Yet again, court affirms Julius Abure as LP national chairman

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, and presided by Justice Emeka Nwite, has on Tuesday, affirmed Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In an originating summons in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, Labour Party v INEC, the plaintiff asked the court to decide, among other things, whether by […]

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Police arrests Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure

National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, has been arrested by security operatives in Edo State. Abure was arrested on Wednesday, by operatives of the Zone 5 police headquarters in Benin, a few days before the party’s primary election in Edo State. It was gathered that his arrest was the result of […]

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Court affirms Julius Abure as Labour Party chairman, restrains Apapa-faction permanently

A High Court sitting in Edo State, Nigeria, on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, by some party members at the ward level. Presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday, threw out the case for lacking merit. This was contained in a […]

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National chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure and 3 other national officers return to their offices

National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure, and three other national executive members, on Thursday, announced their return to the party secretariat. The development is coming one month after they were barred by Justice Hamza Muazu of Federal High Court in Abuja from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Muazu ruled […]

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Labour Party denounces suspension of its national chairman, Julius Abure

In a statement, the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has on Friday denounced the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Julius Abure, by the executive members of his ward in Edo State. The National Secretary of the party, Mallam Farouk Umar, said in the statement that the purported suspension is grossly illegal and of […]

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National chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, suspended

Executive of a ward in the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has suspended the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, over alleged anti-party activities. At a press conference, Martins Osigbemhe, the Ward Chairman, said Abure was suspended by the executive, pending the determination of the numerous petitions and cases against him […]

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