Peter Obi
7 Mar 2024
The Labour Party (LP) has revealed that its candidate for the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, will not leave despite the smear campaign to dethrone the national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure.
6 Mar 2024
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, yesterday, insisted that he is not desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but wants the country to work.
4 Mar 2024
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, expressed his disappointment that Nigeria, a country that was once economically self-sufficient, now has to rely on food assistance from a war-torn country like Ukraine. “As laudable as Ukraine's kind gesture is, it speaks volumes for us as a people endowed with all…
29 Feb 2024
The candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has projected that the new Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will worsen the country's economy, cause job losses and lead to other negative results. The Central Bank recently decided through the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to…
28 Feb 2024
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said that he fears the implementation of the Oronsaye Report may lead to downsizing workers, and more hardship. "In implementing this Report, conscious effort must be made to cushion the effects of such a major overhaul on the workers, to avoid driving more people into hardship, in…
26 Feb 2024
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, yesterday, advised federal agencies against arresting Bureau de Change operators, noting that they are not responsible for the free fall of the Naira.
24 Feb 2024
A spokesperson for the Obi-Datti presidential campaign has dismissed insinuations that Peter Obi has parted ways with the Labour Party. Chief spokesman of the Obi-Datti campaign Dr Yunusa Tanko in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja said the news remains fake as it did not originate from Obi or the Obidient Movement but from…
21 Feb 2024
The Nigerian government should address "arbitrary and ever-increasing" customs duties, as they are crippling businesses and posing danger to the economy, Peter Obi said.
21 Feb 2024
As the world commemorated Social Justice Day, yesterday, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called for equal opportunity to live decently for all citizens, to enable them to explore their potential and make a meaningful impact in society.
16 Feb 2024
The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took another twist yesterday, as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, dropped a bombshell, insisting that transparency must be brought to bear ...
15 Feb 2024
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, has advised Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) against stopping their members desiring to flee (japa) from Nigeria to other countries.
13 Feb 2024
Labour Party treasurer Oluchi Oparah has doubled down on her allegation of financial misappropriation against the chairman Julius Abure. Oparah initially accused Abure of abuse of office, alleging that the party boss misappropriated party funds. But on Tuesday, while speaking on Arise TV, she accused Abure of forging the signature of his predecessor who died…
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