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By Our Correspondent The Supreme Court has confirmed Alhaji Lamidi Apapa as the acting National Chairman of the Labour Party while the court also affirmed all candidates that emerged through primaries conducted by his faction as the authentic candidates for the off-season governorship elections for Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States. The confirmation followed the dismissal of the appeal filed by Senator Athan Achonu and Mr. Basil Maduka against the ruling of the lower courts. With the Supreme Court ruling, the Lamidi Apapa Executives were confirmed as the authentic leaders of the Party. The confirmation also confirmed Chief Ukaegbu Ikechukwu Joseph Ikenga as the Imo Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Dr Abayomi Arabambi he said that the affirmation by the supreme court ruling was a result of the decision of a five-man panel of Supreme Court judges that ruled on the appeal brought before it by the SEN ATHAN Achonu of J...

By Our Correspondent The national leadership of Labour Party has felicitated with the National deputy secretary of the Party,  Barrister Monday Marwa as he celebrates his birthday today. The Party in a message by the spokesperson of LP,  Dr Abayomi describes Marwa as a true hero of democracy. "Happy Birthday to a dependable friend brother and lawyer who has always been there striving to make the Legal profession a better place. "Your legal expertise, advocacy, and compassion are those rare attributes that make you a true hero with respect to your profession "You always went above and beyond when working on all Labour party cases and most importantly the land mark victories of LP in 24 states Pre Elections Matters for our some of our Gubernatorial, Senatorial ,House of Representatives and House of Assembly candidates in the build up to 2023 General Election without collecting a kobo. "Thank you once again for your hard work and working extra hard to ensure our party ...

By Our Correspondent A prominent Owo Queen, Ondo State, Olori Tolani Elerewe of Elerewe Compound, Igboroko Owo, Ondo State has petitioned the acting inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the gruesome murder of a high Chief in Ondo State, Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe. In a petition written on her behalf by a law firm, Tai Odion Idemudia & Co. Queen Elewere who is the wife of the high Chief called for a proper investigation into the murder of her husband some years ago. The petition titled 'Re: Murder of High Chief Tunde Ilori Elewere and Improper investigation and compromising attitude of the investigating police officers: A call for justice, said "Olori Tolani Elerewe was the wife of late High Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe who was murdered in cold blood in Owo on the 15th day of December 2021, when the world all over was preparing for the celebration of Christmas. "While the family of our client was rather thrown into mourning and despair by his contender one MR. ...