[1] He is from Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East LGA, Edo State, Nigeria.

[1] On February 22, 2024, Ighodalo emerged as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2024 Edo State governorship election.

[11] His candidacy was eventually upheld by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which confirmed Ighodalo as the legitimately nominated governorship candidate of the PDP in Edo State, and dismissed the lawsuit challenging his nomination.

[13] Ighodalo has presented several papers on capital markets issues both within and outside Nigeria, and also authored many articles in leading law publications.

[1][5][6][15][16] He also sat on the boards of other public and private companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and a statutory body including Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the FATE Foundation (an NGO committed to the development of entrepreneurs in Nigeria).