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Kwankwaso Support Group 2027 has proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, with Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso. Leader of the group, Abba Gwale, while speaking in Kano on Friday, stated that as loyal supporters of Senator Kwankwaso, they found it necessary to appeal to Nigerians to support the Obi-Kwankwaso alliance, describing […]
Continue ReadingThere are reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with the National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Yusuf Sani, and other senior executives. The meeting reportedly took place at Atiku’s residence in Abuja on Saturday. The meeting is coming on the heels of rumours of an alliance between some opposition […]
Continue ReadingIntended alliance between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for a joint 2027 presidential ticket has reached an advanced stage. Punch reports that its finding revealed that both Obi and Kwankwaso have jointly set up a committee for the actualisation […]
Continue ReadingThose of us who love competitive democracy can only take a positive view of the defection of Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by key opposition figures for the 2027 elections after the cannibalisation and factionalisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party by a blend […]
Continue ReadingA Rock and a Hard Place: It was a hard decision. But it had to be made, and very quickly too. And on the 31st of December, 2025, Peter Obi decided to formally join Nigeria’s coalition political group, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Let’s say he bit the bullet. It’s symbolic he chose the last […]
Continue ReadingThe epidemic of crisis afflicting major political parties in Nigeria in the current political dispensation appears to have infected the African Democratic Congress (ADC) too, as a faction of the party, led by its National Chairman, Nafiu Gombe, on Thursday distanced itself from the reported defection and registration of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he will never look down on any Nigerian, emphasising that his politics are rooted in empathy, inclusion, and respect for human dignity. He made this statement on Wednesday via his X (Formerly Twitter) handle, while reacting to comments […]
Continue ReadingIn what irreverently humorous social media denizens are calling the battle between the “social media president” and the “Temu lawyer” (unflattering epithets to suggest that Peter Obi rules the Nigerian social media space while Deji Adeyanju is a baby lawyer who makes up for his inexperience through loud exhibitionism), Nigerian media law is about to […]
Continue ReadingThe pace and energy with which President Bola Tinubu’s foot soldiers sped to Kaduna last week to defend his stewardship at an engagement organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) should confirm an obvious thing: that the president knows the importance of getting northern support again in his bid for a second term […]
Continue ReadingThe camp of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has distanced itself from Monday’s reconciliation meeting between his former running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, and the Julius Abure-led leadership. Labour Party has been engulfed in a leadership crisis, which intensified in April after three members insisted they were the rightful […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his visit to Saint Lucia, describing it as ill-timed and insensitive to the current hardship and insecurity ravaging the country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Tinubu, said on Friday that the President […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has been laid to rest in his native country home, Isanya Ogbo, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, on May 3, 2025. The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the funeral service held for Adebanjo at St Phillip Anglican Church, Isanya […]
Continue ReadingLagos today, Jakarta tomorrow. You will hardly see Peter Obi relying entirely on second hand news, for the Labour Party leader is a man of the globe, flying across continents in search of knowledge and solution to basic problems that turn nations to tigers. When you see Obi wearing the trademark black Indonesian cap with a matching […]
Continue ReadingThe struggle for the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) took a different twist on Monday after the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure and LP presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi election simultaneously called for separate meetings of the National Executive Committee to discuss the future of the party following Friday’s judgement by […]
Continue ReadingMany eminent Nigerians, former governors and past public office holders expressed fears on Monday over the falling standards of democracy in Nigeria, arguing that it left much to be desired. They voiced their fears at a colloquium held at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former Governor of Imo State, […]
Continue ReadingIn a combat of words on Monday over an alleged threat to the life of the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, engaged themselves. The hostility was a fallout of Sunday’s interview on Arise Television, […]
Continue ReadingTwo Nigerian leaders shared their stance on japa over the same weekend, but their thoughts diverged. One was former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who, at the convocation ceremonies of Elizade University, Ondo State, urged youths to resist the temptation of pursuing greener pastures outside Nigeria. Leaders do not run away, he […]
Continue ReadingThe amusing tug-of-war between the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the leadership of the Labour Party, LP is undoubtedly one that enamoured supporters of President Bola Tinubu must find very interesting. The reason why the BATists will be encouraging this crisis is simple: NLC and the Labour Party are potentially the remaining hindrances to the political hegemony […]
Continue ReadingThere was outrage by the students and Ghanaian people as the Ghanaian authorities suddenly stopped the conference where Obi, Lumumba, Malema and Arikana were to speak as regards the African continent. An X (Twitter) user, Nefertiti @firstladyship posted the text and videos below to show how the students and the people of Ghana were so […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals. All other panel members agreed with the lead judgment delivered by John Okoro, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal and challenging the judgment of the presidential petition tribunal. The six of them also agreed with Okoro […]
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