Peter Obi

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised Nigeria’s political leadership for focusing on the next election while insecurity continues to spread across the country. He recently had his say via a press statement released today via his official social media account. Expressing concern over recent attacks in several parts of ...

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2024 Edo State Governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has explained his defection to the African Democratic Congress. He recently had his say while speaking at a ceremony to receive him at the ADC secretariat in Benin, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that the attack on Peter Obi and other ADC chieftains in Edo state was an assassination attempt carried out by some government officials and their agents. He recently had his say during an interview with Arise TV last night, and Nigerians have ...

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticized the abandonment of the National Grid by the Presidential Villa. He recently described the gross neglect of the grid as a failure to lead by example, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, it is very disappointing that after more than two ...

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has issued a stern warning to Nigerians and election officials regarding the 2027 elections. He recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, anyone attempting to subvert the people’s mandate will face legal consequences and will be ...

A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would have participated in the protest led by Peter Obi if he had been in Nigeria. He recently had his say during an interview on Trust TV, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the Senate’s decision ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that verbal attacks against Peter Obi undermine opposition unity. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, attacks against Obi do not serve the interests of Nigeria or its people, and such internal ...

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has described the murder of a Kano housewife and her six children as a devastating tragedy. He recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the incident has left the nation in deep sorrow, and he ...

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned the arrest and remand of 52 students in Ekpoma, Edo State. He recently described the action as utterly unacceptable and a dangerous attack on citizens’ right to demand security. According to him, he was stunned to find out that students who ...

Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has questioned the whereabouts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu amid the deepening economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria. He recently had his say via a press statement posted on his ...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party is no longer Nigeria’s leading opposition party. He recently blamed internal divisions for the party’s undoing, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Peter Obi is a key political figure to watch ahead of the 2027 ...

Former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s deepening poverty crisis. He recently revealed that the country is sliding backwards as politicians remain fixated on power struggles and control of party structures. According to him, about 141 million Nigerians, 62 percent of the population, are ...

Former Presidential candidate Peter Obi has blasted NFF for failing to pay match allowances owed to members of the Super Eagles. He recently described the situation as an embarrassing reflection of the country’s misplaced priorities and poor sense of obligation. According to him, the inability to settle players’ allowances exposes ...

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of over 40 people in a terrorist attack on Kasuwan-Daji Market in the Domo community of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. He recently urged the Federal Government to halt what he described as the growing normalisation of mass ...

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that he is better prepared to tackle Nigeria’s economic and security challenges if given the chance. He recently had his say while answering questions from a cross-section of Nigerians during an interactive X Space engagement. According to him, ...

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said that the failure of the House of Representatives to criminalise vote-buying during party primaries is a disservice to Nigeria’s democracy. He recently explained that the practice of vote buying has long undermined ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to the recent ActionAid/Plan International report, which puts Nigeria’s youth unemployment rate at 80 per cent. He recently described the report as an indictment of Nigeria’s leadership and its economic direction. According to him, the figures ...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a failed political arrangement. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, reacted to the ADC’s public call for Peter Obi to clarify his political intentions. According to him, ...

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said that compassion should always guide public office and the conduct of public officers. He recently revealed that the current trend of frivolity will do more harm to Nigeria than good. Responding to a series of decisions and events ...

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged the Super Eagles to stay strong after Nigeria’s exit from the 2026 World Cup playoffs. Recall that Nigeria’s qualifying journey ended in a 4–3 defeat on penalties after a 1–1 draw across 120 minutes at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on ...