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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi on Friday visited lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi following his earlier meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Farotimi, who recently returned from the Ekiti correctional center, has been an outspoken advocate for justice, human rights, and good governance. During the visit, Obi expressed his delight at finding Farotimi in high…
3 days ago
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the opposition Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 poll of misleading Nigerians to score cheap political gains. APC's national publicity secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, in a statement, described Obi's New Year message, in which he claimed that the political, economic, and…
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In a New Year media engagement on Thursday, former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party Presidential Candidate in Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to undertake a nationwide tour to directly engage with the challenges facing Nigerians. Obi noted the nation's deteriorating economic and security conditions, noting that…
3 days ago
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s deepening crisis, urging President Bola Tinubu to step out of his comfort zone and lead with urgency, transparency and action-oriented reforms. In a hard-hitting New Year’s message, Obi painted a grim picture of the nation’s economic collapse,…
4 days ago
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General elections, Peter Obi, has raised concern over the Federal Government's penchant for turning Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, which should be temporary relief camps, into semi-permanent settlements. Obi, who spoke on New Year’s Day when he visited the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp…
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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General elections, Peter Obi, has raised concern over the Federal Government's penchant for turning Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, which should be temporary relief camps, into semi-permanent settlements. Obi, who spoke on New Year’s Day when he visited the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp…
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the exclusion of the North Central Regional Commission from the budgetary allocations provided to other Regional Commissions in the 2025 proposed budget is deeply troubling and must be urgently reversed. In a statement, Obi said such an anomaly does not even make for…
24 Dec
Former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reiterated the importance of education and healthcare as fundamental pillars for Nigeria’s development. Speaking during a visit to a Nigerian citizen who is receiving treatment at a hospital in Abuja, Obi emphasised the need for compassion and support for vulnerable Nigerians. Obi stressed that a…
23 Dec
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has criticised a directive of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) restricting the distribution of palliatives in Nigeria. The move comes in response to deadly stampedes during recent palliative handouts in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which claimed the lives of several…
22 Dec
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation and erstwhile Labour Party’s (LP) chieftain, says 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 in Lagos on Sunday. It will…
21 Dec
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the recent deaths caused by stampedes while the victims were searching for food. A few days ago, about 35 people, mostly children, lost their lives in a stampede at a Christmas Funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a post on X,…
20 Dec
The Coordinator of the Obidient Movement globally has announced that former presidential candidate and movement leader, Peter Obi, has offered to fulfill the bail conditions for human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. This comes after a Federal High Court granted Farotimi a ₦30 million bail following charges filed against him. Farotimi, known for his outspoken criticism…
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Renowned Nigerian gospel minister and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The non-political and faith-based event will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner ahead of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance's swearing-in ceremony. The prayer breakfast, to…
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