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The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised President Bola Tinubu over plans to disconnect the Presidential Villa from the national grid and switch entirely to solar power, describing it as "gross neglect" of ordinary Nigerians. In an X post, Obi recalled...

The Digest: Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), expressing confidence in victory. Speaking at the OBIDIENT Conference in Uyo, Obi alleged he left the...

The Digest: Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against dismissing the growing influence of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition platforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. Appearing on Channels TV's Politics Today...

Arik Air flight W3 740, a Boeing 737-700 operating from Lagos to Port Harcourt, made a safe emergency diversion to Benin Airport on Wednesday following an in-flight engine anomaly. Video footage circulating on social media captures the tense touchdown moment, with passengers audibly praying as...

The Digest: Abia State Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu has declared that the Labour Party (LP) operates an open-door policy and would welcome President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, or any political actor seeking to join ahead of the 2027 elections. Emetu, who chairs the LP national steering...

The Digest: Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has criticised Peter Obi and other advocates demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results by INEC. In a video circulating on social media, Omokri argued that Obi's "owned bank" failed to guarantee real-time money transfers to...

The Digest: Activist Deji Adeyanju has publicly commended former presidential candidate Peter Obi for joining the #OccupyNASS protest against the Senate's amended Electoral Act, despite being embroiled in a ₦1.5 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Obi. Adeyanju described Obi's participation in...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigeria to cease being a "Giant of Africa that disgraces the continent," advocating for a shift towards exemplary governance, starting with credible elections. In a statement reacting to the Senate's rejection of real-time...

The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said he would have joined the protest led by Peter Obi demanding real-time electronic transmission of election results, citing a trip abroad as the reason for his absence. El-Rufai stated that real-time transmission is essential to stop...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared that Nigerians will no longer tolerate technical failures in elections, demanding that the National Assembly pass an amendment for real-time transmission of results. Leading a protest at the National Assembly, Obi referenced the...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to demand the approval of real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment Bill. Obi was joined by supporters, including activist Aisha Yesufu, at the...

The Digest: Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stated that Labour Party candidate Peter Obi could not have won the 2023 presidential election even with 10 million votes. In a podcast interview, Mohammed argued that Obi failed to meet the constitutional requirement of...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has publicly reaffirmed his intention to contest the 2027 Nigerian presidential election. He made the declaration while campaigning for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate in the upcoming Abuja Municipal Area Council...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to pray for the nation's political leaders, stating that politicians are the primary source of the country's challenges. Speaking at a Thanksgiving service marking Oyo State's 50th anniversary in Ibadan...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has publicly criticised President Bola Tinubu for his extensive foreign travel in January, alleging the President spent only eight days in Nigeria during the month. In a detailed post on social media platform X, Obi stated Tinubu...

The Digest: Plans for former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have stalled due to unresolved questions about the 2027 presidential ticket. Sources indicate Kwankwaso's move is contingent on an alliance...

The Digest: Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has publicly condemned individuals insulting leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stating that such behavior is criminal and does not represent the Obidient movement. During an engagement at the movement’s secretariat, Obi...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised President Bola Tinubu over repeated national grid failures, contrasting them with Tinubu’s 2022 pledge to deliver steady power within four years or not seek re-election. In a post on X, Obi highlighted two grid collapses in...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has publicly commended students of Dominican University in Ibadan for their honesty in returning his forgotten mobile phone. In a post on his verified social media account, Obi detailed that the incident occurred during a visit where he...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress is experiencing internal fractures due to demands from supporters of Peter Obi, known as Obidients, that he must be the party's presidential candidate in the 2027 election. Key Obi allies, including Aisha Yesufu and Prof. Pat Utomi, have vowed to...