As Britons go to the polls to elect both their next Prime Minister -in what is seen as one of the closest to call elections in recent memory- and Members of Parliament, MPs, on Thursday, four of those in the race for the House of Commons are of Nigerian heritage. The trio of Shadow Business
A Senator-elect in Ekiti North Senatorial District, Hon. Duro Faseyi, has condemned the mass defection of members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) shortly after the March 28 presidential election won by the candidate of the APC, Gen Mohammadu Buhar, saying those dumping the PDP for the APC as “fair weather politicians who are only interested […]
The Labour Party has advised the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), not to take Nigerians for granted by backing down on their campaign promises, as the people are expectant of real change. The advice was contained in a statement issued in Lagos, on Wednesday, by the National […]
The ancient town of Iseyin in Oyo State literally stood still on Tuesday as Governor Abiola Ajimobi inaugurated the first dualized road in the history of the town as part of his administration’s urban renewal programme. The governor also used the occasion to received hundreds of defectors from Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and […]
The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Oyo State in which the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari and the party swept the polls has sent the losers going back to the drawing board. During the election, the party’s Senate and House of Representatives candidates also came tops with the party […]
Ahead of satuday Aprill 11 election the gubernatorial candidate of the All progressive Congress APC Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his Labour Party Counterpart Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala have gone spiritual for victory at the poll. A survey carried out in Ibadan reveals that most churches and mosque have been contacted by all the gubernatorial candidate […]
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala accused the All progressive congress of spreading falsehood about him Alao-Akala in a statement signed by the Director-General, Akala/Alli Campaign Organisation, Dr Kola Balogun and made available to newsmen said Akala did not have any pact with the All Progressives’
The House of Assembly candidate of Labour Party in Ngor Okpala Constituency of Imo State, Andrew Ugwuezumba, has been murdered. The 40-year-old, who hails from Umunehi village, Obiangwu Autonomous Community, was said to have been shot dead about 8pm on Tuesday along the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Road. The victim, according to a source, […]
Ibadan, the capital city of old Western Region literally went agog last Thursday as thousands of members of the Labour Party led by the National executives stormed the city for the Party’s Campaign Mega rally held at the historic Mapo Hall. The carnival-like rally which had its floats traversing through Mokola, Oke Ado, Molete, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has suspended further collation of results of the national assembly elections held in Delta Central Senatorial District last Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer in the area, Prof Greg Okagbare said the suspension of the result collation was stemmed from protest against the exercise saying; “Some people are
Senatorial candidate of Labour Party, Mrs. Romoke Edu-Ogunlana narrowly escaped death this morning as thugs attacked her convoy in Ikire, Irewole local government of Osun State. She was, however, not lucky as she sustained deep cut on her right arm while her new hilux van was burnt. The former commissioner who is currently receiving medical […]
Hundreds of persons including Ughelli North, Ughelli South/Udu Federal constituency candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Hon Solomon Awhinahwi and Labour Party, (LP), Hon. Julius Akpovoka were among those arrested for various electoral related offences by officers of the Ughelli Police Area Command. The two candidates were seen battered behind the counter in
The Labour Party (LP), has on Wednesday announced the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan for this year’s presidential election. The Party also said that it would not support a further postponement of the general The party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulkadri . A. Salam made this declarations in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital during its National […]
