The Labour Party has announced 1,234 members into its Presidential Campaign Council. It is headed by an Assistant Inspector General of Police (rtd.), Mohammed Zarewa, as chairman. Former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe is the Director General, while Clement Ojukwu and Yunusa Tanko are the secretary and spokesperson respectively. At a media session on Wednesday, Okupe explained that the council is …

In several parts of the country, supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi trooped out in large numbers to demonstrate their solidary for his candidacy in next year’s election. In Lagos, Benin City, Asaba, Zaria and other cities, they turned the Independence Day celebration into a show of strength for their candidate. In Lagos, they …

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to provide leadership that would inspire the country to greater heights. On Day 1 of the official break of the campaign on Wednesday, Tinubu released on his Twitter handle a statement titled “Message to Nigerians” through which he invited “all Nigerians” to join him …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Labour Party (LP) and its supporters not to converge at the Lekki toll gate for its #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally billed to hold on the 1st October, Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The court also directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, and the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi …

The Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere has thrown its weight behind Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in the next year’s election. The group hinged its position on equity, stating that the South East region, where Obi hails from, has been “brutally marginalised, and excluded from the power dynamic”. In a statement at a media briefing in Lagos on Monday, …

The Director General of the Obidient Movement Nigeria, Prof Owojecho Omoha has said that the movement was overwhelmed by the mammoth crowd witnessed at its rally in Abuja on Saturday. On the sideline of the Obidient Mega Rally, Omoha said to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN): “The rally in the FCT (Federal Capital Territory) is a microcosm of entire …

Supporters of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi stormed the the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Saturday for one-million march in the nation’s capital. Under the aegis of the “Obidient Movement”, they mobilised and marched in their numbers across designated routes in Abuja. The coalition of supporters and other well wishers began their walk from the famous Unity …

Labour Party leader, Prof. Pat Utomi has said that the manifesto of the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi for the 2023 elections will be released before campaign starts next week. Campaign for presidential and national elections officially kicks off next Wednesday. While receiving the leadership of Progressive Movement for Better Nigeria (PM4BN) in Abuja, Utomi said the document is …

The Labour Party (LP) has called on security agencies to place the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo on security watch list. Responding to Keyamo’s allegation that LP’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi was planning to fake an assassination attempt by hiring hoodlums donning APC caps and T-shirts to attack his party offices, …

Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi continued his consultative engagements with Nigerians in the Diaspora on Wednesday with a visit to the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Coordination Minister for the Economy reported on her verified Twitter handle that dwelled on Nigeria’s economic recovery and the role of …