MINISTER of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has opened up on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu appointing none members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, into his cabinet. Keyamo said he can’t confirm or deny if Tinubu would appoint none APC members into his cabinet. The spokesman of Tinubu-Shettima …
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Labour Party NWC Reinstated Dienye Pepple As Rivers Chairman
THE National Vice Chairman South South of the Labour Party, Favour Reuben, says the National Working Committee of the party has mandated Dienye Pepple to pilot the affairs of the party in Rivers State. Recall that Pepple was suspended by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, and …
Read More »Opposition Parties Claim Majority In House Of Representatives, First Time Ever
Following the outcome of last Saturday’s supplementary elections, swelling the number of the elected members of opposition parties in the 10th House of Representatives to 182, one vote more than the statutory benchmark 181 votes required to elect a speaker, the opposition caucus has resolved to clinch the coveted position. …
Read More »North West Politicians Push For Senate Presidency
IN Kano, where the 2023 elections were bitterly fought between the ruling APC and emergent opposition NNPP, lawmakers-elect and other politicians are looking beyond local rivalry in taking positions on the Senate presidency race. Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated in the first week of June and different interest …
Read More »Why Peter Obi Faces Post Election Battles
SINCE the February 25 presidential election, Nigerians have been waking up to one news or another concerning some of the most popular candidates. One of such candidates is Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP. It is no longer news that some of the presidential candidates …
Read More »Pastor Azemhe Azena Felicitates With Muslims On The Celebration Of Eid el fitr
I Pastor Azemhe Azena PhD. felicitate with the Muslim Ummah globally on their successful completion of fasting during the Holy month of Ramadan. The Eid el Fitri celebration effectively seals the fact that, Edo State and Nigeria’s affairs are being ordered by almighty Allah coming after the successful conduct of …
Read More »Labour Party: Abuja Court Upholds Restraining Order Against Abure
A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday upheld the Restraining Order imposed on Julius Abure and three other executives from parading themselves as National Officers of the Labour Party (LP). The three others are; Umar Farouk Ibrahim, National Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, National Organising Secretary and Mrs. Oluchi Okpara, National …
Read More »Judiciary Created Crisis In Labour Party – Osuntokun
THE Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has blamed the crisis rocking the party after the 2023 general elections on the judiciary. Osuntokun stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. He said that the judgement by Justice Hamza Muazu of …
Read More »Labour Party Crisis: Stop Associating With Abure – Apapa Tells Peter Obi, Suspends five members
THE leadership tussle in the Labour Party took another twist as Lamidi Apapa’s faction suspended five executive members, including the embattled National Chairman, Julius Abure. Recall that the Abure-led faction suspended five executive members at Tuesday’s National Executive Council in Asaba, Delta State. Lamidi Apapa, the party’s acting Chairman, Alhaji …
Read More »10th NASS: Reps-elect Form New Alliance Over House Leadership
MEMBERS-elect of the House of Representatives are launching another alliance soon, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June. The PUNCH reliably gathered on Wednesday that the group of members-elect, who were drawn from across party lines, would be known as ‘The 10th Assembly Pathfinders.’ The Pathfinders group …
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