The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has said that the elections that brought in Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman did not follow due process. The Labour party NEC disclosed this at stakeholders interactive town hall meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting had in attendance the party’s presidential…
The Labour Party candidate in the Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Chief George Muoghalu, has promised to involve all leaders of the party in his efforts to win the election. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, on Wednesday in Abuja. Ifoh said Muoghalu made the…
Dr Emeka Obi, the Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the National Development Plan (NDP) 2026-2030. Obi said this at the two-day sensitisation and consultation on the preparation of successor NDP 2026 – 2030, in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the government…
Sen Sunday Karimi, Chairman, Senate Services Committee, has urged his counterpart from Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume to focus more on pressing issues such as insecurity rather than “play to the gallery”. Nudeme had accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of making lopsided political appointments favouring his Yoruba ethnic group, when he appeared as a guest…
The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has described as laughable the purported appointment of another lawmaker as the caucus leader by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. This is contained in a statement issued by the Labour Party Caucus Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene, in Abuja on Tuesday. The News…
The Edo House of Assembly, has approved Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s request to engage TIARUS WHITE CONSULTS LTD to recover amount due to the state government from project Gazelle Afriexim loan. The lawmakers also approved the deduction at source of 10 per cent as professional fees. The request letter signed by the governor was read by…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia have fixed the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for April 9 in Abuja. Spokesman of Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Umar said that the meeting would be…
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday named Jonathan Aigbokhan (APC–Esan West) as the new Majority Leader, following the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority party in the House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in March, the APC had notified the Assembly of its new majority status…
A Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, the Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence of the assassination attempt brought against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The group, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Fedelis Ella, on Sunday in Abuja, urged security agencies to arrest Akpoti-Uduaghan if she…
Chief Nicholas Ukachukwu, one of the aspirants in the upcoming Governoship Election in Anambra, has emerged the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ukachukwu was declared the winner of the party’s governorship primary election in the early hours of Sunday morning by the Chairman of the Election Committee and Returning Officer, Gov. Bassey Otu…
