered meaningless if the ruling of the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal is...