Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has expressed concern about Nigeria’s rising debt while criticising the Federal Government for its continuous borrowings. Obi expressed this concern in a series of tweets on his X handle on Tuesday, saying the loans have not affected Nigeria positively. "I remain concerned about our…

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.

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…

Five local government chairmen of the Labour Party have signed a letter suspending LP Chieftain and leading Obidient figure in Edo State, Chief Lucky Ibadin barely 24 hours after Chief Ibadin met with frontline PDP governorship

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and a former governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, will today unite once again in Awka, the state capital at a book launch...

In news sure to further destabilize the embattled Labour Party, the senatorial leadership of the Labour Party in Edo Central have publicly endorsed the candidacy of Barr. Asue Ighodalo ahead the start of campaigns on the 21st of April 2024.

Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party have formerly announced their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Those who defected include the Chief Whip of the house and member representing Igboeze North I, Ejike Eze; the leader of the house and member representing…

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…

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,…

Julius Abure has been re-elected as the National Chairman of the Labour Party for a second term despite the opposition of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abure was re-elected by a unanimous affirmation of delegates during the party's convention. Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, declared Abure the…

The national convention of the crisis-ridden Labour Party (LP), holding at Nnewi, Anambra State, today, will surely worsen the internal crisis among various tendencies and factions, instead of providing an opportunity for the stakeholders to resolve their differences.

Trade union veterans and the assembly of trade unionists, yesterday, demanded the removal of Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure; and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero.