Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, met with the leadership of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, to discuss Nigeria’s pressing challenges and pathways to national unity. The meeting, held under the chairmanship of Oba Oladipo Olaitan, who also heads a coalition of ethnic nationality groups including PANDEF…
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The politician also separately, on the same day, met the new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasheed Ladoja in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Details of the discussions at the two parleys are…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi is currently with the Olubadan designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja at his Bodija private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He said, “My visit is to congratulate him as the next 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. My visit is about Nigeria, about selfless…
There are indications of plans to use the opportunity offered by the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on September 26, to bring together all key gladiators and tendencies in the nation’s political class. Sunday Tribune reliably gathered at the weekend that these include President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President, Alhaji…
The Obidient Movement has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to support Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, instead of contesting against him in the build-up to the 2027 presidential election. This comes after Obi and Jonathan held a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Thursday amid growing talks of a united opposition coalition…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday held a private meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. Obi, who shared the development on his official X account, described Jonathan as an “elder brother, statesman, and leader,” adding that their discussions focused on national issues and the state of the country. He…
Allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan are lobbying opposition figures, including former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to step down from the 2027 race in Jonathan’s favour. The move, according to sources, is part of a wider plan to build a formidable opposition front capable of unseating President Bola…
The Labour Party (LP) has declared that its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will not be given the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, made this known on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics. “We are going to do our 2027 without Peter Obi;…
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he will be stepping back briefly from public engagements following medical advice. Obi made the disclosure in a statement posted on his official X handle on Saturday, explaining that he began feeling unwell while attending an event in Enugu. “Earlier in Enugu,…
A member of the opposition coalition, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described the promise by a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to serve for one term if elected as President as a political strategy to curry favour with the North. Okonkwo explained that Obi knew that if he did not make the promise, he would…