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Edo Gov’ship election: Peter Obi canvasses votes for Akpata in Benin
Peter Obi, Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, on Tuesday joined the party in Edo to mobilise votes ahead of the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Speaking at the different campaign locations, Obi urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse to cast their votes for the party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata. He said…
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Onyeka Onwenu left us with her ‘One Love Keep Us Together’ song- Obi
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, has described Onyeka Onwenu’s death as devastating, saying, “she left us with a striking song in her last performance on earth, ‘One Love Keep Us Together’.” Reacting to the death of the legendary musical icon via his X handle, Obi narrated the situation surrounding Onwenu’s death. “I watched…
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Iwuanyanwu was a bridge builder-Obi
Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has described the death of Ohanaeze Ndigbo President -General, Mr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as shocking. The former governor of Anambra expressed his sadness over the demise of the Ohanaeze president on his X handle on Friday. Obi said he was a bridge builder who would be remembered for so…
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Obi’s supporters, IPOB behind planned protest, Onanuga says
Mr Bayo Onanuga, a presidential aide, has accused supporters of Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, of planning protests across the country. Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who was emphatic that Obi’s supporters were planning to stage nationwide protests, said that Obi would be held responsible for whatever crisis that…
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Group congratulates Peter Obi on 63rd birthday
The Collective Movement (TCM), a socio-political group, salutes Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on his birthday anniversary. The Founder of TCM, High Chief Franklin Ekechukwu, in a statement on Thursday, described Obi, who will turn 63 years old on July 19, as a supportive leader and a great source of strength for the youths. Ekechukwu…
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School building collapse disheartening – Obi
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential poll, has described as disheartening, the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos, the Plateau capital. Mr Yunusa Tanko, his spokesman, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, regretted the deaths and injuries from the unfortunate incident. “I am heart-broken by this incident; it is particularly…
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UK election :Obi congratulates Starmer
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election on Friday congratulated the new British Prime Minister , Keir Starmer ,on his historic victory and that of his Labour Party in Thursday’s parliamentary election in the United Kingdom. The former governor of Anambra congratulated Starmer on his X handle. He said he hoped that the new Prime Minister…
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Stop economic hardship, Sultan tells leaders
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, has called on leaders to intensify efforts in finding solutions to the economic and security challenges facing Nigeria. The Sultan made the call during his Sallah message at his palace in Sokoto when thousands of Muslim Ummah gathered to pay him homage. Shortly after the prayers the Sultan addressed the Muslim faithful at his…
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Obi urges Muslims to draw strength from Prophet Muhammad’s teachings
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has urged Muslims to draw strength from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH). This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Saturday in Onitsha. Obi in a message of felicitation to Muslims on the celebration of Sallah urged Muslims to draw strength from Prophet Muhammad’s teachings. “My…
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Obi urges citizens to defend democracy
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called on political leaders and ordinary citizens to protect democracy jealously and uphold its tenets . Obi urged leaders to obey the governing laws of the state and be accountable to the people. The former Anambra governor made the call in a series of tweets on his X…
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2027: PDP must stick to zoning to win– Bode
Chief Bode George, a former Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) National Deputy Chairman, says the party must stick to its power rotation grundnorm between the North and South to win in 2027. George said this while fielding questions from newsmen during his address to the nation, titled “My Thoughts on The State of Our Country in the Last 25 Years: A Time…
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Obi endorses newly elected NWC, says survival of LP paramount
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, has endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party. Obi said this on Tuesday when he paid a solidarity visit to the party leadership at the National Headquarters in Abuja, adding that the survival of the party was paramount. The LP…
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Peter Obi donates N10m to nursing school in Anambra
Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, has donated the sum N10 million to College of Nursing Sciences, Adazi Nnuku in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra. Obi handed the cheque to Most Rev. Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Awka, the ownerof the institution. Obi said nurses were crucial to the nation’s health…
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2027: NCFront hails Obi’s move to rally opposition leaders
The National Consultative Front (NCFront) has applauded Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential Candidate in 2023 General Election, for his move to rally leading opposition leaders ahead of 2027 elections. The NCFront gave the commendation in a statement issued by its Spokesperson, Mallam Hamisu San Turaki,on Tuesday Turaki said: “The NCFront wishes to state that Peter Obi’s strategic…
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Obi not quitting Labour Party — Aide
The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has dismissed reports about his quitting the Labour Party (LP), on whose platform he contested as presidential candidate in 2023. Mr. Michael Nwolisa, media adviser to Obi, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, described the news as fake and fallacious. He said the report was not true and did not originate from Obi…
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Peter Obi mourns Access Bank holdings CEO, Wigwe
Lagos, Feb. 11, 2024 (NAN): Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed sadness over the loss of Access Bank Holding Company Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, in an air mishap on Friday. Obi, who was the former governor of Anambra, made this known in a series of tweets on his official X handle on…
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Atiku, Obi and the Road to Kilimanjaro
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that Nigeria was the bigger loser in last week’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That was a convenient exaggeration to hide his misery. But it was unnecessary. After unsuccessfully contesting to be president six times, it…
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