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Julius Abure: I’m Not Relitigating, We Are Going To The Supreme Court

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2026April 23, 20260

LP Factional National Chairman, Julius Abure says Supreme Court move responds to fresh litigation, denies responsibility for Labour Party crisis. Labour Party Factional National Chairman, Julius Abure, has defended his decision to approach the Supreme Court, insisting he is not re-litigating settled issues but responding to fresh legal action initiated...

LP Chairman Usman Alleges Attack On Party Headquarters By Ousted Abure’s Loyalists

NewsDeskNgFeb 13, 2026February 13, 20260

LP Chairman Usman claims assailants broke into Labour Party offices in Abuja, seizing documents and damaging property, prompting police deployment. The National Chairman of Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has raised concern over alleged violent attack on the headquarters of the party in Abuja by loyalist of the ousted chairman,...

Ondo Election – The race is between my party and APC – LP candidate, Ebiseni

NewsDeskNgNov 15, 2024November 15, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the November 16 Ondo governorship election, Olusola Ebiseni, has said the race is between his party and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Ebiseni stated this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, two days before the commencement of the off-cycle...

Power outages, costly petroleum products catalysts for increased poverty

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, says power outages and costly petroleum products could lead to increased poverty in Nigeria. Obi stated this in a post on X on Sunday, stressing that the negative impact of the recurring power outages on businesses, especially...

Abure not working for APC – Labour Party counters NLC

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2024October 18, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, has refuted claims by the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, NLC-PC, that the Julius Abure leadership of the party was working to advance the interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.The National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, made this clarification in Abuja on...

Peter Obi condemns spate of killing in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgOct 14, 2024October 14, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has lamented the persistent incidents of killings, kidnappings and other violent crimes across the country. In a post via his X handle, Obi lamented the killing of some crew members of Supersports TV as well as...

Peter Obi’s aide clears air on LP presidential candidate, wife being arrested by DSS

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

Val Obienyem, the Media Adviser to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, has debunked rumours making the rounds that his principal was arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, at his home in Anambra State. Obienyem, in a statement released...

Ignore hate, tribalism – Peter Obi on Igbo lady’s threat to poison Yorubas, Edo people

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the Nigerian lady based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger who called for the poisoning of Yorubas and Benin people. Obi urged Nigerians to unite and not allow tribalism and hate tear them apart. Sunnberger’s threats against Yoruba and Edo people in...

Peter Obi vs Kenneth Okonkwo: Charly Boy warns Nigerians against negativity

NewsDeskNgJul 30, 2024July 30, 20240

Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, AKA Charly Boy, has cautioned Nigerians against directing negative comments towards a former member of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, following his criticism of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. On Sunday, Okonkwo, who was the spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign in...

He’s a mole, exit not a surprise – LP blasts Kenneth Okonkwo

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2024July 29, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, has described Kenneth Okonkwo as a mole, saying his exit from the party was not a surprise. The Party said that Okonkwo’s attack on its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was unfortunate and attention-seeking. According to reports, Okonkwo, a chieftain of the LP, on Sunday, said...