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Politics
PDP: Bode George not my political benefactor – Adewale
Chief Segun Adewale, the PDP candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District in the 2023 elections, says a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, is not his political benefactor. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He was reacting to a claim allegedly made by George, also a member…
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Politics
Sen. Kingibe begins hospital construction in Dobi community
Sen. Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed her commitment to delivering quality healthcare services in Abuja. Kingibe stated this on Sunday at the ground-breaking ceremony of a hospital in Dobi community, a district under Gwagwalada FCT. She said that the hospital, when completed, would greatly assist health care delivery within the community. “I have just done…
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Politics
Julius Abure Denies Allegations of Fund Misappropriation
In response to allegations of misappropriation of party funds raised by the embattled National Treasurer of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, the National Chairman, vehemently defended himself, dismissing claims of financial impropriety. During an appearance on ARISE Television’s Morning Show on Thursday, Abure refuted assertions that the party had amassed over N3.5 billion in revenue. The Chairman addressed the ongoing…
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Election
Governor Alex Otti Vows to Rebuild Abia State After Supreme Court Affirms Victory
ABIA STATE, January 13, 2024 Governor Alex Otti has pledged to focus on the task of rebuilding Abia State following the Supreme Court’s affirmation of his victory in the 2023 general elections. Otti made this declaration during a Thanksgiving service held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), Eastern Union Conference Headquarters, situated at Abayi Umueze in the Osisioma local government…
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Election
Labour Party calls for review, rerun of Enugu governorship election
Labour Party Coalition for True Democracy (ECTD), on Sunday called for a review of the Enugu Governorship election result due to what it called “some irregularities”. The call was made by the coalition’s President, Ken Asogwa, and the General Secretary, Emeka Nnaji, at a news conference in Abuja. Asogwa recalled that the gubernatorial and state assembly elections took place in…
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Election
We’ll prove we won presidential poll – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said his party won the elections conducted on February, 25 and he will explore all legal and peaceful means prove it. Obi said this on Thursday at a press conference held in Abuja in his first public appearance since the conclusion of the presidential poll. Recall that the Independent National Electoral…
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Election
Presidential Elections: Peter Obi of Labour Party Wins Lagos State
In Lagos State, Nigeria’s most populous state, Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been declared the winner of the presidential election. Obi secured 582,454 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the APC, who scored 572,606 votes. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came third with 75,750 votes. The election had a total of 1,347,152 accredited voters. Lagos is…
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Election
Elections: Labour Party alleges malpractice, calls for cancellation, Presidency’s intervention
Labour Party has alleged malpractices in the result collation of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Feb. 25. The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, said this at a news conference to address the serious matters arising from the 2023 election. Abure said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by its conduct has caused Nigerians, particularly youths,…
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Election
Labour Party wants INEC to cancel elections in parts of Rivers
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the presidential and national assembly elections held on Saturday in Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo, Rumukoro areas of Rivers State. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Abure expressed shock at the revelations emanating from Rivers State, alleging that…
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NEWS
Edo voters will resist antics of APC, Ize-Iyamu at guber poll – Labour Party
Ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, the Labour Party has said that voters in the state are interested in only candidates with the pedigree, character and antecedent that can sustain and improve on the present level of development in Edo State, noting that the people will resist the antics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its…
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Labour Party House of Assembly candidate assassinated in Imo
The House of Assembly candidate of Labour Party in Ngor Okpala Constituency of Imo State, Andrew Ugwuezumba, has been murdered. The 40-year-old, who hails from Umunehi village, Obiangwu Autonomous Community, was said to have been shot dead about 8pm on Tuesday on 31st of March, along the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Road. The victim, according to a source, was…
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