The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Plateau State, Patrick Dakum, has expressed confidence that he will emerge victorious in the forthcoming March 11 governorship poll. Dakum said with the victory of his party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi at the February 25 poll, he is confident of emerging as the Governor-Elect of the North…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has written to residents of the Eti-Osa area of the state asking for their support in his re-election bid.The governor’s media aide Gboyega Akosile quoted his principal to have sent the letter on March 6, detailing reasons he needs to be re-elected. “It is my pleasure and privilege to…
The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of Labour Party (LP) took a new turn on Tuesday with prominent party members distancing themselves from an endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship poll.The state LP Chairman, Dienye Pepple, had held a press conference during which he announced the party’s alleged support for…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has no plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Osun State PDP has said.In a statement by its Caretaker Chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle, the rumour of Adeleke’s defection allegedly emanated from the All Progressives Congress and was circulated on social media. He described the…
After over 20 years of its formation, pro-workers political organisation, Labour Party (LP) seems to be gradually making inroads into mainstream politics as the party has got six Senate and 34 House of Representatives seats in the February 25 National Assembly (NASS) elections.Relatively obscure in the political arena before now, LP, which was previously known…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress is gathering dangerous arms ahead of the House of Assembly election on Saturday.The PDP called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to urgently deploy resources to remove dangerous weapons in possession of thugs in…
The Labour Party in Rivers State has debunked the news making the rounds on social media that the party has changed its governorship candidate. The state Chairman of LP, Dienye Pepple, said the stories on social media are misleading, clarifying that Comrade Beatrice Itubo remains the party’s only guber candidate. According to him, “We are…
A former commissioner and gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Chief (Mrs.) Remi Adiukwu, has congratulated Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, for his victory at the presidential polls. The Lagos-born politician was a commissioner inTinubu’s cabinet when the president-elect was governor of Lagos State. Adiukwu extended her congratulation in a message she sent to the president-elect on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mrs Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Senate seat.INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Sanni Saka of the University of Abuja announced the result on Tuesday in Abuja.Saka said that Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge winner, adding that Mr…
