Tag: Peter Obi
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Anambra Govt Releases 2024 Settlement Document In Dispute With Peter Obi
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Anambra State Government has released a 2024 out-of-court settlement document as part of its ongoing dispute with former governor Peter Obi over alleged unpaid salaries and other financial obligations from his administration. The state government shared the document on its official X account on Wednesday, presenting it as evidence against Obi’s…
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Abuja’s Votes Belongs To Obi -Fayose Dares Wike
By Paul Joseph Social commentator and businessman, Isaac Fayose, has challenged Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his claim that President Bola Tinubu would secure victory in Abuja in the 2027 presidential election. Fayose, while speaking on News Central TV on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate…
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Tinubu Campaign Council Knocks Peter Obi Over Anambra Record
By Sunday Ameh The Presidential Campaign Council of President Bola Tinubu has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over his record as governor of Anambra State. The council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, in a statement, alleged that Obi’s eight-year administration in Anambra State did not match the positive image of…
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Peter Obi Disowns Viral Letter To Obi of Onitsha, Says Signature Was Forged
By George Omagbemi Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has disowned a viral letter purportedly written by him to the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, over his ongoing dispute with Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Obi described the document as “entirely false, malicious” and a…
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Peter Obi Challenges UNN, Foreign Institutions To Release His Academic Records
By Paul Joseph Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and other institutions he attended to make his academic records available for public scrutiny. Obi made the call in a video obtained on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, amid a legal dispute over an alleged…
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Peter Obi’s Wife’s Hermès Bag Sparks Fresh Debate Over Politician’s Frugal Image
By George Omagbemi The controversy surrounding a luxury Hermès handbag reportedly carried by Margaret Obi, wife of 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, has continued to generate debate, with several public figures questioning whether the luxury item is consistent with the former Anambra State governor’s widely known image of personal frugality. The debate intensified between September…
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Peter Obi Reacts to Peace Accord, Calls for Issues-Based Campaigns
By George Omagbemi Former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on political parties and candidates to make the forthcoming election campaigns about ideas, policies and solutions to Nigeria’s problems rather than personal attacks and violence. Obi spoke on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after signing the National Peace Accord ahead of…
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Peter Obi is a Regional Champion, Cannot Become President – Dino Melaye
By Sunday Ameh Former Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye, has described former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, as a “regional champion”, arguing that such a political identity could limit his chances of becoming Nigeria’s president. Melaye made the remark on his official Facebook page while assessing…
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Anambra: Northern Leaders Defend Peter Obi, Deny Profiling, Mosque Demolition Claims
By Sunday Ameh Leaders of Hausa and northern communities in Anambra State have dismissed allegations that former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, discriminated against northerners or ordered the demolition of a mosque during his tenure. The community leaders, who spoke to journalists in Awka and Onitsha, described…
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Obi’s Lawsuit Against Me Based on Statements I Never Made – Kenneth Okonkwo
By Gloria Drealomalicha Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential campaign, has dismissed the defamation suit instituted against him by Peter Obi, describing it as being founded on statements he never made. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Okonkwo maintained that the legal action lacked merit, arguing that a defamation…
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APC Dismisses Obi’s Call for Tinubu to Participate in Live Presidential Debate
By George Omagbemi Sylvester The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed calls by supporters of Peter Obi for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to participate in a live presidential debate ahead of the 2027 general election, describing the demand as unnecessary and politically motivated. The debate campaign gained momentum after members of the New Democratic Congress…
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Peter Obi Pledges to Slash Cost of Governance, Scrap Presidential Privileges if Elected in 2027
By George Omagbemi Sylvester The presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged to embark on a sweeping overhaul of Nigeria’s governance structure if elected president in the 2027 general election, promising to reduce the cost of governance by scrapping what he described as unnecessary political privileges and redirecting public resources…