The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as he turns 81 on Monday, March 5. The party, in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said it remains proud of the former president. It said Obasanjo had excelled as an international figure and made […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, former President Shehu Shagari and former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida are absent as President Muhammadu Buhari presides over a Council of State meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), are however attending the meeting which is the third of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari with preside over a meeting of the Council of State on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. If it holds as planned, this will be the third time Buhari will be hosting the meeting of the council that has all living former Presidents and Heads of Government as members since he assumed […]
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Former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday visited the presidential villa in Abuja. He used the opportunity to react to the letter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to forget about the 2019 election. Oshiomhole said since President Obasanjo is not one of Buhari’s advisers, he should allow the […]
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Elder statesman and former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari not following the principle of federal character in the appointment of heads of security agencies. The former president who spoke at the unveiling of Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Thursday, asked the National Assembly […]
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The former President Olusegun Obasanjo today (Thursday) registered as a member of the coalition for Nigeria movement (CNM) when he completed the form and handed it over to former Governor of Osun State, Col. Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Rtd.), who is the National Coordinator of the group. Obasanjo when delivering his speech at the press center, Iwe […]
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Following former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for a Coalition for Nigeria (CN), as contained in his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Coalition was launched at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Notably, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former governor of Osun state and Donald Duke, one-time governor of Cross River state, were among the […]
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By Reuben Abati More than a week after President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation commentary and devastating assessment of the Buhari administration, it has remained the main subject in the public arena in Nigeria. It is a measure of the stature, influence and capacity of the elder statesman that whenever he intervenes […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo are pictured exchanging pleasantries and sharing a hearty laugh at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Ethiopia. The meeting comes few days after Obasanjo released a statement, urging President Buhari not to seek re-election. Obasanjo […]
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The Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed has reacted to a letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, wherein he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. BELOW IS THE FULL RESPONSE BY LAI For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what he said concerning […]
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