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11 Mar
A Non-Governmental Organization - Incorporated Trustees of Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy, has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to exercise its powers under Section 225A of the constitution to deregister Labour Party.
9 Mar
Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has bemoaned continued security challenges in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria children must be allowed to learn in a secure and safe environment.
8 Mar
Until 2022, when former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, adopted the Labour Party (LP) as the platform for his presidential bid, political observers saw the party as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for electoral ambitions.
7 Mar
The Labour Party (LP) has revealed that its candidate for the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, will not leave despite the smear campaign to dethrone the national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure.
6 Mar
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, yesterday, insisted that he is not desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but wants the country to work.
27 Feb
The leadership of the Labour Party has dismissed a letter written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a factional group of the party led by Lamidi Apapa, declaring Anderson Uwadiae Asemote and Monday Ojore Mawa as the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the party.
24 Feb
The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Lamidi Apapa has forwarded the name of its governorship candidate for Edo State to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The LP faction named Anderson Uwadiae Asemota as its candidates for the upcoming Edo State Governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024. This announcement comes amidst an internal…
24 Feb
A spokesperson for the Obi-Datti presidential campaign has dismissed insinuations that Peter Obi has parted ways with the Labour Party. Chief spokesman of the Obi-Datti campaign Dr Yunusa Tanko in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja said the news remains fake as it did not originate from Obi or the Obidient Movement but from…
23 Feb
Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has emerged the flagbearer for Labour Party (LP) ahead of the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Akpata polled 316 votes to secure the ticket in the primary held in Benin City, Edo State on Friday. Deputy Governor of Abia State Ikechukwu Emeta announced…
23 Feb
A frontline gubanatorial aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Prince Tom Iseghohi has withdrawn from the upcoming primaries of the party in Edo State. A letter personally signed by Iseghohi, addressed to Mr. Julius Abure, National Chairman of the party, sighted by The Guardian, the aspirant said he is disappointed by the lack of transparency…
22 Feb
The national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has been released from police detention, hours after he was arrested in Edo state. Abure's release was confirmed by Labour Party in a video on their X handle. The video shows Abure addressing his supporters. The part's presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi,…
22 Feb
Lagos State Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate of the Labour Party, Princess Islamiyat Abiodun Oyefusi, has resigned from the party. According to Oyefusi, it has been a very interesting Ten (10) months of her political career, expressing gratitude to Almighty God for seeing her through in good health and with His mercy. She appreciated Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour for…

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