Peter Obi, Labour Party file motion to inspect election materials, obtain CTC of documents with INEC

Mr. Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) have filed a motion before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, Nigeria, seeking leave (permission) to inspect election materials and obtain certified copies of documents in INEC’s custody. According to an online post shared by lawyer Inibehe Effiong, Obi and his Labour Party’s motion for inspection was […]

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PDP chieftain claims on live TV that Labour Party got 983,069 votes in Lagos, while APC got 155,201 (Video)

A Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) chieftain who looks like Ladan Salihu has claimed that the votes Labour Party got in Lagos were allegedly reduced to favour the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during an interview on live TV, the PDP chieftain revealed that results from their situation room showed Labour Party in Lagos had […]

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Labour Party demands cancellation of results from Rivers state

Labour Party (LP) has asked Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel “unverified and manipulated results” arising from Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Rivers State. Labour party chairman, Julius Abure, in a statement released on Sunday, February 26, alleged that elections were manipulated in places like Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo […]

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2 days to election, Labour Party Senatorial candidate brutally assassinated in Nigeria (Video)

Labour Party (LP) candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, Enugu State, Nigeria, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu has been brutally assassinated. The trained lawyer was reportedly shot and killed in Enugu while returning from a campaign trip and the vehicle he was in was set ablaze. Video shows his vehicle burning with him inside on Wednesday evening, […]

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Labour Party supporter’s hand amputated after Lagos rally attack ―Osuntokun

An unnamed supporter of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has had his hand amputated after the violent attack that rocked the grand finale of the presidential campaign rally of the party in the state last week. Speaking on Tuesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s ‘The 2023 Verdict’, the Director General (DG) […]

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African Democratic Congress endorses Peter Obi, Labour Party for president

One of the contesting political parties for the 2023 elections in Nigeria, the African Democratic Congress has endorsed the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for the February 25 presidential election According to the post on the official Twitter page of the political party, the endorsement follows the […]

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Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Forum endorses Peter Obi, Labour Party

Coalition of organisations making the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The decision was announced on Thursday in a communique read by John Nwodo, the immediate past president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at the end of a meeting of the forum […]

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Don’t listen to their propaganda, Labour Party has enough polling agents ―Campaign council

In a statement released on Sunday, the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has urged Nigerians to ignore the “opposition’s orchestrated propaganda” that it does not have polling agents in core northern states less than two months to the February 25 presidential election. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman for LP’s Campaign Council, stated this on Sunday in […]

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Labour Party sacks spokesperson, dissolves its Ogun chapter excos

National Working Committee of Labour Party (LP) has on Friday terminated the appointment of its acting National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, and dissolved the  excos of Ogun chapter of the party over the role they played in the alleged expulsion of the Director General of Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe. Rising from an […]

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Labour Party’s women leader assassinated

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed Mrs Victoria Chintex, the Labour Party’s Women Leader in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The gunmen reportedly stormed her residence on Monday night, November 28, 2022, and shot her dead while her husband sustained gunshot injuries on his leg. Edward Simon Buju, the Publicity Secretary […]

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Labour Party unveils its Presidential Campaign Council members

At a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Labour Party (LP) unveiled 1,234 members of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), with retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Mohammed Zarewa, as chairman. In the same vein, the former spokesperson of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, was named Director-General of the Labour Party Campaign […]

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Gunmen threaten, disrupt Labour party meeting in Enugu (Videos)

Video clips of unknown gunmen disrupting a meeting of some members of the Labour party in Awgu Community in Enugu West Senatorial district in Enugu state has gone viral. The video shows the masked gunmen, numbering about four, as they unleashed attack on unsuspecting party faithful at the venue of the meeting, shooting sporadically to […]

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2023: I’ll return Nigeria to rightful owners ―Peter Obi’s full acceptance speech as Labour Party candidate

…Let Us Return Nigeria to Their Rightful Owners I thank Nigerians; especially members of the Labour Party who have gathered here since yesterday to partake in the primaries to choose the person that will fly Labour flag in the forthcoming National election to choose the President of Nigeria. History beckons. Nigerians remain hopeful for a […]

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Peter Obi emerges Labour Party presidential flag bearer

The recently decamped and a former Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Sequel to Professor Pat Utomi and another aspirant, 45-year-old Joseph Faduri stepping down, Obi emerged at the Labour Party’s Convention and presidential primary held in Asaba, Delta State. Utomi announced […]

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Peter Obi joins Labour party after dumping PDP

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party days after resigning his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party. He disclosed his latest move in a statement released on social media on Friday evening. Obi said: “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in the mission of taking back […]

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