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I will never abuse President Tinubu, he has my respect – Peter Obi

Dailyblast — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:00:08 +0000

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he will never resort to personal insults against President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the President commands his respect. Peter Obi stated this on Friday, September 25, at the 2026 All Nigeria Editors’ Conference held in Enugu under the theme, “The Ballot, the Media and [...]

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You are no match for Peter Obi, leave him alone – Prof Awuzie tells Umahi, Soludo

Dailyblast — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:44:33 +0000

Igbo leaders and the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo have been urged to speak out against what has been described as continued attacks on the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, by some Igbo politicians. Former National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, made the [...]

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Anichebe urges Governor Soludo to stop attacking Peter Obi

Dailyblast — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:11:01 +0000

An Anambra businessman and Managing Director of Lomat Global Resources Limited, Chief Izuorah Nnamdi Iloma Anichebe, has urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo to focus on promoting his political positions and the achievements of President Bola Tinubu rather than engaging in repeated political exchanges with former Anambra governor, Peter Obi. Anichebe, popularly known as the Mayor of [...]

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Anybody Importing Hard Drugs Will Face Life Sentence, Peter Obi Vows

Dailyblast — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:51:10 +0000

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged to introduce tougher measures against the importation of hard drugs into Nigeria if elected president in the 2027 general election. Obi made the declaration on Saturday, September 19, 2026, during a town hall meeting with NDC members and supporters in Kaduna State, where [...]

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NDC Disowns OK Movement Presidential Campaign Council, Refers Ugulu to Disciplinary Organ

Dailyblast — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:06:29 +0000

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from a purported Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) announced under the name of the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, declaring that the structure was not authorised by the party. The party also referred John Ugulu, who was credited with the announcement, to its appropriate disciplinary [...]

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Appeal Court upholds NDC registration, overturns Lokoja ruling

Dailyblast — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:29:34 +0000

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will participate in the 2027 general elections following a Court of Appeal judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered its deregistration. The party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement reacting to the appellate court’s decision in Abuja. Dickson said [...]

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Obi, Kwankwaso Movement unveils 59-member presidential campaign council

Dailyblast — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:39:31 +0000

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement on Thursday unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators, as well as directors for mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key areas ahead of the 2027 general elections. The council, announced in a statement on Thursday, has the Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, as [...]

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Electricity: ‘Nigerians tell me to slow down, freezers are freezing’ – Power minister

Dailyblast — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:50:13 +0000

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday, September 16, said some Nigerians have asked him to “slow down” with the improvement in electricity supply because, according to him, their freezers now work continuously. While speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly University of Abuja, [...]

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When political success in Lagos is war crime in Ogun by Segun Olatunji

Dailyblast — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:19:30 +0000

Let’s pause for a moment of collective pity for the professional gatekeepers of Ogun State politics. Life must be terribly exhausting for them right now. Imagine waking up everyday, gazing at the calendar, watching 2027 gallop closer and realising your entire political strategy still dwells on a single, desperate, and completely flaccid argument: “But the [...]

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Re-elect my husband, I want to enjoy Nigeria at old age — Remi Tinubu tells South East

Dailyblast — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:10:57 +0000

First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has appealed to voters in the South-East to support the re-election of her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during an official visit to distribute empowerment items to local women, the First Lady explained that both [...]

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