The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has condemned the attack on him by pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, for stating Federal Government’s position on the 2023 elections. The minister responded to the organisation’s attack in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Washington. Afenifere had berated the minister...
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Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Elections, has distanced himself from a purported audio recording of a telephone conversation between him and Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. Obi said the audio recording is a product of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed no fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend its conduct of the February 25, 2023, presidential election. The team, according to City Lawyer, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud...
Hundreds of Abia retirees on Thursday danced through the major streets of Umuahia, clad in all white, in celebration of the election of Dr. Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as Governor. The jubilant senior citizens, including the strong and frail-looking men and women, displayed placards, expressing their...
Labour Party on Tuesday reduced its nomination fees for the off-circle governorship elections in Bayelsa ,Kogi and Imo states from N25million to N15million . Mr Julius Abure, National Chairman of LP, made this known while addressing newsmen after a meeting with its elected Senators and House of Representatives members...
Labour Party Coalition for True Democracy (ECTD), on Sunday called for a review of the Enugu Governorship election result due to what it called “some irregularities”. The call was made by the coalition’s President, Ken Asogwa, and the General Secretary, Emeka Nnaji, at a news conference in Abuja. Asogwa...
A renowned Constitution Lawyer, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, has counselled lawyers in the country to be wary of politicising the issue of obtaining 25 per cent in FCT as a requirement to win the Presidential election. Ajulo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja against the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senator Ifeanyi Araraume has debunked reports that he had picked the expression of interest form to run for the office of governor in Imo state, under the Labour Party (LP). Senator Araraume, who stated this in a statement by his issued on Sunday by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has reacted after Nasarawa State women went naked to protest against the governorship election which they claim was rigged. Mr. Obi, in a tweet on Saturday, described the viral videos making the rounds on social media as “sad”...
The Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State, has appreciated Enugu State people for believing in the party and showing the courage to say NO to misrule with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). The Labour Party also said that Chief Chijioke Edeoga, its Governorship Candidate in the March 18 Enugu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu has congratulated Chief Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) on his victory in Abia governorship election. Kalu in a goodwill message issued on Thursday in Abuja, applauded the political maturity demonstrated by candidates of all political...
Aggrieved parties have so far filed 25 petitions before the Lagos State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitions were pasted on the wall of the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse Ikeja, venue of the tribunal sitting. In one...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the March 18 Enugu State Governorship Poll. Prof. Madu Iwe, the State Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, declared the result on...
Jubilation erupted spontaneously in the major towns of Umuahia and Aba on Wednesday after INEC declared Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party the winner of March 18 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the jubilant residents of the two cities danced round the major...
Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972....
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his party have prayed the Election Tribunal to nullify the process that produced the president elect Sen. Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Party in a petition dated March 20 marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 alleged that Tinubu was not the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 38 out of the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly at the Saturday’s state assembly elections in the state. Mrs Adenike Tadese, INEC’s Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, said this in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is over reaching itself and should stick to its mandate of seeing through the completion of the electoral process. Mr Nana Ogbodo, Spokesperson of the Campaign Council of the Enugu State PDP, said this at a press...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Obidient Movement and several other Youth bodies under the aegis of The Labour Party Youth Vanguard has reiterated its stand with its National Chairman in the dissolution of the Labour Party State Executive in Imo State. The group made their position known in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State winner of the Saturday’s Governorship elections. Prof. Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, (FUTA) Akure, the Returning Officer, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos. She said that Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 762, 134...