Peter Obi Archives - Page 15 of 25

Dec

09

2022

Taraba Campaign: Peter Obi Promises To Bring Prosperity, End Poverty

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to utilise the human and natural resources in Taraba State to bring prosperity to the state and end poverty. Obi, who stated this at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo on Wednesday in continuation of his nationwide campaign, promised to change the fortunes of the state and Nigeria in general if given the mandate to rule the country come 2023. According to him, “I will make Taraba an economic hub and a tourist centre for Nigeria. The untapped mineral resources and the Mambilla Hydro is enough to transform the…

Dec

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fact-Check verifying claims made by Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso at presidential Townhall

Education, News, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

PREMIUM TIMES worked with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to fact-check the claims of the candidates. The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, featured on Sunday night at the presidential town hall organised by Arise TV in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development. It was the third series of the town hall, focusing on education, healthcare, poverty and human capital. PREMIUM TIMES worked with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to fact-check the claims of the candidates, an innovative approach to help combat misinformation and…

Dec

04

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: Two former Heads of State supporting Peter Obi – Utomi

Opinion, Politics2023, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Pat Utomi, Peter Obi, Politics

Former presidential aspirant, Pat Utomi, has claimed two former Heads of State are supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Utomi stated this while speaking at a town hall meeting on Friday, organized by the Yell Out Nigeria for Good Governance in Abuja. He, however, did not reveal the names of the ex-Heads of State. But Utomi noted that they were ready to work for Obi, to ensure he becomes the next president of Nigeria. According to him, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) don’t have strong structures like the…

Nov

24

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Soludo denies collecting $28m to blackmail Peter Obi

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Charles Soludo, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, has dismissed the allegation claiming that he collected $28 million to blackmail the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Soludo made this dismissal while speaking with newsmen in Awka after the Thanksgiving mass for Most Rev. Paulinus C. Ezeokafor in celebration of his 70th birthday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. He, “If I had truly received $28 million to blackmail my brother, Peter Obi, I should be extremely wealthy as of today. “For those forging blackmail and all that, including the one they said I collected bribe to say what I said,…

Nov

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Ten Reasons Why We Must Vote Out APC, PDP In 2023 Election – Dr. Ume.

Economy, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics, Richyard Awa Ume

OPINION: 1.. Recently, I lodged in a hotel while in transit. My fourth child came to visit me in the hotel from her University which was close to where I lodged. During our discussion, her pen slipped out of her hand and rolled under the expansive bed in the hotel room. She lifted the bed to pick up the pen. The mess she saw under the bed her father has been sleeping on was distasteful, embarrassing, nauseating, and better left to the imagination. For 16 solid years, we allowed PDP to roll, sleep, and sit on top of their mess…