The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned the hearing on the petitions filed by the Labour Party to Wednesday, 17th May 2023. A spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, who appeared in court as one of the legal representatives of the party, said on Wednesday that the court adjourned after a brief hearing of petitions. He wrote: …

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi have supported the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja. After Wednesday’s proceeding, counsel to Obi, Dr Livy Uzoukwu told reporters that it has become imperative to …

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 …

Ahead of the governorship primaries in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States, the Labour Party has reduced nomination fee from N25 million to N15 million. In a series of tweets Monday, spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, had out over the N25 million governorship nomination fee, describing it as exorbitant. Highlighting Article 8(h) of the party’s constitution, he …

The Labour Party has promised to refund the ₦25 million nomination fee paid by the late governorship aspirant in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu, to his family. This was disclosed by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, while speaking after a meeting with the party’s National Assembly lawmakers-elect in Abuja on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Abure also used the …

A Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu has been found dead in his house. Anumudu was reported dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja. The deceased was a native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Reacting to his death, a family …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has raised an alarm over alleged plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to use armed thugs to frustrate efforts at free and fair governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state on Saturday. He therefore called on the Federal Government to conduct …

Oyo State chapter of the Labour Party has dumped its governorship candidate, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale, and declared support for Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At a press conference held at its state headquarters in Ibadan on Sunday, less than a week to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Labour Party’s state chairman, Atayase Sadiq …

The flag bearer of the Labour Party in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has empowered an unemployed Nasarawa State graduate, Gimba Sophia Emmanuel in her aspiration to acquire an oven and start her baking and confectionery business. In a social media post on Saturday, Obi said that Emmanuel indicated that she would procure a Nigerian-made oven, thus enhancing …

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been declared winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 115,401 votes to defeat Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP), who scored 69,838 votes. Singer Bankole Wellington (aka Banky W) lost a seat in the House of Representatives …