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There is no good thing in life that comes easily. This means that if an individual is righteous to a certain level, believe it or not, obstacles would always come their way. We are saying this because of what is happening to Mr Peter Obi since he declared his intention to lead Nigeria. Mr Peter
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Nigeria’s 2027 general election is now about 109 days away, but the Independent National Electoral Commission is still awaiting about ₦371 billion of its approved election funding. The commission’s projected budget for the 2027 elections is ₦873.78 billion. About ₦500 billion has reportedly been released, leaving roughly ₦371 billion outstanding. The remaining funds are important
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Peter Obi has again rejected claims that his administration left Anambra State with significant financial liabilities when he left office in 2014. Obi says he did not borrow money or issue bonds during his eight years as governor and maintains that his administration left sufficient resources to settle legitimate outstanding obligations. The issue has become
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The political structure supporting Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election has entered an organisational dispute after the Nigeria Democratic Congress rejected a 59-member campaign council announced by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement. The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement recently announced a 59-member council comprising zonal and state coordinators and directors responsible for areas including
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Nigeria’s political landscape is already becoming increasingly active ahead of the 2027 general elections. Political parties are mobilising supporters, holding meetings, negotiating alliances and positioning their candidates. But there is an important distinction between political mobilisation and the formal commencement of public campaigning under the electoral timetable. WHAT HAPPENED Political activity has been building across
Nigeria’s fuel-price crisis is once again putting the government’s subsidy policy under political and economic pressure, as petrol prices rise to around 1,400 naira per litre in Lagos and Abuja and as high as 1,500 naira in parts of northern Nigeria. The latest increase is being driven partly by higher international energy prices. Even with
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As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 presidential election, Peter Obi has offered a clearer explanation of how he would approach some of the economic policies introduced under President Bola Tinubu. Obi said he would retain the floating of the naira if elected, but argued that the policy must be supported by higher productivity so
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not physically attend the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with Vice President Kashim Shettima leading Nigeria’s delegation. The decision means the President will miss the United Nations General Assembly for the third consecutive year since assuming office. Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to
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We are calling on Nigerian voters to carefully examine the campaign promises of every presidential candidate, including governorship candidates, before casting your votes for each of them. We would also appeal to Nigerians to look at the profiles of all the candidates and what they had accomplished at various leadership levels and see if they
The title, Your Excellency, has completely been abused by Nigerian politicians. We believe that before any leader is called Your Excellency, the process in which the leader in question is elected should be excellent. But in Nigeria, politicians cut corners to get to power and begin to answer Your Excellency, which should not have been