Presidency Reacts To Peter Obi’s Call For President Tinubu’s Resignation
The Presidency has described the call by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Peter Obi for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, as childish, hollow and an unwarranted distraction. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued on Monday June 22 by the […]
2027: NDC Waives Anti-Defection Oath for Obi, Kwankwaso
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from a newly introduced anti-defection oath, despite maintaining that candidates seeking elective office on the party’s platform are generally required to sign the pledge. The party’s National Spokesman, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed the exemption on Wednesday during an interview […]
Obi Has Dragged Nigeria to Court: The Charge is Mental Laziness
Peter Obi did not file this case. Reality did. The defendant is all of us. The charge is simple and long overdue: Mental Laziness. The evidence is 60 years of “giant of Africa” slogans mixed with “the system won’t let us”.The judge is the world. The verdict shows up every time capital bypasses Lagos for […]
Dickson Receives Obi, Urges NDC members To Stop Name-Calling
Senator Seriake Dickson has appealed to members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC to end internal disputes and focus on their collective goals. Senator Dickson made the appeal in a statement on Thursday June 12, also met with the Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, following recent controversies sparked by comments he made regarding attacks […]
Democracy Day: Peter Obi Calls for Electoral Transparency, National Reflection
Former Government of Anambra State, Mr.Peter Obi has opined that the annual commemoration of Democracy Day should be an opportunity to raise critical questions about governance and the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process. Mr. Obi who made the assertion in a statement marking Democracy Day, said June 12 should serve as an annual benchmark for […]
Peter Obi’s European Detour Is a Gift to Tinubu and a Warning to Nigeria
While over 1,100 Nigerians were kidnapped in four months and schoolchildren died in the bush, the President campaigned for 2027. The opposition went to Strasbourg. Someone has to explain why. There is a familiar and troubling ritual in Nigerian politics — the pilgrimage abroad to seek the endorsement of foreign galleries before earning the mandate […]
Peter Obi Emerges NDC Presidential Candidate, Raises Concern Over Rising Insecurity
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Obi secured the party’s ticket unopposed during the NDC national convention held in Abuja on Saturday, May 30, 2026, after no other aspirant purchased […]
NDC Welcomes New Joiners from APC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday 13 May 2026 received a delegation of House of Representatives members who recently defected to the party, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen its ranks ahead of future political engagements. The decamped lawmakers paid a courtesy visit to the NDC leadership to reaffirm their commitment to the […]
Atiku, Zoning, and Betrayal: Why the ADC’s Collapse Was Inevitable
The ADC has gone berserk. The loss is irreparable. They caused it. All of them. Particularly Atiku Abubakar. I blame Atiku for everything. In 2023, Atiku said that Wike was the reason zoning didn’t work. Wike has a bad image, so everything said against him was swallowed hook, line, and sinker.But Wike has been vindicated, […]
Obi, Kwankwaso join Dickson’s NDC
Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi and his Kano State counterpart Rabiu Kwankwaso joined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday, marking a fresh realignment in the opposition space. Their move was disclosed in a statement shared on Facebook by former Bayelsa State governor Seriake Dickson. Both men formally identified with the party at its […]
Peter Obi confirms dumping ADC
Former Anambra State Governor , Mr. Peter Obi, has confirmed his exit from the African Democratic Congress, citing deepening internal crises and a hostile political environment. Mr. Obi made made this known in a personal statement on Sunday, on his X platform, where he reflected on what he described as the “toxic” nature of Nigeria’s […]
Mike Igini Reflects What Peter Obi Proved to Me
I took time to replay Mike Igni’s recent interviews on Arise Television and memories flew back. He is a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who served most notably in Akwa Ibom State before retiring in 2022 There are moments in a nation’s life when a single individual does not […]