POLITICS
Onuigbo Slams Barr. Ubani Over ‘Misleading’ Claims On Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road Project
Former member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sir Sam Onuigbo, has strongly rebuked Barr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani SAN over what he described as “false and sensational claims” concerning the state of the Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road project. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, Onuigbo faulted a petition submitted by Ubani to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on April 7, 2025, alleging that...
Ganduje, APC NWC Members Visit Buhari In Kaduna
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, led members of the party’s National Working Committee to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State. The visit took place hours after the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, led the opposition delegation on a Sallah homage to the former president. The delegation...
LP Splits Into Three Factions As Apapa Declares Self Chair
The leadership tussle between the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, following the return of factional leader Lamidi Apapa. Apapa, who had disappeared from the political circles in the past year, announced on Wednesday that he had taken over the leadership of the Labour Party following the release of...
INEC Assures Transparency, Rule Of Law In Meeting With Labour Party Delegation Led By Gov. Otti (Photos)
A high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, today Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. During the visit, Governor Otti formally presented a Certified True Copy of the recent Supreme Court judgment concerning the party’s leadership. He...
Bode George: APC Lacks Structure, It’s A One-Man Show
Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a "one-man show" and dismissed it as having no true political structure. The elder statesman made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief while addressing the possibility of a third political force, such...
Labour Party Now In Safe Hands Now’ — Gov. Otti Applauds Supreme Court Ruling
'Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has applauded the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its landmark judgment which affirmed that the leadership of political parties remains an internal affair beyond the jurisdiction of any court. Governor Otti, who spoke on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, when he received the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State at his...
Enugu Lawmaker Quits Labour Party, Claims Party In Crisis
On Tuesday, Hon. Eze Gabriel Lebechi, the representative for the Isi-Uzo State constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, officially parted ways with the Labour Party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Hon. Lebechi, who disclosed this at plenary, said that he dumped his party because of internal wranglings that the party could not resolve. In addition to...
“Nnamdi Kanu Is Not Nigeria’s Problem, But The Solution Nigeria Needs” — Prince Kanu
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has declared that his elder brother remains the man with the solution to Nigeria's numerous challenges. Speaking with ABN TV on Tuesday, Prince Emmanuel described his brother as a "Prisoner of Conscience," who is being unjustly held by the Nigerian...
APC Govs Visit Buhari Amid Associates’ Defections To SDP
The All Progressives Congress state governors paid a visit to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna State residence on Monday. Led by the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of the All Progressives Governors Forum, the governors held a closed-door meeting with Buhari. Addressing journalists after the meeting, Uzodimma said the visit was to look after Buhari’s...
Obi, Abure Camps Clash Over Parallel NEC Meetings
The Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee of the Labour Party announced the removal of Hon Afam Ogene as LP Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives over his involvement in anti-party activities. The NEC also vowed to direct the disciplinary committee to sanction LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and Abia State Governor, Alex Oti, if they...
