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‘Please come back to PDP’ – Bala Mohammed urges Peter Obi

Awwal Owolabi 8 August 2025 0

Mohammed Bala, governor of Bauchi State, has urged Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Bala made the call on Friday while addressing Obi and his supporters at the Bauchi state

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Peter Obi: Political Parties Should Be More Powerful Than the Government

Awwal Owolabi 8 August 2025 0

Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called for the building of political parties in Nigeria that are more powerful than the government and law-abiding. Obi disclosed this while delivering a speech during the public presentation of two books authored by Ike Abonyi, a veteran journalist. Obi said public office holders […]

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Crack In LP Widens As Obi’s VP Identifies With Abure Faction

Tom Okpe 22 July 2025 0

The Barr Julius Abure led faction of the Labour Party, LP, held its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting with the party’s 2023 vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed and other top notches in attendance. Also in attendance at the meeting held held on Monday at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja were the factional […]

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LP names Usman chairman, Nkwocha Secretary

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana In a bid to reposition ahead of the 2027 general election, the Labour Party (LP) on Friday confirmed former Minister of Finance, as Interim National Chairman. The party as well named Senator Darlington Nwokocha, former Senate deputy minority leader as National Secretary in interim capacity. Ratification of the two national officers were […]

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AGF: LP seeks arrest, investigation of Rep Ogene over classified document

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 May 2025 0

By Tom Okpe Leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately, invite and interrogate Rep Afam Victor Ogene, to disclose the source of fake document he is parading in the social media, purportedly obtained from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, […]

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LP Crisis: Ogene, Sowunmi, Ogah dismiss purported suspension, call Abure ‘dethroned emperor’

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 May 2025 0

By Msugh Ityokura Three Labour Party (LP), members of the House of Representatives have dismissed their purported suspension from the party, describing it as “laughable” and a desperate attempt by a “dethroned emperor” to cling to power. A former Labour Party chairman, Julius Abure who was ousted by a recent Supreme Court judgment Thursday,

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Abure’s LP slams indefinite suspension on Gov Otti, Sen Nwokocha, Kingibe, Sowumi, Ogah

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 May 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, LP, has slammed some of its elected officers with suspension as recommended by its Disciplinary Committee, set up to investigate alleged anti-Party activities against them. Recall that last Friday, 2nd May 2025, the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Party set up a Five man Disciplinary Committee headed by […]

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LP NEC says Party won’t join any coalition towards 2027

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 May 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, LP, National Executive Council, NEC, has declared that the Party will not join any Coalition, ahead of the 2027 general election, but will rather continue to rebuild, reposition and strengthen it. The NEC took this position after its meeting, held at the Party National Secretariat on Friday, 2nd May, […]

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“No distraction, it’s time to rebuild – Nenadi Usman, assured LP leaders

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 April 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Acting National Chairperson of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman has assured party members and supporters of her commitment to rebuilding and growing the party for victory. In a message of appreciation to members and leaders of the party after Wednesday’s NEC meeting in Abuja, Senator Nenadi assured that a new […]

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LP alerts INEC of illegal Governorship Primaries in Anambra

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 April 2025 0

By Tom Okpe Leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has alerted the nation, particularly, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of an illegal Primaries, for the Anambra State Governorship election allegedly being conducted by some disgruntled members of the Party. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Obiora Ifoh told journalists in Abuja on Thursday

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S/C Judgement: LP expresses satisfaction, by returning Power, supremacy to Parties

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 April 2025 0

…says it wouldn’t hesitate to caution Obi, on issues that undermines the Party By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, LP, has expressed it’s satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement on Thursday, last week which returned power, glory, and supremacy of political Parties to individual Parties. The Party also said it will not hesitate to caution […]

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Planned Invasion of LP Offices will be resisted, says LP National Secretary

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 April 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The National Secretary of the Labour Party, LP, Umar Faruk Ibrahim has warned that planned invasion of the Party offices by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in any part of the country, will be resisted with all vehemence. It will be recalled that a planned invasion of the Party offices is eminent, […]

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Abure’s supreme court sack will stabilize, reinvent party says LP Reps caucus

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 April 2025 0

By Msugh Ityokura The Labour Party, LP caucus in the House of Representatives has hailed the supreme court’s judgment that removed Julius Abure as national chairman of the party saying the development will stabilize and reinvent the party The ruling according to the caucus serves as a warning to leaders who play ‘god’ in a […]

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LP, To Use Anambra Governorship Election, Test Victory in 2027 – Abure

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 April 2025 0

By Tom Okpe National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Barr Julius Abure has said the Party will use the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship election in November, to test their expected victory in the 2027 Presidential election. Abure stated this in Awka, Anambra State capital on Monday, according to Obiora Ifo, National Publicity Secretary of […]

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2027: We never said Presidency is zoned to South East – LP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe Leadership of the Labour Party, LP has denied zoning the 2027 Presidential ticket to the South East. The Party said in Abuja on Monday, through its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, while speaking with journalists in his office, Abuja stated that for emphasis and clarity, the Party has not, and will not […]

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Anambra Guber: LP to hold Primary Election, April 5

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Labour Party, LP has approved April 5, 2025 as the date for the primaries to elect the Party’s candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of the Party in a chat on Tuesday with press men in Abuja, […]

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Group accuses Obi of creating destruction in LP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 January 2025 0

…says it will count against you By Tom Okpe A group, Alliance for All Labour Party, LP Professionals and Stakeholders, ALPPS, has warned that the Presidential candidate of the Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi may face his worst electoral defeat in the 2027 Presidential election, if he continues to destabilize and unnecessarily […]

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LP rejects outcome of Kaduna local government election

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 October 2024 0

The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the outcome of the weekend local government elections in Kaduna State. The party described the October 19 council polls as an “outright betrayal and murder of the democratic principles” which has been in existence in the past 25 years of democracy in the country. Kaduna State Caretaker Committee Chairman […]

2027: LP denies Obi, Otti presidential, guber sole tickets

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 September 2024 0

..Describes stakeholders summit in Abia as an ‘illegality and a nullity’ By Tom Okpe The Labour Party (LP) National Executive Committee, NEC, has revealed that its 2023 General Election Presidential Candidate, Mr. Gregory Peter Obi, is no longer the sole Presidential Candidate of the party in the 2027 General Election in the country. The Party’s […]

Attack on Soldiers: Go after killers not innocent citizens, LP urges military

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 June 2024 0

. Commends Gov Otti’s prompt response, pledge of bounty By Tom Okpe Leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has strongly denounced the brutal killing of five soldiers, deployed to protect citizens in Abia State over the Biafran Day celebration on Thursday. The party also called on the military to go after the perpetrators only to […]

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