Shettima Faults Obi’s Economic Prescriptions, Challenges His Statistics
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, describing him as “the master of bogus statistics and incoherent economic prescriptions”. Shettima spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He mocked Obi’s frequent comparisons between […]
Obi Makes U-Turn, Vows to Restore Petrol Subsidy If Elected
By: Mardiyyah Abubakar Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has promised to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, reversing his earlier position on the policy. Obi made the declaration during a televised interview on Tuesday, arguing that corruption, rather than the subsidy itself, was the major problem with the scheme. […]
Obi Mourns Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has paid tribute to veteran actor Olu Jacobs, describing his career as an example of talent, discipline and professional dedication. Veteran Nollywood Actor Olu Jacobs Dies at 84 Obi expressed his condolences in a tribute posted on his X account on Thursday, […]
Anambra Govt Challenges Obi Over ₦2.13bn Ecological Fund
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Anambra State Government has challenged former Governor Peter Obi’s claim that he left more than ₦2.13 billion in an ecological fund account before leaving office in 2014. The state Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Law Mefor, said the First Bank account cited by Obi was not an ecological fund account […]
Tinubu Will Beat Atiku, Obi in 2027 – Fayose
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will defeat opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election, even if the two join forces. Fayose made the claim on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, September 15, arguing that an alliance between Atiku and […]
Youth Leaders Demand Police Neutrality in Road Blockade Probe
By Chinedu Echianu The Forum of National Youth Leaders of all Political Parties in Nigeria, FNYLPPN, has called on the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to remain neutral and ensure a transparent investigation into the alleged obstruction of a humanitarian visit by presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, in […]
Presidency, Oshiomhole Respond to Obi’s Comments on Tinubu
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Presidency and Senator Adams Oshiomhole have criticised Peter Obi over comments he made about President Bola Tinubu during a television interview. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Obi wrongly compared his political journey with Tinubu’s, insisting the President has remained loyal to the progressive political movement throughout his career. Onanuga said Tinubu […]
Kwankwaso Says Obi Signed One-Term Presidency Accord
By Anayo Akwitti The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement with him to serve only a single tenure of four years and allow power to return to the North if elected president in 2027. Kwankwaso disclosed this during […]
Obi, Atiku, Lack Northern Structure to Unseat Tinubu – Ganduje
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje says Peter Obi and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar do not have the political structure needed in Northern Nigeria to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking at a public event in Kano, Ganduje described the North as the deciding region in presidential […]
Oshiomhole’s Claims on Obi’s Security Record Are False – Ogene
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Victor-Ogene, has strongly dismissed comments by former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, comparing the security performance of the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Anambra State with his own record in Edo State. Ogene in […]