Labour Party
BREAKING: UK’s Labour party wins general election
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party swept to power early on Friday after winning the country’s general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons. “A mandate like this comes with a great responsibility,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn rally in London, moments after the […]
BREAKING: Labour Declares Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday announced the commencement of a nationwide indefinite strike starting from Monday, June 3rd, 2024. The action comes as a direct response to the deadlocked negotiations with the government over the proposed minimum wage and the recent controversial increase […]
Labour Party sacks Edo exco, raises 17-man caretaker committee
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party continued on Monday as the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the party sacked the state executive led by Kelly Ogaloi. In its place, the party’s national secretariat constituted a 17-man caretaker committee, headed by a former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Elizabeth […]
Tribunal affirms Uzodimma’s election as Imo Gov, dismisses LP’s petition
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election of Hope Uzodimma as Imo State Governor. The tribunal gave its ruling in Abuja on Friday, as it dismissed the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate Athan Achonu. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel […]
Peter Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. He was received by the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure and other party leaders. This marks a change of heart of the former Anambra State governor, who […]
May Day: Workers are Nigeria’s backbone despite obstacles we’re facing – Peter Obi
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described workers as the backbone of the country despite the hurdles and obstacles facing Nigeria. Obi commended Nigerian workers for their unwavering resolve to contribute to the growth and development of Nigeria. He made the remark in his message to celebrate 2024 Workers Day. Obi expressed […]
Anambra LP receives 300 APGA defectors, vows to unseat Soludo
Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the 2021 Anambra State election, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has pledged to dethrone Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo in the upcoming 2025 gubernatorial election in the state. Ozigbo, now vying for the Labour Party ticket, made this declaration while welcoming over 300 defectors from the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) into […]
NLC stakeholders convene amid leadership crisis in Labour Party
Stakeholders of the Nigeria Labour Congress are set to convene today to address the ongoing leadership crisis within the Labour Party and the potential reinstatement of Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. It’s been reported that unionists are proposing the formation of a caretaker committee to assume control of the opposition party. Invitations have […]
BREAKING: Ex-NBA President, Akpata, emerges Edo LP guber candidate
The immediate past national chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the September governorship election in Edo. Akpata, who was a senior partner and the Head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group at Templars law firm in Nigeria until his resignation […]
Abia Governorship Poll: Supreme Court affirms Otti as winner
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, as the valid winner of the governorship election held in Abia State on March 18. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, dismissed two separate appeals that sought to nullify Otti’s election victory. In its […]