Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has proposed solutions to stem the tide of multinational companies leaving Nigeria. Mr. Obi, a former Anambra State governor took to his social media handle (X) on Monday to share his ideas. He noted that the country has lost a staggering N95 trillion … Read more
Junior Pope’s death another great loss to entertainment industry – Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of Nollywood actor, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the vibrant actor died alongside with other crew members on Wednesday afternoon during a boat trip … Read more
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, on Sunday, said he would rather work to ensure peace for the party to overcome its present challenges than leave it. Obi stated this in Gombe in an interview with journalists after inaugurating a borehole he donated to Tike Ram Market in Pantami, … Read more
Easter: Christ’s victory over death inspires hope of new Nigeria – Obi Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has urged Christians to see the victory of Jesus Christ over death as a huge motivation that a new Nigeria is possible. This is contained in a statement issued by his … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has praised Nigeria women for their immeasurable contributions to the nation’s development. Obi conveyed the felicitation in a statement he issued to celebrate the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) on Friday. The statement was released by the party’s Chief Spokesman, Dr … Read more
….Obi Congratulates Prof. Ogechi Adeola, On Her Appointment Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 election has congratulated Professor Ogechi Adeola. He congratulated her after she was appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Academic (DVCA) at the University of Kigali (UoK), Rwanda. Read Also: EFCC arrests ex-Minister Charles Ugwuh for alleged N3.6bn Fraud … Read more
….Obi donates N75m to Immaculate Heart Sisters hospital in Anambra The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the February 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday presented a cheque for N75 million to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra. Obi, while presenting the cheque, disclosed that the donation comprised US$50,000 … Read more
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria needs 60 per cent reduction in the cost of governance.Obi said the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reduce the cost of Federal Government’s official entourage during trips was scratching the surface.He wondered why the government had not disclosed how much would be … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has said the Supreme Court judgment dashed the hopes of a majority of Nigerians by sacrificing justice for political expediency. The LP standard bearer, however, said as democrats, he, the vice presidential candidate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, have exhausted all legal means to challenge the 2023 … Read more
By Chidi Amuta – Of all the cards that I carry around with me, none is a political party membership card. I have never and do not belong to any political party in Nigeria. Nor have I ever belonged to one or aspired to belong to any. My attitude to political party membership is pretty … Read more
BY Chidi Amuta – The period between a general election and the swearing in of a successor administration ought to be filled with excited anticipation. It is usually a time of pleasant speculations on the new faces that will soon grace television screens and newspaper front pages. For the masses in a polity in virtual … Read more
The Obidient Movement made up several other groups who believe and stand solidly behind His Excellency Mr Peter Obi and his cause to be the next President of Nigeria, and several other Youth bodies under the aegis of The Labour Party Youth Vanguard has reiterated its stand with its National Chairman in the dissolution of … Read more
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta In a bid to retain power beyond 2015, former president Goodluck Jonathan ran a campaign with a somewhat foolish and simplistic slogan: “Neighbour to Neighbour”. I believe the aim of it all was to emphasize the sense of communal good neighbourliness that had been the kernel of national unity among Nigerians of … Read more
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says there is no law making it mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results electronically. Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Media and Communications at the PCC made the declaration in Abuja on Friday when he spoke at a news conference. Alake said the … Read more
The Court of Appeal on Friday granted leave to Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, to inspect documents used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the Feb. 25 Presidential election. The permission was sequel to two separate Exparte Applications filed by … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is ready to meet Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in court over his claim of electoral fraud in Feb. 25 presidential election. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The statement … Read more
The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has set up committees to meet aggrieved presidential candidates to start the “healing process”. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and a member of the committees disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. He said a Committee of Elders of the All Progressives Congress … Read more
Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Vice Presidential candidate of Labour Party has assured Nigerians, especially party supporters, that he and his principal, Mr. Peter Obi, are prepared to pursue and retrieve their mandate through the legal system. He appealed to Nigerians to continue to exercise their franchise, saying that democracy belongs to those who could … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu winner of Feb. 25 presidential election. Tinubu, who was former Governor of Lagos State, garnered a total votes of 8,794,726 to defeat his major rivals; Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Saturday presidential election in Adamawa and Kastina States, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) won Jigawa State. The State Collation Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, announcing the results for Adamawa State said that the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar polled PDP- 417,611 , while Sen. Bola Tinubu of the … Read more
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has scored the highest votes in Saturday’s presidential election in Nasarawa State. Mr. Obi polled a total of 191,361 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ahmed Bola-Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 172,922 votes, while Atiku Abubakar, of the People’s … Read more
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has won the presidential election in Lagos state. He defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. Tinubu is a former Lagos governor and the state is historically his stronghold.APC: … Read more
The two major achievements of Chief Nnia Nwodo as the Ohanaeze President General, the apex pan Igbo organization, were leading Ndigbo through the 2018 Awka Declaration and co-founding the South and Middle Belt Forum. The Awka Declaration was the epic presentation of a position document on May 2018, encapsulating the position and demands of Ndigbo … Read more
Obident Movement, a Peter Obi support group, says it is almost certain that the Labour Party (LP) will win the Feb.25 presidential election, going by happenings in the country. Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the spokesperson for the group, said Special Adviser to Obi on Technology and Strategic Alliances, said this at a news conference on Wednesday … Read more
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers to work for the success of the Labour Party for the general election in line with an earlier resolution of its National Executive Council. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Secretary, NLC National Political Commission, Comrade Chris Uyot, dated … Read more
It has taken me more than six months to finally write this article on Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the oncoming 2023 general elections, for some personal reasons. I have written the profiles of virtually all the major presidential candidates and strangely … Read more
By Thomas AKASE, (MAKURDI) With barely a week to the presidential elections, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has challenged Igbos in the country to seize this opportunity to work for the election of Peter Obi as Nigeria’s next President. Governor Ortom threw the challenge Monday, February 20th, 2023 when he hosted the Igbo community … Read more
Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), the umbrella body of Former Presidential candidates and 24 Former National Chairmen of political parties, endorsed the Labour Party Presidential Candidate ahead of Feb. 25 election. The National Coordinator, CGG, Okey Chikwendu, in a statement, said that the decision was reached after examining and evaluating the records of all the … Read more
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday in Abuja adopted Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate as its candidate for the Feb. 25 election. Chairman, ADC’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Dr Mani Ibrahim, told a news conference that Obi is the best man to be the next president. “Today, we come together as … Read more
Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has appealed to Nigerians not to allow scarcity of new naira notes to deter them from voting on Feb.25 in the presidential election. Baba-Ahmed who made the call at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. He urged Nigerians not to relent but to … Read more