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The Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has said that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should seek another political platform to pursue his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 polls. The Apapa group, whose legitimacy was just confirmed by the Edo Division of the Court of Appeal, announced that it had begun […]
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The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal that dismissed the petitions of Peter Obi, its candidate, against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various charges filed by Obi and the LP challenging Tinubu’s victory. Obiora Ifoh, […]
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The Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party for Edo Central, in the last general election, Osereme Omofoma Christen, has expressed disappointment over the recycling of old politicians as ministerial nominees. He also faulted the screening process currently being carried out by the Senate. According to him, the process which was beamed live on television shows […]
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The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has denied taking a picture with self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. Obi issued the denial in response to a viral ‘photoshopped image with Ekpa’. Speaking through the Head of Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade, Obi said those determined to cast his image in bad light were behind […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Labour Party (LP) has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on […]
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that presidential election rerun is the wishful thinking of the Labour Party, LP. Omisore, while fielding questions on Channels TV ‘ Politics Today ’ said: “There’s a way Labour Party deceives their followership. The person that came third says they are […]
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Lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Abia State House of Assembly has handed a 90 day ultimatum to the Labour Party led legislature to revert to the harmonized standing orders and rules of House over the position of principal officers. PDP has 11 members ,LP 10 while the […]
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The Labour Party, LP, has warned members of the public to beware of the activities of those it described as ‘political and judicial’ pranksters. Reacting to what it described as a purported judgment by an Imo State Court, claiming that the LP governorship candidate in the November 11 Imo governorship election, Senator Athan Achonu, had […]
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A federal high court in Bayelsa has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma Akko, the presiding judge, said Ukaegbu also known as Ikenga, is the rightful candidate […]
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The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has admitted in evidence, additional video evidence that was tendered by candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi. The video recording, which was played in the open court, after it was admitted as an exhibit, was brought on the strength of a subpoena that […]
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