Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th birthday of former Imo Governor, Emeka Ihedioha. He said that to sustain democracy in...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the unilateral decision of President Bola Tinubu to remove Governor Similaya Fubara of Rivers State from office is not only unconstitutional but also reckless. Mr. Obi while reacting to the declaration of the...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the idea of a possible future merger, and has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and others to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This was following his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that he was ready to work with Mr Peter Obi in order to provide good governance to Nigerians. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi on Thursday when Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, paid him...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, is currently in a closed meeting with Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The reasons for Obi’s visit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor had not been disclosed as at the time of filing this report....
Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has described late former Presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, as an active figure in Nigeria’s political space. Obi, in a condolence message posted on his X handle on Friday, said the late Chieftain of Labour Party (LP), was...
The leadership of Labour Party has said it never zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ifoh was reacting to a report making...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for transparency and accountability in the allocation of the increased Budget of Restoration, which has risen to ₦54 trillion due to increased revenue. Obi expressed concern that while the sources of the revenue were detailed,...
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has called for the establishment of more online universities to enhance the development of Nigeria’s education system. Obi made the call at the Nexford University 2024 Graduation on Saturday in Lagos, noting that online education was the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the recurring collapse of Nigeria’s national grid, stating that it is a systemic failure that reflects the country’s deeper problems. In a tweet on Saturday, Mr. Obi noted that the grid collapse, which...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a heartwarming display of solidarity, the former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, paid a visit to Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer, after he secured his bail conditions. Mr. Obi announced the visit on his X handle on Friday, sharing his experience and praise...
A former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation and erswhile Labour Party’s (LP) chieftain, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the party’s inability to build an enduring structure after the 2023 elections is responsible for the gale of defections from the party. Okupe made the statement in an interview...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- A spate of tragic incidents has shaken Nigeria, as scores of people, including children, have lost their lives in desperate searches for food. The latest incidents bring to the fore the harsh realities of economic hardship and the systemic failures that plague the country. In...
Politician and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has offered to fulfil the bail conditions for the release of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was granted bail by an Ekiti Magistrate Court in a defamation case involving Afe Babalola. The bail conditions require a N30 million bond,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has emphasized the importance of tax reform and the need for a robust and informed public debate on the critical issue. Mr. Obi in a tweet on Tuesday, tressed that any reform must be subject to...
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has encouraged Nigerians to document their achievements for the benefit of others. Obi made this statement at the public presentation of Sen. Chris Anyanwu’s book, “Bold Leap,” in Abuja on Monday. Obi commended Anyanwu for her remarkable documentary, emphasising the importance...
A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has donated 10 computers and printers to Saint Augustine College, Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa State. Speaking at the presentation in Yola on Saturday, Obi said the gesture was to help students acquire more knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “Today, we are...
The Labour Party presidential flag bearer in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, will, on Saturday, deliver the convocation lecture of American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, as the institution clocks 20. Spokesman for Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Friday...
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the 2023 Presidential election was not rigged by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in...
Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) leader and presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on being elected for a second term as President of the United States. Obi’s congratulatory message to Trump is contained in a statement by his Spokesman, Ibrahim Umar released in...