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The Digest: Peter Obi has highlighted the significant cost of Nigeria's substantial presence at the global climate summit. His critique, rooted in a comparison of economic and social realities, asks if such spending reflects responsible leadership for a nation in crisis. Key Points...

The Digest: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Governor Peter Obi have joined other prominent Nigerians in praising the Super Eagles after their 4-1 win over Gabon, seeing the performance as a blueprint for national success. Key Points: Atiku Abubakar praised the Super Eagles...

The Digest: Morris Monye, the Director of Mobilization for the Obidient Movement, has resigned after personally investing over ₦40 million to sustain the grassroots political organization without financial support from Peter Obi or the Labour Party. His departure follows the movement's poor...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has characterized the confrontation between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and a naval officer as a "national embarrassment" that reflects Nigeria's deepening institutional disorder. In a strongly-worded statement, Obi questioned the militarization...

The Digest: Labour Party leader Peter Obi has publicly criticized the Federal Government over the Super Eagles' training boycott, calling the situation a national disgrace. In a post on X, the former presidential candidate expressed dismay that athletes representing Nigeria are owed allowances...

The Digest: The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a scathing attack on Peter Obi, telling the former Labour Party presidential candidate to "forget about the 2027 presidential election" after his party lost his own polling unit in the Anambra governorship...

The Digest: A significant voter turnout has been reported at the polling unit of former Anambra State governor and Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, as residents of Agulu cast their ballots in the state’s governorship election. At Polling Unit 019, Umudim Akasi, Agulu Ward 2, voters, composed...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has broken his silence on the escalating U.S.-Nigeria crisis, describing former President Donald Trump's military threat and Nigeria's designation as a "Country of Particular Concern" as a profound wake-up call demanding urgent national...

The Digest: Nigeria’s political landscape grows increasingly tense as prominent opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, maintain silence following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention over alleged Christian genocide. Their muted response...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi, has publicly condemned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following FIFA’s allegations of mismanaged funds meant for stadium development and youth talent growth. In a statement on Monday, Obi described the scandal as symptomatic of...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has advocated for a radical approach to Nigeria's cybercrime problem, suggesting that many "Yahoo boys" possess genius-level creativity that should be redirected positively. Speaking at a conference in Onitsha themed "Money beyond wealth,"...

The Digest: ARISE News anchor Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown of Agulu, Anambra State, with family, former presidential candidate Peter Obi, and colleagues gathering to pay their respects. In a homily at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Reverend Father...

The Digest: Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has stated he is not afraid of losing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 elections. Amid speculation of Atiku’s possible defection to the ADC, Obi described the former vice...

The Digest: Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has criticized former presidential candidate Peter Obi for what he termed “political showmanship,” asserting that celebrating birthdays in IDP camps does not qualify one for the presidency. The remarks were made during the inauguration...

The Digest: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike criticized former Governor Peter Obi over his comments on the state of public schools in Abuja, countering that Obi "did nothing to uplift the education sector" during his own tenure in Anambra. Through his aide, Wike dismissed Obi as an "Internally...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has filed a defamation lawsuit against human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju, seeking a total of N1.5 billion in damages. The suit, filed at the State High Court in Onitsha, alleges that Adeyanju made "false, baseless, malicious, and reckless"...

The Digest: Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has declared Peter Obi the sole remaining opposition figure with significant public traction in Nigeria. However, he immediately tempered this acknowledgment by stating that neither Obi nor any other contender can defeat President Bola Tinubu...

The Digest: Amid a wave of high-profile defections to the ruling party, former presidential candidate Peter Obi has pushed back against fears of Nigeria becoming a one-party state, asserting that no region can be "captured" by a political party simply because its governor switches allegiance...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has sharply criticized the Tinubu administration's economic policies, citing a World Bank report indicating over 50 million Nigerians have fallen into poverty since 2023, and calling for urgent, people-centered strategies to address the...

The Digest: Labour Party's Peter Obi has formally denied reports of forming a 2027 electoral alliance with former President Goodluck Jonathan. Obi's media aide clarified that while the two leaders maintain a cordial relationship and have discussed the "state of the nation," their interactions...