Presidency refuse to comment on Obasanjo’s letter

The presidency has not responded to a letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s, wherein the latter urged the former not to seek re-election in 2019. Obasanjo said instead of re-contesting, Buhari should rather contribute on the sideline nationally and internationally. When reached for comments on the statement, Garba Shehu, Senior […]

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What you didn’t know about “Odi Massacre”, Bolou, former Bayelsa commissioner narrates the ordeal

It was on November 20, 1999, that the Nigerian military, allegedly acting on the orders of then President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, invaded Odi, a predominantly Ijaw community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and wreaked monumental havoc on the community. The attack, which many observers have described as a pogrom, came at a […]

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GEJ advises Atiku: OBJ is the boss of all bosses, ignore him at your peril

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the “boss of all bosses”, saying ignoring the elder statesman is at one’s peril. Jonathan said this while speaking with Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, on the 2019 election and the chances of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar if […]

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Buhari is fighting corruption, insurgency; he has not disappointed me – Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, says President Muhammadu Buhari is actually fighting corruption and insurgency and has not disappointed him. Obasanjo on Thursday said Buhari should be given credit and encouraged to do more. “President Buhari has not disappointed me. Yes, he is […]

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