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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared his readiness to lay down his life for Nigeria, stating that the nation must declare a decisive war against the non-state actors currently terrorising the country rather than focusing on future elections. Speaking during a recent podcast interview,…
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over what he described as excessive borrowing and poor fiscal accountability. Obi said Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to about N200 trillion, which he attributed to what he called “imprudent governance” under…
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The Obidient Movement has called on eligible Nigerians yet to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement yesterday by its National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, the group…
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he would serve only one term of four years if elected president, insisting he would serve only one term in office “even with a gun to my head.” Obi made the statement in a clip from an interview scheduled to air…
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The Presidency and one of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, on Thursday traded words over borrowings by the Federal Government. The exchange came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu defended the administration’s borrowing profile, stating that “borrowing is not leprosy.”…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has disclosed that it declined approval for the proposed venue of a lecture to be delivered by the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, due to short notice by the organisers. The management stated this…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan and chieftain of Action Democratic Congress (ADC) Peter Obi on Monday held a closed-door meeting in Abuja, as part of ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, which was not open to the public, was disclosed by the ADC Vanguard, the mobilisation wing…
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Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, drew former presidential candidates and prominent politicians, including Rotimi Amaechi, Atiku Abubakar,…
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The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians not to re-elect President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 general election, over what he described as failure to fulfill a 2023 campaign promise to improve power supply if elected. He made a call in a statement posted…
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The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has urged opposition leaders, including Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi, and Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, to unite under the party to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. The Lagos State Chairman, Mr James Adeshina made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
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