•Suspended Dan Orbih The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the National Vice Chairman (South South) Chief Dan Orbih. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, said the decision was taken at the 588th NWC meeting today. He said the NWC considered all issues...
The pound advanced today after Britain’s centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index gave up early gains following news that Keir Starmer will become Britain’s new prime minister after Labour trounced Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives as W...
•Peter Obi and Keir Starmer The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has extended his warm congratulations to Keir Starmer and the Labour Party UK on their resounding victory in the recent election. In a statement today, Obi expressed his hope that the victory will usher in a new chapter [&hell...
•Sunak and Starmer Labour has won a landslide victory in the UK general election, meaning Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister. •PM-elect Keir Starmer Meanwhile, as the final figures come in, Labour is expected to win 410 seats, with the Conservatives on 144, reports BBC. Also, Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat, and […]
•People sit on benches during a general election campaign Britain’s political leaders made a final frantic push for votes today on the last day of an election campaign expected to return a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative rule. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he was still “fighting hard” despite one of his closest […...
•Peter Obi In a surprise move, Peter Obi, the former Nigerian presidential candidate, has thrown his weight behind the Labour Party in the upcoming UK election. This was contained in a tweet posted on his verified X handle today. The endorsement comes just days before the July 4 poll, and is seen as a significant […]
No fewer than 30 men and women of Nigerian origin will be on the ballot in the United Kingdom’s elections scheduled for Thursday, July 4. The outcome of the poll should be known by the next day, Friday. An analysis of the finalised list of candidates by a UK election data supplier, Democracy Club, showed […]
•Trump and Biden Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off today in a crucial US presidential debate that carries enormous stakes for both candidates as they battle for the approval of undecided voters and any slim advantage in their neck-and-neck race for the White House. Millions of Americans will tune in to the highly anticipated […]
•People hold placards calling for better pay for junior doctors Junior hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike today, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service (NHS) is a major issue. It follows nearly a dozen similar protests by doctors below specialist, consultant level [&h...
•Peter Obi The Labour Party’s National Vice Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, asserts that the party offers the best platform for Peter Obi to contest and emerge victorious in the 2027 presidential election. Obi, who ran for presidency under the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has come under pressure from some members of his Obidient support [&hell...

