THE remains of Dr Doyin Okupe, former presidential spokesperson to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, have been buried in his hometown, Iperu-Remo in Ikenne , Ogun state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okupe died on March 7, 2025, at the age of 72. At the …
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THE late prominent politician, Dr. Doyin Okupe, will be buried on March 28, 2025. Okupe would be buried in his hometown, Iperu Remo, Ogun State, family sources said. Okupe, who served as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan and previously held key advisory roles under …
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A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap ‘superfluous ministries’ in his cabinet reshuffle. Okupe, former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation,gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said: …
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THE former Director General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Doyin Okupe, has resigned from the Labour Party, LP. Okupe anchored his resignation on ideological differences that emerged after the 2023 elections. He explained that his lifelong alignment with right-wing and liberal democratic principles clashed with LP’s left-of-center ideology, making …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will remove the former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, from its watchlist following his arrest by the Department of State Security Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. An impeccable source …
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FORMER Director-General of the Labour Party Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe has congratulated Prof Akin Oshuntokun on his appointment as his replacement. Okupe had, on December 20, resigned from his position as the Obi-Datti campaign DG following his conviction for breaching the Money Laundering Act by a Federal High Court in …
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An emerging report says the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, may unveil a new campaign director-general to replace Dr Doyin Okupe in the next 48 hours. Okupe, former Director-General of the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation, announced his resignation in a letter, on Tuesday, following a Federal High …
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The Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has been sentenced to two years for breaching the Money Laundering Act. The PUNCH reported that Okupe was convicted of the offence on Monday by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu presiding over the …
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Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Doyin Okupe, has described the purported agreement between Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar as wishful thinking. He noted that the speculation about a deal involving the LP and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates was false. In a statement on Wednesday, Okupe said the massive support for …
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Doyin Okupe, media aide to former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed that Labour Party is considering a young northerner as the running mate to Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Okupe made the disclosure on Friday during an interview with Channels TV. Okupe, an Obi loyalist, also confirmed …
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