The Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Peter Ugwu, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately upload the party’s candidates for the upcoming FCT Area Council elections scheduled for February 26, 2026. Ugwu made the appeal on Wednesday during a peaceful protest by party…
Interim National Chairperson of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has reaffirmed the party’s status as the most credible alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), urging Nigerians to remain steadfast in their support. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Kafanchan, the headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area, Usman described the Labour Party…
The leadership of Nigeria’s Labour Party, under Senator Nenadi Usman, has called for unity and adherence to the rule of law after recent comments by Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed appeared to reignite internal leadership tensions. Speaking at an event earlier this week and again on a national television broadcast, the party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate reportedly identified…
Nigeria’s Labour Party has reaffirmed its respect for the Supreme Court ruling that resolved its leadership crisis, in response to recent remarks by Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate. In a press release signed by Ken Asogwa, media aide to Interim National Chairman Senator Nenadi Usman, the party clarified that the apex…
The family of late Nigerian trade unionist and democracy advocate, Chief Frank Kokori, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for awarding him the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) posthumously, but says more should be done to honour his legacy. In a public statement signed by Kive Kokori and shared with…
The leadership of the Julius Abure-faction of Labour Party has threatened to expel a member of House of Representatives, Afam Ogene, and initiate a recall process against him. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, accused Ogene of poor performance as a lawmaker elected under the platform…
The leadership of Labour Party says it has never zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ifoh was reacting to a report making the rounds that the party had…
The leadership of Labour Party has described the death of an Afenifere Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a rude shock. National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “For us in Labour Party, Pa Ayo Adebanjo was more than a father and a leader who stood…
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party of “blatant foreign interference” in the U.S. presidential campaign after some volunteers travelled to help campaign for Kamala Harriss. The Republican candidate’s camp has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an investigation into what it termed illegal…
