Justice Daniel Okungbowa, the Chief Judge of Edo State, has administered the oath of office to Omobayo Godwin, 37, as the new deputy governor of the state. This event took place shortly after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu by the state house of assembly. Omobayo, who was visibly elated, was sworn in at approximately 1:40 … Read more
There appears to be no end in sight to the internal crisis bedeviling the Labour Party (LP) which had a good outing with its presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the 2023 general election, Daily Trust Saturday reports. The Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria is currently embroiled in multi-faceted crises, surprising many observers, given the country’s … Read more
The Certified True Copy (CTC) of Supreme Court Judgement that affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory has emerged. The apex court, nearly two months ago, has resolved the suit brought by Labour Party (LP) and it’s candidate, Gregory Peter Obi in favor of the respondents: INEC, senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Kashim Shettima and All progressive … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have blown hot over outcome of the election as the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Imo and Kogi states The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday affirmed the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodinma of APC … Read more
Mr. Peter Obi of the labor party (LP) has appealed judgement of the presidential election tribunal before the Supreme Court. The fifty-one ground of appeal seek to invalidate the election verdict favoring President Bola Tinubu. Obi, in his appeal had maintained that the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, erred in law and thereby reached a … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, as the special adviser on political matters in the office of the vice president, Kashim Shettima. Baba-Ahmed is the elder brother of Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election. Baba-Ahmed announced the … Read more
The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure, has again raised the bar hope of party’s members and supporters of Peter Obi who are popularly identified as Obidients to be prepared for a rerun of presidential election. He said this during a virtual meeting held with Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy led … Read more
The five-member Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPC), presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, has adjourned until Monday to rule on an application by Peter Obi and the Labor Party (LP) to live stream court proceedings. Justice Tsammani just announced this after the lawyers for the parties went through various procedures. Counsel to Obi and LP, … Read more
There was drama in the presidential petition election on Wednesday 17 May 2023 as two factions of the Labor Party clashed. There was a mild drama between Julius Aburi and Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labor Party (LP) over which group will stand trial. The trouble started when the faction leader of the party, Lamidi … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has insisted that he must be President of Nigeria. The former Anambra state governor had asserted during a book launch which has been written in his honour: ‘Peter Obi: Many Voices, One Perspective’, in Awka, Anambra State. Obi, who is currently … Read more
