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Former education minister Obiageli Ezekwesili has formally backed Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential contest. She declared her support during a public policy forum, urging opposition factions to rally behind the Labour Party candidate. Ezekwesili framed Obi’s platform as the most viable path toward dismantling deeply rooted political patronage and economic misrule. The endorsement fires…
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has promised to sell off the majority of Nigeria’s presidential air fleet to curb wasteful state spending. Speaking at a political gathering, Obi declared that maintaining over ten luxury aircraft during an economic crisis remains an unpardonable waste of public funds. He argued that the funds saved from maintaining…
Andy Burnham will walk through the black door of 10 Downing Street on Monday as the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister in ten years, inheriting a bruised governing party, a jittery bond market and an economy carrying some of the heaviest borrowing costs in a generation. The former mayor of Greater Manchester takes…
The Labour Party has refuted reports alleging it failed to upload the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) closed its nomination portal, insisting that the process was completed four days before the deadline. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the…
Peter Obi has raised the stakes in Nigeria’s opposition politics with a stark declaration that he may not survive to contest the 2027 presidential election, tying his fears directly to what he described as sustained pressure from the Tinubu administration on his person and his businesses. The former Anambra State governor, now the presidential…
Political parties are moving at sharply different speeds to beat a fast approaching deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission for uploading candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the ruling party and the leading opposition platforms reporting smooth progress even as smaller parties wrestle with the commission’s online portal. INEC has…
Nine political parties have collected their official web access codes from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The All Progressives Congress, the African Democratic Congress, and the Labour Party lead the first batch of collectors. These codes grant access to the dedicated online candidate nomination portal. The development marks the official commencement of the electronic phase…
Veteran UK politician Andy Burnham confirmed on Monday that he would seek to replace Keir Starmer as leader of the ruling Labour Party and prime minister, shortly after Starmer announced his resignation outside 10 Downing Street. Burnham, 56, called for an “orderly and responsible” transition after Starmer, 63, said he accepted with “good grace”…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader, bowing out after less than two years in office at the end of a turbulent term defined by policy reversals, ministerial walkouts and historic electoral defeats. Starmer announced on Monday that he was resigning as leader of the ruling Labour Party, a…
Mounting pressure within Britain’s governing Labour Party has fuelled fresh uncertainty over the future of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with reports suggesting he could announce a timetable for stepping down after days of intense political turmoil. The speculation comes as Andy Burnham prepares to take his seat in the House of Commons following a decisive…
