The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has appealed to the party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and other aggrieved bigwigs to return to the party. Abure made the plea in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH. The embattled chairman had been at loggerheads with chieftains and stakeholders of the party …

The Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) on Monday made a move to expand its membership to over 20 million through online membership registration and revalidation in preparation for the 2027 elections. In the same vein, the opposition party announced a timetable for its congresses, starting at the ward and state levels, which will run concurrently with the membership revalidation. This …

You’re a liar, Obi/ Datti blast Abure over 2023 campaign funds The presidential campaign team of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 election has dismissed the allegation by the embattled party’s National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure that only activist Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo superintended over the management of campaign funds. After a meeting of LP’s National Executive …

Stakeholders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will on Monday meet to decide on the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP), and the return of Barrister Julius Abure as National Chairman. Among other things, a caretaker committee is being proposed by the unionists to take over the control of the opposition party, according to PUNCH Online. “Invitations have been …

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State capital, by operatives of Zone 5 Police headquarters, has been released on bail. His arrest was reportedly a result of a petition forwarded to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja. After his release around …

Labour Party National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure has reportedly, been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Edo State. According to Vanguard, the LP chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia. The youth leader petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police alleging that he was attacked by some party members in …

The crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has permeated Anambra State as a new chairman, Hon. Peter Okoye has emerged in the state. Okoye, who held a meeting with the new executive of the party, said Hon. Ugochukwu Emeh has been removed. He said that Emeh was removed for being one of those who attended the …

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted an order of stay execution on the suspension of the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Comrade Julius Abure, and others. Others are the National Organising Secretary, Mr. Clement Ojukwu; and National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, from parading themselves as LP national officials, The plaintiffs in the case are …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued an order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure; National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Others stopped from parading themselves as national officers are the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu and the Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. Justice Hamza Muazu issued …