Kennedy Ahanotu, the National Youth Leader of the Labour Party (LP), has declared his intention to run for the presidency in the 2027 general election. At 41, Ahanotu becomes the first member of the LP to openly announce his ambition for the nation’s top office. In an interview published Tuesday, …
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Labour Party rules out 2027 coalition plans
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party has declared it will not join any political coalition for the 2027 General Elections. Abure stated this at a media briefing following the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. The NEC resolutions were signed by National Chairman, Julius Abure, and National …
Read More »Labour Party NEC ratifies Nenadi Usman-led interim NWC
The Labour Party (LP) National Executive Council (NEC) has ratified and inaugurated the interim National Working Committee (NWC) led by Sen. Nenadi Usman as Chairman and Sen. Darlington Nwokocha as Secretary. The ratification is contained in a communique issued at the end of its NEC meeting in Abuja on Friday. …
Read More »Senator Ireti Kingibe dumps Labour Party for ADC
Senator representing the Federal Capital (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A report by Naija News said that Kingibe addressed newsmen in Abuja where she reportedly said her defection was a deliberate move and would be formalised with “fanfare”. She was …
Read More »Coalition: Labour Party gives Obi 48 hours to resign from party
Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi has received a 48-hour ultimatum to formally resign his membership of the Labour Party having formally joined the coalition party. Labour Party, while reiterating its disinterestedness in joining the coalition, said that the members of the coalition are power mongers …
Read More »BREAKING: Peter Obi formally dumps Labour party for ADC
The presidential standard bearer of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has officially dumped the LP. He had thrown his significant weight behind the 2027 Opposition Coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu. The coalition has just adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its new platform. Obi …
Read More »Labour Party Confident Ahead of Lagos LG Polls
THE Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) says it is confident of victory in the July 12 local government elections, if conducted fairly. Mr Olusupo Ajayi, Deputy Chairman of the party in Lagos State, stated this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …
Read More »Labour Party Slams Indefinite Suspension on Otti, Sen Nwokocha, Kingibe, Sowumi, Ogah
…Challenges Nenadi to speak about her Plea Bargain with EFCC RECALL that last Friday, 2nd of May 2025, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party set up a Five man Disciplinary Committee headed by the Deputy National Chairman, Dr.Ayo Olorunfemi, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the National Secretary and …
Read More »I Accept My Position As LP Acting National Chairman – Senator Usman
ACTING National Chairperson of the Labour Party, Nenadi Usman, has promised to work for the unity and victory of the party. Newsextra24 reported that the former Chairperson of the Caretaker Committee of LP was appointed Acting National Chairman, during the party’s Wednesday’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. In a statement on Thursday, Senator Usman …
Read More »Labour Party Is Nothing Without Peter Obi – Azomchine
LEADER of the Obidient Network Advisory Council, Ikenna Azomchine, has asserted that the Labour Party holds no significance without Peter Obi. Speaking in an interview with Arise News on Wednesday, Azomchine emphasised that Peter Obi remains central to the party’s identity and future, particularly as a presidential contender after President Bola …
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