South-East

Justice Binta Nyako who delivered the judgment on Friday declared Uche Ogah, a former junior minister of mines and steel development, as the validly elected candidate of the opposition party in the state for the March 11, 2023 race.

Mr Kanu facing trials on terrorism charges is being held at the State Security Service (SSS) headquarters, where a federal high court in Abuja ordered he be detained while rejecting the bail application of the secessionist mysteriously renditioned back into the country, last year, from Kenya.

Another clip showed soldiers who might have been overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the armed men taking refuge at a nearby educational facility.

The lawmaker representing Anambra South senatorial district at the Nigerian Senate polled 6,485 votes to come first, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Meanwhile, Mr Umahi has continued to insist that he remains the governor of the state, describing the judgement as a jungle justice purchased.

The incident comes a week after a member of the security outfit was trailed and murdered in Ezza local government area.

The party added that it was going to court because the LP is in court to challenge some state assembly seats it lost to the PDP.

The court presided over by Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the case to October 21 due to the failure of the federal government to produce him in court.

Mr Ezenwune officially joined the opposition party on Tuesday during plenary, eleven days to the state governorship election slated for November 6.