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Four Labour Party Lawmakers Defect To APC

Four members of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Chinedu Okere (Owerri municipal/owerri north/Owerri west constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura federal constituency of Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar municipal/Odukpani constituency), and Esosa Iyawe (Oredo federal constituency of Edo). Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced the defections on Thursday after ...

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We Welcome Kwankwaso’s Offer To Be Obi’s Running Mate — Labour Party

  The Labour Party (LP) has welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, in a recent viral post, indicated his willingness to serve as running mate to the former Labour Party presidential standard-bearer barely ...

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Independence: We Must Face Stark Realities Confronting Us — LP Caretaker Chairman

As Nigeria marked her 64th year of independence on Tuesday, the National Caretaker Chairman of the Labour Party, Dr. Nenadi Usman, said the anniversary was a moment that called for reflection, gratitude, and a renewed sense of purpose. Usman stated this in a statement made available to NewsProbe on Wednesday. She said, “As we celebrate this milestone, we are reminded ...

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Labour Party Backs Ugochukwu Emeh-Led Executive On LG Election In Anambra

The Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party has thrown its weight behind Chief Ugochukwu Emeh, and Okoli Akrika-led state executive. The National body has also endorsed the position of the executive on staying away from the forthcoming Local Government election in the state as the process violates the Electoral Act. The National leadership is on the ...

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Obi, Datti, Usman Lead Labour Party Team To Maiduguri, Donate N50m To Flood Victims

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday led the leadership of the Labour Party and the Obidient Movement to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital to condole with the state over the flood disaster that befell the state recently. Accompanied on the trip were the National Chairman of the Party’s caretaker, Senator Nenadi ...

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Ex-Minister Nenadi Usman Emerges Interim LP Chairlady

…as Obi, Otti other stakeholders move to recreate the Labour Party The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and other critical stakeholders led by Governor Alex Otti of Abia state on Wednesday took a bold step toward recreating their political platform, the Labour Party. In a move aimed at ending the crisis in ...

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Obi Salutes Starmer, UK LP For Landslide Victory

The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Nigeria election, Peter Obi, has congratulated the United Kingdom Labour Party and their leader Keir Starmer for recording a historic victory in Thursday’s election in that country. Reacting to the victory in his X handle on Friday, the LP standard-bearer said he hoped that the incoming Prime Minister would follow his campaign ...

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UK Election: Sunak Concedes Defeat As Starmer Is New UK Prime Minister

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, will become British Prime Minister today after he secured a historic landslide in United Kingdom’s General Election. Rishi Sunak has already conceded defeat to Starmer after the Tories were annihilated at the election. At 4.45am, Mr Sunak conceded defeat as he appeared on stage at his local count. Minutes later it was confirmed Labour had hit ...

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Obi Visits Injured Ex-Super Eagles Tijiani Babangida In Abuja

…says he remains a committed and loyal member of the Labour Party  The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, paid a sympathy visit to the former Super Eagles winger Tijiani Babangida who was involved in a fatal motor accident last month. The 50-year-old former National Player who also played for Ajax football Club of Holland, broke his ...

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