Presidential Candidate of Labour Party for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of former Chief of Staff of the defunct Biafran Army, General Alexander Madiebo. In his Condolence Message on Saturday to the Madiebo…
Victor Umeh dumps APGA, defects to Labour Party, picks ticket for Anambra Central
Former national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Victor Umeh has defected to the Labour Party, LP, after being denied the ticket of APGA to vie for the Anambra Central senatorial seat for the 2023 general elections. There…
Grow Nigeria’s economy with your expertise if you win —Group tells Obi
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) on Wednesday urged Mr Peter Obi to use his expertise to reset the nation’s economy if he wins the 2023 Presidential Elections Obi was recently elected the Labour…
Pat Utomi steps down for Peter Obi at Labour Party presidential primary
A presidential aspirant in the Labour Party, Professor Pat Utomi, has stepped down for his rival, Peter Obi, in the race for the party’s nomination as its candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. Utomi announced that he was stepping…
Labour Party demands full autonomy for local councils
As the National Assembly resumes plenary session and debate on the Electoral Act, the Labour Party (LP) has urged the Assembly to ensure full autonomy for local government councils, as well as the abolition of State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC).…
Lagos LP gov candidate wants public officers’ children to attend govt schools (Punch)
Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State says if elected, all political office holders must send their children to public schools in order to reposition education for national growth and development. Awamaridi made this known to…
May says Brexit deal defeat could topple UK government (Guardian)
Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Sunday that parliament’s rejection of her Brexit deal could leave Britain in the European Union and bring the opposition Labour Party to power. The embattled leader’s message came with her government fearing a heavy…
Mimiko declares for presidency, laments incessant killings in Nigeria
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has declared his bid to run for president on the platform of the Labour party in 2019. Mimiko made the declaration at exactly 12:15pm, at an event held at the National Secretariat of the…
Chuka Umunna: Labour is institutionally racist (Guardian)
Labour has become an institutionally racist organisation through its failure to deal with antisemitism, one of its MPs has argued. Chuka Umunna said the party needed to make far greater efforts to tackle the problem. Asked on Sky News’s Sophie…
Buhari’s declaration: APC bigwigs approach SDP, LP, Accord for presidential tickets (Punch)
Following the recent declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in the 2019 elections, some bigwigs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, whose presidential ambitions have been threatened by the President’s move, have been talking to other parties…