Presidency Dismisses Plot Claims, Says Obi ‘Inconsequential’ For 2027

The Presidency has dismissed allegations by the Peter Obi Media Office of a plot to block the former Labour Party presidential candidate from contesting the 2027 election, insisting that President Bola Tinubu has no connection with the crises rocking opposition parties. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, was responding to…

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Obi, Others Escape Death As Gunmen Open Fire On Convoy During Olumide Akpata’s ADC Declaration In Edo 

Tension gripped Benin City on Tuesday as leaders of the African Democratic Congress gathered for what was meant to be a major milestone, the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the party ahead of the political season in Edo State. According to Dr. Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obedient Movement, the delegation left the…

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Obi Challenges ECOWAS Over Silence On ‘Tech Glitches’ In West African Elections

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has accused ECOWAS of inconsistency in its reaction to threats against democracy in West Africa, saying the bloc appears vocal when soldiers intervene but muted when elections are disrupted by technological failures. Writing on X on Sunday, Obi said the events in Guinea-Bissau — where authorities reported…

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