Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The national leader of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned the uncivil manner the National Chairman of the party Julius Abure, was arrested in Benin City on Wednesday by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Although the Chairman was finally released 24 hours later, the party's 2023 presidential candidate on his X (Twitter) handle, said the demeaning and intolerable manner Abure was subjected to during his arrest, did not speak well of the image of the country. It was learnt that the party chairman was released around 3.05 am yesterday. The AIG on Wednesday night disclosed that the LP National Chairman, the Edo State Chairman of the party, Kelly Ogbaloi, and three others, were arrested for conspiracy, brutal assault, attempted murder, armed robbery, grievous harm and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. Speaking to some of his supporters, who were at the AIG Zone 5 headquarters, shortly after his release, Abure said that what he suffered is peculiar to what other freedom fighters suffer all over the world.

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has urged against the imposition of candidates at the People's Democratic Party's national convention on December 9. Dickson, who was the former chairman of the PDP reconciliation committee, emphasised the importance of unity and transparency in the party. He called for a level-playing field for all aspirants and urged party leaders and delegates to make sacrifices for unity. Dickson emphasised that Nigerians see the convention as an opportunity to usher in a rebranded and united PDP, which they will embrace in 2019. He expressed optimism that if the PDP gets its national convention right, it is likely to hold a successful presidential primary in 2018.