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The Digest: Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stated that Labour Party candidate Peter Obi could not have won the 2023 presidential election even with 10 million votes. In a podcast interview, Mohammed argued that Obi failed to meet the constitutional requirement of...

The Digest: Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has affirmed that he remains a member of the Labour Party (LP), the platform on which he was elected in 2023. Speaking at a monthly media interaction, Otti stated his administration is aligned with the Nenadi Usman-led national caretaker...

The Digest: The Labour Party faction loyal to Abia State Governor Alex Otti has called for reconciliation and unity following a Federal High Court ruling that sacked Julius Abure as national chairman. The Otti-aligned interim chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, urged members to embrace the...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the exclusion of Labour Party (LP) candidates from the upcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, declined to compel the Independent National Electoral...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Senator Nenadi Usman’s National Caretaker Committee as the party’s lawful leadership...

The Digest: The spokesperson for the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, has accused the party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of becoming "anti-democratic" following the election, leading to his defection to the African Democratic Congress. Ifoh stated that...

The Digest: Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has challenged the party to produce a formal resignation letter from Peter Obi, arguing that his political ally only announced an alignment with a coalition, not an explicit defection to the African Democratic...

The Digest: Special Adviser to President Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has likened Labour Party’s Peter Obi to a “Premier League footballer” for frequently changing political parties. In a podcast interview, Bwala criticized Obi’s shifting allegiances and questioned his grassroots influence Key...

The Digest: Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has formally declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 general elections. Announcing his bid at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Baba-Ahmed emphasized that his ambition is independent and...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission has clarified its refusal to accept Labour Party nominations for the upcoming Federal Capital Territory area council elections, citing multiple pending lawsuits and the absence of a subsisting court order. INEC stated that the matter is...

The Digest: The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has declared Peter Obi's defection a "liberation" and publicly apologized to Nigerians for fielding him as its "unfitting" presidential candidate in 2023. Key Points: The party's National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said...

The Digest: Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, has confirmed that Peter Obi informed him of his decision to leave the Labour Party but stated he will remain in the LP to "rescue" it, declining to defect alongside the former presidential candidate. Key Points: Otti revealed the conversation...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has clarified that he does not need to "join" the African Democratic Congress because he has been a member of the coalition since its formation. Speaking in an X Space on Sunday, Obi emphasized his ongoing respect for former Vice...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi is set to formally join the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 elections. The move follows weeks of consultations and a meeting with ADC National Chairman David Mark, signaling a strategic shift in Nigeria’s political...

The Digest: Senator Nenadi Usman’s Labour Party faction has submitted a 34-member interim leadership list to INEC. According to Vanguard and Premium Times, this move challenges Julius Abure’s rival camp, exploring the deep-seated struggle for the party’s soul and engaging the high-stakes...

The Digest: The Julius Abure-led Labour Party faction has convened a National Executive Council meeting in Abuja to strategize for the 2027 elections. According to TheCable, the meeting proceeded amid ongoing leadership disputes, with INEC officials and former vice-presidential candidate Dati...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared Nigeria a "truly disgraced country," directly blaming the Tinubu administration for escalating insecurity and actively weakening democratic institutions. Citing a wave of violence and political turmoil, Obi revealed a nation...

The Digest: Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North senatorial District in Enugu State, is dead. The lawmaker, who was the sole remaining member of the National Assembly from Enugu State, died on Tuesday while receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom, revealing how swiftly the...

The Digest: Morris Monye, the Director of Mobilization for the Obidient Movement, has resigned after personally investing over ₦40 million to sustain the grassroots political organization without financial support from Peter Obi or the Labour Party. His departure follows the movement's poor...

The Digest: The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a scathing attack on Peter Obi, telling the former Labour Party presidential candidate to "forget about the 2027 presidential election" after his party lost his own polling unit in the Anambra governorship...