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THISDAY headquarters on Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos was not far from Mr Peter Obi’s corporate office. So, we visited each other regularly before he became Governor of Anambra State. Not only has our friendship endured, but Obi has remained the same man I first encountered more than two decades ago. Simple. Gracious. And, as I have learnt […]
Continue ReadingSeveral weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that in 2019 he resisted my entreaty to him to not vote or campaign for Buhari because of the […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has taken a swipe at his political opponents, saying that Nigerian presidency is neither a retirement home nor a place where people wait for their turn. Mr. Obi who was in Anambra, his home state, for a three-in-one town hall meeting with students, a private meeting with […]
Continue ReadingForefront leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, preparatory to the February 25 presidential election. The elder statesman made his choice known while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The nonagenarian said it was fair and just […]
Continue ReadingIn an open letter released on Sunday, the former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has formally endorsed Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as his preferred choice for president in next month’s general election. In the open letter to young Nigerians, Chief Obasanjo gave his formal endorsement of Mr. Peter […]
Continue ReadingFormer National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Metuh, has advised the famous Anambra businessman, Arthur Eze to calm down. Metuh said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, following Arthur’s declaration to disassociate himself from the presidential ambition of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi to back the presidential candidate […]
Continue ReadingAnambra-born billionaire businessman, Prince Arthur Eze, has disassociated himself from Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential ambition. He made his position known recently, at the occasion of the 2022 Ofala festival of HRH Igwe (Dr.) Robert Eze, the traditional ruler of Ukpo in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Eze said: “I warned Peter Obi to […]
Continue ReadingThere is a trending video of a senile Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, at the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. He is called to deliver his speech after President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. He comes out, sits down and starts browsing aimlessly through a pamphlet he is holding. He mutters some words […]
Continue ReadingThe editorial board of THISDAY newspaper on Monday hosted the flagbearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi in continuation of our presidential dialogue series. After the session, we all came out for group photograph, just as we did when we hosted the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi; and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo; joined other dignitaries to grace the wedding of the first daughter of the Founder and Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Dr. Paul Enenche, in Abuja Nigeria today, […]
Continue ReadingPeter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has promised to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company if elected Nigeria’s next president in 2023 general elections. He said he would bring prosperity to all the three senatorial districts of Kogi, with the enormous resources endowed naturally by God. Mr Obi made the promise on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi; and the leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; on Sunday paid a visit to the headquarters of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State. The trio were in the state to condole with Ohanaeze Ndigbo over the death of a former […]
Continue ReadingThe London-based policy institute and think-tank forum, Chatham House, has invited the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, to present his plans for Nigeria and Nigerians if elected in the country’s February 25, 2023 presidential election. The invitation to Obi, a former two-term Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, was made public […]
Continue ReadingPresidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have in conjunction with the party, released a 72-paged manifesto titled “Pact with Nigeria” in which they outlined 7 priority areas if elected into office come 2023. The document was made public by the LP leadership late […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy the Areafada1 took to his Twitter handle to show case American celebrities who are campaigning for the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr. Peter Obi He wrote: “Impressive. Peter Obi’s campaign has taken on a global outlook with leading American […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, has listed punishments that would be meted out to the Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, over his recent attack on the Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. In addition, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said it has dragged Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, to deities over […]
Continue ReadingChild rights activist, Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre, has sued the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for N50m as damages for allegedly involving an underage girl-child in his political rally in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ojo-Lanre had on October 27 filed the originating motion on notice before a family […]
Continue ReadingAfenifere is just naturally fulfilling prophecy ordained by God, being Obidient to the demands of the Universe, by supporting Peter Obi for a greater cause and evolution of humanity to a higher level of political evolution and global consciousness based on universal Justice. Afenifere and Yorubas as a whole that fought for cultural justice to […]
Continue ReadingNational leader of the mainstream Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said on Sunday, that he was not supposed to be at the meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where some Yoruba people endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for 2023, insisting that his support for the candidate […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, visited the people of Taraba State who have been ravaged by flood to sympathize with them. If you are on Twitter, watch the video below, if not watch the video far below (watch it to the end) to see how […]
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