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The Digest: Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi will never become Nigeria's president. Speaking on News Central TV, Bwala said Obi lacks the required qualities, including...

The Digest: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticized former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, accusing him of lacking leadership capacity for fleeing the Labour Party when a crisis struck. Speaking at the PDP National Convention in Abuja, Wike...

The Digest: Abia State Governor Alex Otti has stated that he is not in a position to oppose President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during his monthly media chat, Otti explained that as a governor seeking a second term himself, it would be...

The Digest: Retired Appeal Court President Justice Isa Salami has stated that former Anambra Governor Peter Obi ought not to have been allowed to contest the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party banner. Speaking in Ilorin during a visit by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative...

The Digest: The Labour Party has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the southern region, according to National Chairperson Nenadi Usman. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Usman stated that the party will not field any aspirant from northern Nigeria for the presidency. She declined to name...

The Digest: The Labour Party's National Executive Council has fixed May 23, 2026, for its presidential primary as part of the approved timetable for the 2027 general elections. NEC spokesman Ken Asogwa announced the schedule following a statutory meeting observed by INEC. Governorship, Senate...

The Digest: Abia State Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu has declared that the Labour Party (LP) operates an open-door policy and would welcome President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, or any political actor seeking to join ahead of the 2027 elections. Emetu, who chairs the LP national steering...

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...