Gunmen, suspected to be political thugs yesterday swooped on supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) supporters shortly after the defection of former Edo Labour Party (LP), governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, to the ADC. The Edo State Police Command confirmed the report through its spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem. According her, shortly after the event concluded,…
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has faulted Minister of Works, David Umahi, over his claim that “it is not yet the turn of the South-East” to produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Umahi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, urged South-East politicians to drop their presidential ambitions and…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed recent comments describing his supporters, popularly known as Obidients, as “street urchins,” saying his politics is about identifying with ordinary Nigerians, not the privileged elite. Obi stated this in a response on Wednesday to remarks made by Kenneth Okonkwo, a former Labour Party chieftain, whose viral…
The camp of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to remarks by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who vowed not to step aside for any aspirant in his bid to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Supporters of Obi, under the banner of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the party. This comes as the party prepares to inaugurate both the National Working Committee Zoning Committee and the 2027 Election…
Bashir El-Rufai, son of erstwhile governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, again described President Bola Tinubu as ‘Pablo’, mocking the first lady, Remi Tinubu, and praised Peter Obi, as a potential presidential candidate for the 2027 election. He also said that the sheer force of Peter Obi’s numbers and cult-like followership poses a…
By Paul Okolo In Nigeria’s turbulent journey towards nationhood, the pursuit of power is rarely gentle. It is a contest of vision, grit, and, more often than not, grim necessity. Let us speak the truth without any softening proverb: nation-building is not a walk in the park. It is a prolonged tug-of-war between lofty ideals…
Obi, El-Rufai, Atiku Former presidential contender Peter Obi has taken a firm stand ahead of the 2027 elections, stating unequivocally that he will not accept a vice presidential position in any coalition. His message to potential allies is blunt – he must be the presidential candidate, or he walks out on any coalition involving and…
Secondary school students in Enugu have stormed the residence of a native doctor, identified as Obi Obieze, a native doctor also known as Ichie Million, E de play E de Show, and Obu Onyeka, to lay curses on him after discovering that he used one of their classmates, previously declared missing, for ritual purposes. This…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, visited a hospital and secondary school in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Monday. Obi visited the Anglican Hospital Diocese of Kubwa and the Anglican Comprehensive Secondary School, Kubwa, where he donated the sum of N10 million each. This particular visit to the school and hospital…
