Leader of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Ogene, has commended UK’s election process which led to victory for LP over the ruling Conservative Party. Ogene, who represents Ogbaru Federal Constituency, said the opposition party’s victory should be a tonic for action for the...
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Hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Mainland Constituency II in Lagos State . Receiving the detectors, Mr Rasheed Shabi, a member of the State House of Assembly (Mainland ll) ,said...
The National Chairman of Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, has predicted a comfortable win for the British Labour Party in the national election coming up at the weekend. The National Publicity Secretary Labour Party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, quoted Aburi as saying this in in a statement issued on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Labour Party has demanded immediate release of Dr Chigbo Okoli, Chairman, sub-Committee on Registration and Revalidation of its National Transition Committee (NTC). Tha party made the demand in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the NTC, Mr Abdulwahed Omar...
The decision of the Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party to back Mr Julius Abure as the National Chairman is a commendable step. National Deputy Chairman of LP, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...
The Edo State Chapter of Association of Professional Outdoor Signage Practitioners of Nigeria, (APOSPON) on Wednesday lamented the destruction of campaign billboards across the state. Speaking with newsmen in Benin, the State Chairman of APOSPON, Mr Esokpunwu Ekuase, said that the development had negatively affected their business. Ekuase...
Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the Obidient Movement is not domiciled in one political party. Obi said this in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Thursday in Awka. He said that membership of the movement cut...
The Labour Party (LP) has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite actions to address the request of Nigerian workers within the seven-day window for renegotiation on new minimum wage. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, made this plea in an interview with...
The Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria has urged workers’ unions to re-negotiate with the government on new minimum wage rather than embarking on industrial action. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Mr Bright Ngene of the Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to send a new team to conduct the June 8 rerun election for the Enugu South Urban Constituency. Ngene, who was the LP candidate in the 2023 General Election said he...
The Labour Party (LP), has recognised and rewarded 150 individuals and support groups in FCT who contributed to its success in the 2023 general elections. Mrs Joy Ohiomero, a leader of the party in Abuja-South, said at the Luncheon/Award ceremony on Saturday in Abuja, that the awards were...
The Labour Party (LP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu not to renege on his promise to give Nigerian workers a living wage. Deputy National Chairman of the party, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party. Obi said this on Tuesday when he paid a solidarity visit to the party leadership at the National Headquarters in...
A lawmaker at the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chief Celestine Ogba law. (LP-Onicha East) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogba announced his defection at a ceremony in the state APC secretariat on Saturday in Abakalikii in the presence of party leaders. He said he was...
The two members of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday formally defected to the Labour Party (LP). The defectors, Mr Iheanacho Nwogu, representing Osisioma North State Constituency, and Mr Fine Ahuama, representing Osisioma South State Constituency, were received by Governor...
Amid defection rumours, Peter Obi visits Atiku, Lamido in Abuja Amid speculation of possible defection to another party, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The former vice president made this known in...
The Labour Party (LP) in Edo on Saturday announced its campaign council for the governorship election scheduled for Sept. 21. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the council, led by Rev. Sam Omede as Director-General and Dr Ehikioya Agboga as Deputy, would be inaugurated on May...
A renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said his plan to form a mega political party with like-minded people and political groups ahead of 2027 general elections is on course. Utomi, who returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after a long stay in the U.S., told the News...
The Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State says it has a clear chance of emerging victorious in the forthcoming local government election in the state. The party’s chairman in the state, Mr Sadiq Atayese, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan...
Executive Director, Peers Advocacy and Advancement Centre (PAACA), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, has urged the Labour Party (LP) to deepen its democratic structures and practices, to overcome the crisis facing it. Nwagwu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...