Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to take back the country, claiming the nation’s political space has been taken over by those he described as “lunatics”. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) believes many of those in the political space do not have business being there. “Seventy...
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The presidential aspirant of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that his camp is in talks with Peter Obi and members of the Labour Party over a possible alliance. There have been speculations of a “third force” to challenge the APC-PDP duopoly and Kwankwaso and Obi...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A constitutional lawyer and Human Rights activist, Fidelis Onyebueke has said the popularity of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi across the country is the handiwork of God in action. ‘This is a man who left over 73billion in the coffers of...
Former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe on Friday said he is ‘standing in’ as vice presidential candidate of the Labour party. Dr. Okupe made the announcement on Channels Television’s Politics Today. If his candidacy holds, he will run alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential elections. However, Dr Okupe...
Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has been lambasted on social media after he lashed out at the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Mbaka said Obi can never be Nigeria’s President. He made the comment at his Adoration Ministry in Enugu State. According to him, unless God ceases to...
Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra) says incursion of the Labour Party into Anambra through former governor Peter Obi as its Presidential Candidate, is not a threat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Oduah said this at a news conference during the presentation of certificates of return to 30 PDP candidates...
By SAM ADZEGEH, Makurdi – Even as the controversy over the gubernatorial elections in the Benue All Progressives Congress (APC( shifts to the Federal High Court, a similar crisis is currently brewing in the state’s Labour Party (LP) and is likely to also end up in the law courts....
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Monday stated that the unemployment of 100 million Nigerians was responsible for the widespread poverty in the country. Mr. Obi spoke at a one-day international colloquium in Port Harcourt organised by Christ Church...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set a June 17th, 2022 deadline for presidential candidates to name their running mates. It also set a July 15th deadline for state elections. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this in a statement on the commission’s social media pages. “Similarly, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified that it is only Peter Obi’s faction of Labour Party that is recognized by the congress. The NLC made the clarification in a statement issued on Thursday. Recall that Obi recently emerged as the presidential candidate of...
The crisis rocking Labour party appears to be festering as a faction of the party led by Mr Calistus Okafor has held its National Convention to elect Ambassador Jude Ezenwafor as its presidential flagbearer. “What we are doing here today is to elect a man who is worthy to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ambassador Ogar Osim has said that he remained the authentic Chairman of Cross River State Chapter of the Labour Party. Osim described as false the reports that the state chapter of the party is engulfed in a leadership crisis which is threatening the continued...
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, could have been his running. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, spoke on Monday following speculations that the-now presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) was...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general elections. His emergence as the party’s flagbearer follows his victory at the presidential primary of the Labour Party. The party conducted the primary for its presidential ticket on...
A presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has stepped down for his co-contender, Mr Peter Obi, for the ticket of the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The political economist and management expert announced that he was stepping down for the former Anambra State governor on Monday at...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has formally joined the Labour Party days after announcing his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party. He is expected to contest the presidential primary on the platform of his new party. “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in...