Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said Buruji Kashamu, a former senator from Ogun state, evaded justice but could not escape death. Recall that Kashamu died from COVID-19 complications at a Lagos hospital on Saturday. In a condolence letter to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Obasanjo said the life of the deceased is […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that if Jesus Christ was in Nigeria today, he would not be silenced about the way the country is being governed. He made this statement while he was speaking at the 64th Annual convention of the Four Square Bible Church, at the Church campground located along […]
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The chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has said that President Buhari’s trips are not up to that of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He made this statement while he was faulting criticisms of the frequent trips by President Muhammadu Buhari. While speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, he said […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant killings across Nigeria. Obasanjo said the issue of killings can no longer be ignored or treated with nonchalance. He noted that it can not be swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The elder statesman […]
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The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, has alleged that corruption went unchecked during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Ribadu made the remark at a convocation lecture at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina state, on Friday. He also said there was “nothing positively significant” that took […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to keep quiet and retire to his farm in Ota, Ogun state. Tinubu said this at the presidential rally which held in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital,on Monday. Speaking to a crowd of supporters that thronged Ramat Square, […]
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The Federal Government says though it is the constitutional right of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support a candidate for an election, his endorsement, however, does not guarantee victory. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the government on Monday in Abuja, said Obasanjo’s candidate for the […]
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Former president Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the strengthening of the local government as the third tier of government in Nigeria, The elder-statesman said the current practice has continued to hamper real development at the grassroots. He said this on Monday while receiving members of the Friends of Democracy group at his residence […]
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The Presidency has dismissed as `well-rehearsed theatre’ the reported endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying `they will lose together’. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The presidential aide said that Obasanjo’s […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential election, describing him as better than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo described Atiku as someone as who understands Nigeria’s economy better and has the experience that can make the administration business-friendly by providing jobs. “I personally know you have […]
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