Former presidential contender Peter Obi has reaffirmed his intention to contest the 2027 general elections under the Labour Party’s (LP) banner. Obi, the party 2023 presidential candidate disclosed this in a 7-minute video shared via the party’s WhatsApp network on Saturday. The former Anambra State governor addressed questions from a group of young supporters. READ ALSO: Obi backs Zulum, demands probe into alleged ‘terrorist infiltration of politics, armed forces’ Obi dismissed…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, has reaffirmed his intention to contest again in 2027 under the same party. In a video that went viral on social media Saturday, Obi addressed supporters and firmly stated, “I will still continue to run in the Labour Party. I’m a member of the Labour Party,” when asked about his political plans for the next general election. The former…

By Friday Omasola, Helen Okechukwu and Fatimah Idera  Political Analysts have said Nigeria is not sinking towards one-party system. According to them, politicians who are defeated are defecting to All Progressives Congress for opportunity. This followed the recent defections from key opposition parties, such as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Over recent months, governors and senators from the PDP had defected to APC. This raised the alarm…

Segun Sowunmi, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the party to initiate efforts to reintegrate former presidential candidate Peter Obi. The former Anambra State governor left the PDP in May 2022 to the Labour Party, LP. He won the party’s presidential election and contested as the party’s presidential candidate and went on to gather over six million votes. READ ALSO: Obi condemns N6.93trn worth dubious…

The Federal Government has filed a legal case against suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, over comments deemed defamatory that she made during a televised interview. According to court documents, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello are expected to appear as witnesses during the proceedings. The charge stems from statements Akpoti-Uduaghan allegedly made on April 3, 2025, during a live broadcast of Politics…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday wrote the National Assembly proposing a budget of N1.48 trillion to be approved for Rivers State. In the letter read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu explained that when approved, the money would be used by the Emergency Rule Government of Rivers State to provide for education, agriculture, provision of free drugs, among others. READ ALSO: Tinubu returns from Rome…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the corruption in Nigeria. He described the country as a relentless scene of corruption and called for urgent action to end fiscal mismanagement. Obi made these remarks on his X page following recent revelations by BudgIT, which uncovered ₦7 trillion worth of questionable projects inserted into the 2025 national budget. READ ALSO: ‘Stop de-marketing Nigeria’ – Sowunmi to Obi…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated a new set of members into the State’s Civil Service Commission. He urged them to uphold meritocracy, transparency, and innovation in the administration of public service. The ceremony, held at the State House in Alausa, marked a renewed commitment to enhancing service delivery across Lagos State’s public institutions yesterday. READ ALSO: ‘We keep our promises’ – Sanwo-Olu tells workers Boladele Dapo-Thomas, a retired Permanent…

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, has revealed that he once directly urged former military president General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) to step down from office following the controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola. Lamido, and one-time National Secretary of the now-defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) made this disclosure in his autobiography, ‘Being True to Myself.’ The autobiography was launched on 13…

BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organisation advocating transparency in Nigeria’s public finance, has uncovered 11,122 questionable projects worth N6.93 trillion inserted by the National Assembly into the 2025 budget. The New Daily Prime reported that President Bola Tinubu, in December 2024, presented a budget of N49.7 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year to the National Assembly. The budget was tagged “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity.” BudgIT, in a detailed…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has set the record straight amidst the mounting speculation over a possible alliance among opposition figures to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential race. The former Anambra State governor made it clear that his sole coalition of interest is one committed to tackling hunger, poverty, and Nigeria’s failing healthcare and education systems. During a visit to the Anglican Diocese of…

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Nigeria, Kayode Egbetokun, claiming that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, orchestrated “a coordinated smear campaign” targeted at destroying her image. Natasha claimed in a letter titled ‘Petition Against Coordinated Defamation and Cyberbullying by Sponsored Syndicate at the Behest of the President of the Senate – Godswill Akpabio,’ dated May 15, and accused the Senate President of…