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Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has walked into a minefield with which he is very familiar. He had his own mines in the field, of course. They had been well laid out for over two decades, and with verifiable results. Many of his former opponents are either flat on their backs, are nursing injuries, or are […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Thursday admitted in evidence bundles of electoral documents from 6 states of the federation that emanated from the February 25 elections. The documents which consisted of forms EC8A which are polling units results were tendered by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate in the last election, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Tuesday gave the pre-hearing report and also presented the trial schedule on the ongoing petition challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Chairman of the five-man panel of the court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, read the pre-hearing report, which included the declaration of the court’s decision to consolidate […]
Continue ReadingIn a series of tweets, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has faulted the call made by the US Secretary of the State, Antony J. Blinken, to President-elect, Bola Tinubu, adding that he ought to let the court decide the legitimate president of Nigeria. Obi said: […]
Continue ReadingAs the hearings of presidential election petitions started on Monday, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE examines the profiles of five justices who are members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday began hearing the election petitions filed by five candidates in the last presidential poll. The candidates are challenging the victory of the President-elect, […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party (LP) has on Tuesday raised the alarm over an action taken by a self-acclaimed factional chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa, asking the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to dismiss all cases by his party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi against the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has given reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) is rattled over the loss of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Fayose, while reacting to a video of how Peter Obi was received by some Nigerians in the diaspora, said the level of reception […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in its reply filed on Monday night at the PEPC’s Secretariat by its […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement he personally signed, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has congratulated Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on the 95th anniversary of his birthday. Obi stated that at a time like this, when Nigeria was in dire need of statesmen, Pa Adebanjo occupied a pride of place in the […]
Continue ReadingSpokesperson of the Obi-Datti media office, Diran Onifade, has dismissed a purported audio recording of a telephone conversation ‘between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo,’ as a product of the endless forgeries the All Progressives Congress (APC) has a notoriety […]
Continue ReadingAs the days go by and important events occur, we continue to see how inadequate and poorly drafted the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended in 2018) (the Constitution) is, leaving room for Government and the people to give provisions whatever interpretation suits their purposes. Many of our laws, also suffer the same […]
Continue ReadingI had the privilege of a long conversation with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, last Saturday morning. I was in the house of a mutual friend when Obi dropped by. For almost two hours he shared interesting insights into why he believes he won the election. But what I enjoyed most […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to vary the orders that were granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively, to inspect materials used for the last presidential election. INEC, in a motion on notice filed on March […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akwa Ibom State chapter, Capt. Augustine Okon, on Friday expressed confidence that the mandate given to Peter Obi during the just concluded presidential elections would be recovered through legal means. Addressing a conference on Thursday, the former governor of Anambra state indicated his readiness to challenge the result of the […]
Continue ReadingMr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, on Thursday, broke his silence on the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election, claiming that the exercise was marred by irregularities. Mr. Obi, who addressed a world press conference in Abuja claimed that the process that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, defeated the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and that of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja. Obi won the highest total number of votes cast for the presidential candidates at all […]
Continue ReadingPeter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) beat has beaten Tinubu at the polling unit of the Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. At the polling unit which is located at Elizabeth Fowler Primary School, Unit 14, Ward G2, Masha-Surulere, Obi polled a total of 89 votes to defeat Tinubu who had 59 […]
Continue ReadingSenior Nigerian lawyer, founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University (ABUA), Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola SAN has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi is the most qualified person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Babalola said the only people opposed to Obi are those who participated […]
Continue ReadingIf the general election holds in February next year, one of three people will be declared president: APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, or Labor Party’s Peter Obi. Only a natural disaster, such as death, can change that reality. There is no foretoken of indications at the moment that can reveal with certainty which […]
Continue ReadingOvation publisher Chief Dele Momodu popularized the expression “owners of Nigeria” to denote a coterie of power brokers and traffickers of influence who habitually sit in conclave to teleguide the choice of political leaders, particularly presidents, and to whom everyday Nigerians are helpless political captives. Although they peddle influence and engage in elitist exclusion, “owners […]
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