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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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusengun Obasanjo, has cautioned against sweeping the call for restructuring in Nigeria under the carpet. Obasanjo made the call while presenting a plaque to Prof. Ehosa Osaghae, the Convocation Lecturer at the National Open University (NOUN) on Friday in Abuja. “We should not sweep the quest for restructuring under the […]
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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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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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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanj, has said can never return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obasanjo spent his two terms as a democratic president under the party and even became chairman of its board of trustees in 2007. But he tore his membership card publicly in the buildup to the 2015 election. […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to meet and dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as a measure to curb the secessionist agitations in the South-East. Obasanjo made his opinion known in an interview with the Newsweek Magazine. He said, “I don’t see […]
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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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A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with BBC in Lagos on Monday, said the reason ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not fight the Boko Haram insurgents early enough is that the latter did not believe it was a serious issue. Obasanjo said he brought the grievances of the sect to the […]
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Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he is not advocating for the restructuring of the country; saying that it is the mentality of Nigerians that needs changing. In an interview with Channels TV, the former president said Nigerians should concern themselves with how the country’s resources could be effectively managed. “I have […]
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Following the August 14 unprecedented disaster, Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), on Wednesday 23 August, paid a state visit to the people and Government of Sierra Leone to commiserate over the great loss caused by devastating mudslides and floods that have claimed hundreds of innocent […]
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