By Ayomide Otitoju Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside other political leaders from Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. The declaration was made on Wednesday in Enugu, the state capital, after months of consultations. The leaders said their move aims to collaborate with opposition parties nationwide…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nigerian music star Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has received accolades from Afrobeats sensation Davido and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi following her win at the 67th Grammy Awards on Monday. Tems clinched the Best African Music Performance award for her hit song Love Me Jeje, beating strong competition…
The final results, which were announced at the presidential election collation centre in Cross River early Tuesday morning, indicated that Obi polled 179,917, besting Tinubu’s 130,520, Atiku’s 95,425, and Kwankwaso’s 1,644. This makes Obi’s fourth state win after Nasarawa, Enugu and Lagos. Triumph for the former Anambra State governor in the Cross River is significant…
Governor of Ondo State and chairman of Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has insisted that only candidates from the South are good enough to become Nigeria’s president in 2023.In an interview Wednesday night on Channels TV, Mr Akeredolu okayed the ambitions of Labour Party’s Peter Obi and APC’s Bola Tinubu. He however carpeted the run…
Despite the preliminary tension and security threats, Anambra State failed to explode on Saturday. The much-awaited gubernatorial poll was largely peaceful except for some pockets of incidences. A total of 18 parties took part in the election. However, it ended up a three-horse race, narrowed down to Prof Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressive Grand…
