Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has raised alarm over Nigeria’s growing debt profile, warning that the government is mortgaging the future of unborn generations through unsustainable and unaccountable borrowing. In a statement issued on Monday, Obi described as worrisome the Senate’s recent approval of additional external…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, says President Bola Tinubu has resorted to “feeding Nigerians with wrong statistics” to mask the country’s economic woes. In an X post on Monday, Obi said Tinubu, who was the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate during the 2023 election, mocked him for his…
Ahead of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, thousands of former political appointees who served under ex-governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Operating under the umbrella of the Anambra State Former Political Appointees (ASFPA), the defectors formally declared their allegiance to the APC during a…
Jerry Gana, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says steps are being taken to bring Peter Obi back into the party. The former minister of information and ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) spoke on Friday when he featured on Focus Nigeria, a programme on AIT. Obi, the former governor…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday responded to recent remarks by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, concerning his unannounced visits to the state. Speaking at Christ the King College (CKC) in Onitsha, Obi said he had no fear about visiting Edo, despite the governor’s earlier warning. “I…
A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to abandon any plans of contesting the 2027 presidential election and instead support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s Deputy President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said the South-East cannot produce a president on its own…
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has donated over ₦530 million to schools, hospitals, and community institutions across Nigeria since January 2025. The donations, which span various parts of the country, reflect Obi’s consistent emphasis on improving education and healthcare, two sectors he has repeatedly described as “the foundation…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has distanced itself from the growing narrative suggesting that its ongoing coalition efforts are designed to favour any individual candidate, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. According to the party, the coalition is focused on national interest, not personal ambition. Speaking in…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Tuesday insisted that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, must inform him before visiting Edo State. Okpebholo reiterated that as governor, his responsibility includes the protection of the lives of all Edo people and visitors to the state. The governor,…
Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was marked with community service and solidarity gatherings in various parts of…