•Tinubu The traditional ruler of Bilabiri Kingdom in Bayelsa State, King Dodo II; an elder statesman, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe; a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ogbonna Nwuke; and some South-South leaders have endorsed the claim of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and others that democracy is no longer working in Nigeria. Howev...
•Obasanjo Several eminent Nigerians, former governors and past public office holders expressed fears yesterday over the falling standards of democracy in Nigeria, arguing that it left much to be desired. They voiced their fears at a colloquium held at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former Governor of ...
•David Umahi The Minister for Works, David Umahi, has declared that the Lagos-Calabar highway project is neither a wasteful nor corrupt venture. Recall that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt, reports The PUNCH. The former president disclosed this in...
•Obasanjo and Tinubu Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project of the Tinubu-led federal government as wasteful and corrupt. He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21 billion on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling...
•Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today, expressed the confidence that a better and enviable Nigeria will emerge in his lifetime. Obasanjo, who described himself as an incurable optimist about the country attaining her full greatness in his time given the enormous human and material endowments, charged citizens, especially the natio...
•Obasanjo, Jonathan and Atiku Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday hosted his predecessor Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Sierra-Leonean President Ernest Bae Koromo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and one-time Senate President Bukola Saraki with his spouse Toyin. Also at the gathering was the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ...
•Obasanjo African countries have appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor arrived today to investigate the upsurge in violence. The Rwanda-backed M23 has in recent weeks seized two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), giving the ...
•Late Adebanjo and Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today paid tribute to the late Chief Ayo Adebanjo, describing him as a great man, a committed nationalist, an effective representative of his people, and an unpretentious personality. Obasanjo said, “It was with a deep sense of personal loss that I received the sad news of the [&he...
•Atiku Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has explained why he visited ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, today in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Atiku’s convoy arrived at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, at exactly 12:36pm, alongside some political associates, reports Daily Trust. The former presidential candidate of the P...
•(L-R): Senator Abdul Ningi, ex-VP Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Gov Liyel Imoke and Senator Aminu Tambuwal after a meeting in Abeokuta today Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar today led a delegation to meet with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the hilltop residence of the former Nigerian leader in Ab...

