By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has called on northern leaders to prioritize education as a solution to the region’s numerous challenges, including poverty. In a statement issued by his media spokesman, Ibrahim Umar, Obi emphasized the importance of education while...
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A member of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has said his party needs to explore possible means of bringing back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, into its fold. Obi left the PDP in May 2022 for the Labour Party, reportedly complaining...
The coalition being formed by a the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi; a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and others ahead of the 2027 elections to tackle President Bola Tinubu has decided on...
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has decried the rising insecurity in Borno, lauding Gov. Babagana Zulum for his commitment in handling the challenge. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, in his X handle on Tuesday, said that the security situation in the Marte...
The Obidient Movement says Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) standard bearer of the 2023 general election is still with the party and has not joined any coalition. The Director, Strategic Communication and Media, Obidient Movement, Nana Kazaure, made this known in a statement signed on Monday in...
Amid growing rumours of a possible coalition among opposition leaders to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that the only coalition he is interested in is the one against hunger, poverty, and the terrible...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. The presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued via his X (formerly Twitter)...
A former Anambra governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination glitch. He expressed concerns over the recent technical glitches that marred the release of results, affecting nearly 380,000 candidates across the country. The News...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, urged Peter Obi, the former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to put his house in order and not make unnecessary comments on past leaders of the country. Akpabio stated this during a valedictory session held in honour of...
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N20 million to Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Enugu for their ongoing hospital project. Obi said his support to nursing schools was for the fact that Nigeria needed more than 1.2 million nurses to addresses...
The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Sunday condemned the arrest of Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), saying the action was carried out in a manner that left many Nigerians unsettled. Obi said in a statement that the manner in which VDM...
Mr Oseloka H. Obaze, a key ally of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has resigned his membership of the party. Obaze disclosed this in a letter addressed to LP Chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government in Awka...
The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, has advised the 2023 LP presidential candidate to ignore all calls to dump the party ahead of 2027 general election. Olorunfemi, also the LP Candidate in the 2024 Ondo governorship election, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Bh EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The 2033 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has mourned the death of His Holiness, Pope Francis, describing him as a “moral compass in a troubled world”. The pope, who is the head of the Catholic Church passed away on Monday,...
Police Command in Lagos State has said Peter Obi’s poster boy was remanded for committing various offences in the Amukoko area of the state. The boy, 18, became popular during the 2023 presidential election, for standing in front of the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi’s convoy. The command’s spokesman,...
A former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, has urged Christians to use the Easter period to pray for compassionate and caring leaders. The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate made the appeal in his Easter message released on Saturday by his media aide, Mr Ibrahim Umar. Obi noted that...
Court frees boy who stood in front of Peter Obi’s convoy months after being framed for armed robbery
Court frees boy who stood in front of Peter Obi’s convoy months after being framed for armed robbery
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- A Magistrate Court in Apapa, Lagos State, has freed 17-year-old Quadri Alabi, who gained fame in 2023 for standing in front of Peter Obi’s convoy, after he was wrongfully accused of armed robbery. Quadri’s ordeal began when he was allegedly abducted by “Area Boys”...
Human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, on Thursday asked the Nigerian Police Force to pay ₦100 million as compensation to Alabi Quadri. Quadri is a 17-year-old minor who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over what he described as a deliberate attempt by the Benue Government to frustrate his humanitarian mission to the state. Obi, who had planned to visit internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and health institutions...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has condemned the recent attacks on some communities in Plateau. Obi made the condemnation when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, on Sunday in Jos. The former LP presidential candidate,...