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Peter Obi’s political weight is diminishing, says Lagos LP chair

Promise Eze 20 August 2025 0

Dayo Ekong, the Lagos State Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has called on former presidential candidate Peter Obi to reflect on his recent political moves, warning that his appeal among Nigerians is diminishing. She made this call in a post on her X page on Tuesday. She noted that Obi’s 2023

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#AnambraDecides: Female journalist emerges Labour Party’s governorship candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2017 0

Mrs Oluchukwu Ajulufo, a journalist, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra. Ajulufo was nominated by affirmative action and unanimous votes of the 64-man delegate at the primary election of the LP in Awka on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

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Count me out of your troubles, Sen Omo-Agege tells embattled Labour Party Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

The Senator representing Delta Central in the National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has exonerated himself from the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party. Omo-Agege who said that his attention has been drawn to the current factional leadership crisis in LP said he has never instigated the division in the party as alleged by the embattled […]

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Ogun 2015: APC’s Fluke Victory Won’t Affect Labour’s Chances – Kawonise

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Eminent academic, Mr. Sina Kawonise is the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Ogun State. After winning his party’s nomination, the party substituted his name with another person but he went to court to challenge the decision. Just two days to the Presidential election, the courts cleared him for the contest. In this interview, he […]

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Monarch Extols Virtues of Kwara LP Guber Candidate  

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The traditional ruler of Obbo Ile town in Kwara State, Oba Rufus Oluwasegun Adebayo, has urged politicians to emulate the humanitarian gestures of Kwara State Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Mike Omotosho. He said this while receiving the LP campaign team who paid him a courtesy visit at his palace at Obbo Ile. The […]

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Ajimobi Will Meet His Political Waterloo On April 11 – Oyo LP

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

The Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State has described last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state as a farce and could not be regarded as a true representation of the people’s will. The party in a press statement signed by its spokesman, Alhaj Razaq Folorunso dismissed the emotional and irrational thought of […]

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Elections: ECOWAS Commends INEC, Political Parties, Security Agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2015 0

  ECOWAS election observer mission has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, security agencies and various entities that contributed to the Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections exercise in one way or the other deserve commendation, adding that the elections conformed to acceptable standard and meet the criteria of

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Why We Adopted Jonathan –LP National Secretary

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2015 0

National Secretary, Labour Party, Barrister Kayode Ajulo, in this interview speaks on what informed the decision of his party to adopt the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming presidential polls. REMI OLADOYE was there. Excerpts: How did your party arrive at the decision to endorse the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in next […]

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Gunmen Kidnap Cross River LP Reps Candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

  Unknown gunmen on Sunday kidnapped the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in Cross River State, Mr Dominic Edem, in his Calabar home. It was gathered that the abductors was kidnapped outside his house at Essien Street in Calabar South at about 10pm. Edem a […]