Supporters of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, popularly known as the ‘Obidients’, in Abia State, have urged former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to shelve his rumoured presidential ambition in 2027, and throw his weight behind Obi to pick the presidential ticket of the African American Congress, ADC….
A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has downplayed the growing momentum of the opposition coalition, suggesting that internal power tussles among key figures—many of whom are eyeing the presidential ticket—could undermine its chances in the 2027 general elections. Omisore said the coalition’s unity is superficial, given that “everyone…
The Director-General of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has revealed that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, will contest the 2027 presidential election regardless of getting the opposition coalition ticket or not. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the national opposition coalition group has endorsed the Action Democratic Congress, (ADC), as the party for…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Obi made this appeal on Sunday in Ilorin, on the sidelines of the 2nd Annual Colloquium of Associate Professor Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia. His call emphasises…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has questioned the antecedents of politicians who have aggregated themselves into the opposition coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2027 general election. Makinde stated this on Friday shortly after the South-West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus meeting held at the zonal secretariat of the…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says President Bola Tinubu will coast to victory in 2027 if the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presents a southern presidential candidate. Okonkwo, who was the Labour Party (LP) campaign spokesperson in the 2023 elections, spoke on Tuesday during an interview on “Politics Today,” a Channels…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked reports that he had a meeting where he was said to have rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Atiku Media Office debunked the report in a statement on Tuesday, describing it as delusional and a distraction. “In response…
During the unveiling of his annual prophecy book, Warnings To The Nations (2025/2026 edition), on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, forecast a coming conflict between former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and ex‑Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. The two are among the leading figures expected to…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of orchestrating a plot to destabilise the growing opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement on Monday, the party alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is using intimidation and coercion tactics to undermine the ADC’s growing momentum as a…
Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged the Northern elites and the average electorate from the region to trust him with their votes in 2027. He promised to protect their interest in Nigeria if elected President. The LP candidate made the plea on Sunday night while speaking…