Julius Abure
16 May
National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has begged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its leadership to forget the past and join the LP to end the bad governance tormenting Nigerians.
12 Apr
There seems no end in sight on the dispute between Labour Party (LP) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), as the party’s suspended National Treasurer, Oluchi Okpara, has leaked a document that confirmed that the labour centre had a pact with the newly elected national chairman, Julius Abure.
10 Apr
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) has called out the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), saying it lacked the power to sack the leadership of the political grouping.
8 Apr
Labour Party (LP) has kicked against a proposed Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) stakeholders meeting, which it has described as a jamboree by drama boys, illegal and nullity. Recall that the party's faction, under the leadership of the embattled Julius Abure, threw caution to the wind recently when it went ahead to hold the National Convention…
7 Apr
The Lagos Assembly of labour veterans and trade unionists have called for the immediate resignation of both the Labour Party (LP) Chairman, Julius Abure and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero.
4 Apr
National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, yesterday, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on him at his Abuja home.
3 Apr
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has been alleged to have escaped an assassination attempt on him at his Abuja residence on Wednesday morning. It was gathered that his residence was also gutted by a mysterious fire that started a few minutes after 1:00 am while Abure and the members of his…
1 Apr
The national convention held by a faction of the Labour Party (LP), led by its embattled national chairman, Julius Abure, has further widened the scope of its internal crisis.
30 Mar
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, said there is a possibility of him dumping the party ahead of the 2027 election season if the leadership of the party fails to toe the path of integrity. Obi gave the hint during an engagement with his supporters on…
30 Mar
Some aggrieved stakeholders of the Labour Party (LP) have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for disowning the party’s national convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, by the Julius Abure faction of the party
28 Mar
Following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee of the Labour Party headed by Julius Abure, the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Labour Party has stepped in to steer the affairs of the Labour Party. Labour Party's BOT Chairman, S.O.Z. Ejiofor in a statement said the takeover…
28 Mar
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC,…
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Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says the perennial water crisis in the state is a result of human sabotage. Mutfwang expressed this concern during an interface with stakeholders within the state’s Water and Sanitation sub-sector, on Tuesday in Jos. The governor expressed worry that in spite of the huge investments in the water sector, including…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged Northern leaders to seek robust solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the region. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at a stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Nigerian Youth Development, organized by the Sir. Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja. The theme of the roundtable was ‘Empowering the…
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US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday—a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration. Lutnick will also lead the country's tariff and trade agenda, with "additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,"…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared that the development of Northern Nigeria remains fundamental to the nation's prosperity. This came as he unveiled a comprehensive youth development strategy spanning multiple key sectors to drive Nigeria's economic transformation. Speaking during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in…
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, on Tuesday launched a Revised Strategic Plan for the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign. Funmi Imuetinyan Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the event coincided with the 5th anniversary of the campaign and was…
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The Wife of Abia Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, on Tuesday, emphasised the importance of early detection as a critical tool in the fight against cancer in the state. Otti said this during the Abia State 2024 Cancer Awareness Day organized by the wife of the governor in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Umuahia.…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday joined his former colleagues at the Senate to pay glowing tributes to the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, saying the free spirit of the late lawmaker who passed on earlier in the year, broke down political and ethnic barriers. Shettima's tribute followed the parliament's valedictory session held at the Senate…