FIRST LADY REMI TINUBU HAILS NIGERIA WORKERS FOR THEIR RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION . (PHOTO).

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 First Lady Remi Tinubu Hails Nigeria Workers For Their Resilience And Dedication  Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu extends her warm greetings and deep appreciation to all workers in the country as they join their counterparts across the world to mark 2026 International Worker's Day. In a message celebrating their resilience, dedication and invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the country, the First Lady says public servants, private sector professionals, artisans, entrepreneurs, and all those who labour tirelessly are indeed the backbone of progress in the nation. She commends the role of trade unions in advocating for the well-being of workers, and cooperation in strengthening the nation’s workforce.

APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS OKPEBHOLO AS EDO GOV, DISMISSES IGHODALO’S CASE. (PHOTO).


 Appeal Court affirms Okpebholo as Edo Gov, dismisses Ighodalo’s case


The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State and dismissed the case of Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state.


In its immediate response, the PDP said the verdict of the appellate court would be contested at the Supreme Court. At the poll last September, Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 291,667 votes to defeat PDP’s Ighodalo who got 247,274 votes, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes. Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates.


The APC candidate cleared over 10 of the 18 local government areas, leaving the PDP candidate with marginal victory in the other local councils. The APC gained control in two of the three battleground senatorial districts in the state. He was immediately declared returned elected by the electoral umpire INEC and sworn in as governor on November 12, 2024 when he took over the much-coveted seat at the Dennis Osadebe House from PDP’s Godwin Obaseki.


Dissatisfied with the outcome of the poll, Ighodalo approached the election petition tribunal to disqualify Okpebholo but a three-member panel headed by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in April 2025, dismissed Ighodalo’s petition. ‎‎In its judgment, the panel ruled that Ighodalo, alongside other petitioners like the Accord Party, failed to call competent witnesses to prove the allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act.


‎‎In the lead judgment read by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, the Tribunal said non-compliance must be proven convincingly. It noted that the failure of the petitioners to call polling unit officers, presiding officers or even voters during the election proved fatal to their petition.

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