Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, there is a pertinent question on the lips of every Obidient, and even non-Obidients in Edo State just now: ‘What is Mr Peter Obi up to in Edo State?’ Of course, Peter Obi needs no introduction in the Nigerian political space. He is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the …

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has lamented the deteriorating security situation across Nigeria and called for decisive action to free the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity. The former Anambra governor expressed anguish that 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014 have “continued to undergo different traumatic experiences at the hands of their abductors. “It is …

The Labour Party (LP) says it has reviewed the performance of its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, and its governor in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, and has decided to reserve its tickets for them in the 2027 general elections. A communique circulated after the party’s convention on Wednesday, which was signed by the National Chairman, …

Presidential candidates of the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party in last year’s election, Mr. Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, respectively, have expressed their excitement at the rescue of the abducted schoolchildren in Kaduna State. Both of them made their positions known in separate messages posted on their respective X handles on Sunday. About 287 schoolchildren and some …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has said that his party would continue to adjust to a new role as Nigeria’s main opposition party. According to Obi, the Labour Party would remain firmly in opposition and keep the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on its toes to protect the interest of Nigerians. In his new …

The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi has urged Nigerian political leaders to shun corrupt practices. He noted that leaders engaging in corruption are setting bad precedents for the children. On the reported high percentage of youths engaging in cybercrime, Obi also stated that the question to be asked was “Where the children are learning …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in last February’s election, Mr. Peter Obi has urged the Federal Government and other relevant stakeholders to put an end to every form of modern day slavery. The former Anambra State governor expressed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Saturday to mark the International Day for the Abolition of …

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi has urged President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians his true name and everything related to his educational career. At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the former governor of Anambra State asked President Tinubu to provide clear details about the schools he attended, whether he participated in …

It was a gathering of the crème de la crème of society at the 247th independence anniversary event of the United States of America held at the residence of the US Consul General, Will Stevens, in Ikoyi, Lagos, during the week. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this year’s election, Mr. Peter Obi; governors of Osun, Delta, and …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described the word “reconciliation”, used in media reports of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi’s visit to his house in Abeokuta Ogun State at the weekend as “non-applicable”. He said the word was never raised, adding that its insertion in the reports was “most inappropriate” and a “diversionary invocation”. Soyinka noted that …