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… However, at plenary last Thursday, Philip Agbese, deputy spokesperson of the House and a member of the Labour Party, denied endorsing Ugochinyere to lead the Minority caucus. …
Ugochinyere loses Minority Leader bid in House of RepsJoy Online
… The visit in May comprised lawmakers from the ruling coalition – Maureen Pugh, David Wilson and Laura McClure – as well as Duncan Webb from the opposition Labour Party. …
China bans four New Zealand MPs over Taiwan visitJoy Online
… Many of the messages are expected to reflect the reality that, at the time, Lord Mandelson was seen as one of the most influential powerbrokers in the Labour Party. …
Ministers braced as Mandelson document release will expose government workingThe Chronicle
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has been cleared to contest in the presidential primary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general election. …
2027 Election: NDC Screens, Clears Obi For Presidential PrimaryJoy Online
… The prime minister has pulled out of a meeting with the unions which help fund the Labour Party. …
Starmer to meet Streeting as leadership crisis divides LabourJoy Online
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a high-stakes bid for political survival on Monday, delivering a defiant address aimed at quelling a growing insurrection within the Labour Party. …
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign after local election disasterThe Chronicle
… Obi, who was the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), received the NDC membership cards last Sunday amid cheers from supporters, shortly after a closed-door meeting with lead …
Obi, Kwankwaso, Others Storm Abuja For NDC National ConventionJoy Online
… With his Labour Party suffering sweeping losses across its traditional heartlands, a resurgent hard-right Reform UK and an ascending Green Party have shattered the long-standing dominance of the UK’s two establishment parties. …
Early UK local election results point to big losses for Starmer’s Labour PartyJoy Online
… s after Obi, Kwankwaso and Abubakar joined the ADC but that alliance quickly became mired in legal battles over party leadership – something Obi blamed on the government. “The same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party …
New alliances shakes up Nigerian political landscapeThe Chronicle
… The former Anambra State governor, who ran for president on the Labour Party platform in 2023, described Nigeria’s political space as increasingly toxic, where intimidation, insecurity, and persistent scrutiny have become the norm. …
Peter Obi Announces ‘Decision To Leave ADC’Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a resolution barring first-term lawmakers from holding principal offices, blocking lawmaker Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere's bid to become Minority Leader. The resolution clarified that only members with prior legislative experience in the House are eligible for such positions.
11 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a resolution barring first-term lawmakers from holding principal offices, blocking lawmaker Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere's bid to become Minority Leader. The resolution clarified that only members with prior legislative experience in the House are eligible for such positions.
11 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year following their visit to Taiwan in May, a first for the country according to New Zealand's foreign ministry. The MPs—Maureen Pugh, David Wilson, Laura McClure, and Duncan Webb—can have the ban reduced or waived with an apology, though at least one MP said she would not apologize.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A large government publication exceeding 1,000 pages, to be released in three volumes, will expose internal government workings and communications including over 160 pages of Lord Mandelson's text messages and WhatsApps related to his appointment as UK ambassador to Washington.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, has been cleared by Nigeria's Democratic Congress (NDC) to contest in the party's presidential primary for the 2027 election after meeting all constitutional and statutory requirements, according to NDC National Screening Committee Chairman Sam Egwu.
21 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure to resign after four ministers quit and more than 80 Labour MPs urged him to step down, though over 100 MPs have rallied behind him. Starmer met Health Secretary Wes Streeting at Number 10 Downing Street ahead of the King's Speech marking the start of a new parliamentary session.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a speech defending his leadership and vowing to tackle growth, defense, Europe relations, and energy issues, following devastating local election losses and mounting pressure from within the Labour Party to resign.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other opposition figures are in Abuja for the Nigeria Democratic Congress national convention, which will address zoning, party constitution ratification, and election of national executives. The convention follows a wave of defections to the NDC, including 17 members of the House of Representatives from the African Democratic Congress.
11 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party suffered sweeping losses across traditional heartlands in British local elections, with the hard-right Reform UK and Green Party making significant gains and reshaping the UK's political landscape. Despite the electoral defeat, Starmer rejected calls to resign.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Two prominent opposition figures who finished third and fourth in Nigeria's 2023 presidential election have switched to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, raising prospects of a joint ticket to challenge President Bola Tinubu in next year's election. The move comes nine months after they joined the African Democratic Congress, an alliance that became embroiled in legal disputes.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi has announced his departure from the African Democratic Congress, citing internal crises, external interference, and a toxic political climate. He said his exit was not due to personal grievances with party leaders but rather due to internal division, legal disputes, and destabilising forces within the party.
4 May 2026 · The Chronicle →