Tag: apapa
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Apapa, Abure disagree in court over plan to withdraw suit against Athan Achonu
The two Labour Party (LP) factions led by Mr Julius Abure and Alhaji Lamidi Apapa disagreed at the Federal High Court, Abuja over plan to withdraw a suit filed against Mr Athan Achonu, the LP candidate in the last governorship election in Imo. The Apapa-led faction of the party had filed the case to stop…
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Edo Guber: Members of Apapa’s LP faction beaten to pulp in Benin
Some persons suspected to be members of the Lamidi Apapa’s faction of the Labour Party were on Friday gotten hold off by supporters of the party in Edo State following a tip off they plannned to conduct a primary election for LP candidates ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the state.
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LP palaver: We expect more arrests, Lamidi Apapa group boasts
…hails DSS over Abure’s arrest …says it’s confident in Obi’s effort to recover mandate The Lamidi Bashiru Apapa-led faction of the Labour party has boasted that more arrests will be made as Labour Party’s crisis lingers on The faction also commended the DSS over the reported arrest of the embattled National Chairman of the party…
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LP suspends Legal Adviser, 12 others for backing Apapa faction
The Labour Party has suspended its National Legal adviser Barr. Samuel Akingbade along with twelve other officials over attempt to factionalise the party in support of Lamidi Apapa-led faction. Other suspended party officials include the Osun State Women leader Mrs. Susan Ojo and 11 Local Government Chairmen across the state, who were said to be…
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Just In: At last, peace in LP as Court lifts suspension of Abure as chairman
A State High Court sitting in Edo on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, by some party members at the ward level. The judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday, threw out the case for lacking merit. This was contained in a statement, issued…
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Court shuns Apapa faction’s lawyer, others, refused to recognize them
There was confusion on Friday at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja as justices of the court failed to recognise counsel for the Lamidi Apapa led-Labour Party faction. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that just last Wednesday the factional leader was humbled out of the court. The drama started when the tribunal began pre-hearing session of…
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LP factional chairman, Apapa says my visiting Tinubu must be collectively agreed upon
The factional chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has said he will not pay a visit to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu only if his party approved it. Apapa, while answering questions on Arise TV on Thursday noted that
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Again, disgraced LP factional leader, Apapa vows to appear in court on Friday
After echoes of ‘ole, ole’ greeted him last Wednesday while in court, LP factional leader, Lamidi Apapa has vowed to appear before the Presidential Election Tribunal on Friday. Apapa has vowed that he will again, storm the Presidential Petition Tribunal on Friday to receive another round of insults. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that Apapa and Mr…
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Guber Polls: INEC snubs Apapa-led LP, releases names of candidates from Abure’s camp
Despite the internal crisis in Labour Party (LP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday published the names and particulars of candidates produced by the mainstream Barr. Julius Abure-led faction of the party while snubbing Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee. The Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa factions of the party have been at loggerheads…
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One dead, another rescued in Lagos tanker accident
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service says one person died and another rescued with injury from a fallen tanker at Otto Wharf Bus Stop, Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, Mile 2, Lagos. The Director of the service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, confirmed