A few days ago, outgoing President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina claimed that Nigerians today are worse off than in 1960, basing his conclusion on figures that do not align with available data. According to Nairametrics, he claimed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 1960 was $1847 and that it is $824 today. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has criticised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, over recent remarks on Nigeria’s poverty rate. Last Thursday, Obi spoke at the Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the topic: “Politics and Change in Nigeria”. The former Anambra State Governor claimed that Nigeria has more poor …

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has unveiled an online registration portal and identity cards for members of his Obidient Movement, both in Nigeria and across the diaspora. The movement’s National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, and Director of Strategic Communications and Media, Nana Kazaure, disclosed this in a joint statement on Saturday. According to the statement, each identity …

Quadri Alabi, the 17-year-old who became known during the 2023 presidential election for standing in front of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi’s convoy, has regained his freedom after being held for nearly three months at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Alabi was discharged on Thursday by a Magistrate Court in Apapa following legal advice from the Lagos State Director …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed worry over the untold hardship being faced by Nigerians, noting that the country is on the verge of collapse. He made the remarks while addressing party members during the ongoing National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. ‘Do not fear anybody. …

The leadership tussle in the Labour Party (LP) took a dramatic twist on Monday after the Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party announced the removal of Hon Afam Ogene as LP Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives over his involvement in anti-party activities. The NEC also vowed to direct the disciplinary committee to sanction LP …

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, have visited the residence of the late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo. The former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, …

Prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, former presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, have mourned the demise of a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo. Adebanjo, an advocate of true federalism and restructuring, died at the age of 96 at his Lekki, Lagos State residence. …

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, says he is not desperate to become president of Nigeria. Obi spoke at the fourth convocation ceremony of Nexford University, the US-based online school. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election decried the state of leadership in the country, describing it as “an imposition on the people”. Obi …

Some chieftains of the Labour Party (LP) loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, have raised a motion for the LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, to be sanctioned over the role he played in the internal strife of the party. They warned that Obi might face his worst electoral defeat in the 2027 …