Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has dismissed the chances of Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in this month’s election. Speaking to Television Continental on Thursday, el-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, said Obi does not have the required support across all states to win the presidential contest. He described the Labour Party candidate as …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has said that the over three million Nigerian students who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming presidential election must be encouraged to take part in the exercise. He spoke against the backdrop of concerns being raised about the possibility of students missing out on the exercise because of the …

Fellow Nigerians, 1. 15th January, a very special and unique day in 2023 as it was 53 years ago!  40 days from today, Nigerians will be voting in an election that many regard as the most crucial and existential decision we have to make as a nation, and particularly for our children and youths, given the sad state of our …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi said on Monday that if anybody should claim it is his turn to rule the country, that person should be him. He however said that Nigerians should not take his ambition to mean that that he supports tribalism, cautioning the voters not to consider tribe or religion in their choice …

The president candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has described the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria as “organised crime”. Nigeria spent N6.210 trillion on petrol subsidy, otherwise known as “under-recovery shortfall”, between 2013 to 2021. The Federal Government announced late last year that it will stop spending on subsidy from June 2023. At a townhall meeting on …

When we see an old woman stop in her dance to point again and again in the same direction, we can be sure that somewhere there something happened long ago which touched the roots of her life – Chinua Achebe Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo will go to his grave in peace. His sins are forgiven for now. He still will not …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has called on all Nigerians to unite their efforts to build a new country. In his New Year message on Sunday, Obi told Nigerians that 2023 is a critical year and time in the nation urging them to take back Nigeria to resolve all the challenges facing the country as …

Peter Obi has become the umbrella that all aggrieved Nigerians run to and vent their anger. He has struck a cord with the disgruntled youths of this great nation. He is rattling up the political atmosphere in ways that are making traditional politicians uncomfortable — Jaiyeola Ajasa In Peter Obi we trust. It is as simple as A-B-C. If nothing …

The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has carpeted the Labour Party, describing the manifesto released by its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi as “very high on graphics and demagogic rhetorics and short on substance”. The APC team said the Labour Party’s manifesto was “empty and vacuous”. In a statement on Tuesday by its Director of Media …

The Labour Party on Sunday released its manifesto tagged “It’s POssible: : Our Pact with Nigerians.” Labour Party’s presidential canidate, Mr Peter Obi used his verified Twitter handle to announce 5.26 am on Sunday: “I have the honour to present our 72-page manifesto, titled, ‘It’s POssible: Our Pact with Nigerians’. This manifesto, its overarching and visionary policy planks, lay out …