Nigeria’s ePresident Olusegun Obasanjo openly endorsed Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate for the Labour Party, ahead of the presidential election in February. Obasanjo in a New year message titled “My appeal to all Nigerians particularly Young Nigerians,” noted that while none of the candidates are perfect, or “saints,” he believes that when considering their knowledge, […]
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The former president of Nigeriat, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, hinted that he made a mistake picking his number two when he wanted to become the nation’s democratically elected president in 1999. Obasanjo stated this on Saturday, during questions and answers session at a programme by Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) for selected […]
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The former Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Saraki had arrived the Penthouse residence of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta to have a closed-door meeting with the ex-President. Saraki’s meeting with Obasanjo may have to do with his 2023 presidential […]
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Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to be honest with the issues Nigeria is burdened with. Obasanjo, who had made this statement at a Global Crusade organised by the Deeper Life Bible Church, in Abeokuta and monitored online on Tuesday, May 03, 2022, urged Nigerians to have faith in God. The former president […]
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Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. Obasanjo, who described the late Alaafin as a symbol of the nation’s epic struggle in self discovery and self actualisation, said the Oba was a fervent promoter of mutual tolerance. In a letter to the Oyo State […]
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The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was learnt that Osinbajo visited Ogun State for a high-level dialogue organised by the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA). The dialogue tagged, ‘West Africa: Rising To The Challenge Of Consolidating Democratic Governance’, will hold […]
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The Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, distanced himself from reports of him backing the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. Reports had it that Obasanjo said the Southeast would would bring a lot to the table if allowed to produce the country’s president. Obasanjo was quoted to have made the remark […]
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Ahead of the 2023 elections, erstwhile President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the older generation to step down for the younger ones. According to Obasanjo the older generation should support the younger generation with the needed knowledge and experience to transform Nigeria. The former President spoke yesterday at the 2022 annual lecture of the Murtala Muhammed […]
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The Patriotic Elders Association of Nigeria, PEAN, a group of retired civil servants, military officers and some businessmen, has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his comments that Nigeria needs more ‘rebels’ to speak truth to the government. It’s National President, Dr Bature AbdulAziz, in a statement said that Obasanjo and other leaders are responsible […]
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Nigeria’s ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday told leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he won’t return to the party. Obasanjo made this know when a PDP delegation led by the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, four former governors, and members of the party’s National Working Committee visited him at his […]
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