By Stephen Gbadamosi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the weekend, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Abdulganiy Salawudeen Adekunle, at the king’s palace. Chief Obasanjo, who was accompanied to Iseyin by a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Oyo, Chief Olayiwola Olakojo, prayed for the […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigeria is running away from census. Obasanjo said this while urging the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct accurate, credible and acceptable data in the forthcoming 2023 census. According to him, it would assist the country in planning and formulating policies. He made the call on Tuesday during […]
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, and others are set to meet today (Thursday) in Abuja over the challenges affecting the country. Daily Times gathered that the news would be held under the backing of […]
Nigeria, according to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is currently oozing with bitterness and grief. Even if the country is supposed to be a land of milk and honey, the former president claimed that weak leadership has made it impossible to achieve. He remarked this on Thursday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to back the president of the African Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, from the 2023 presidency. In a statement on Tuesday, MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola said Obasanjo should not support Adesina because he is a “Yoruba Christian”. According to the MURIC […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, allegedly paid ransoms to kidnappers, according to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. When he received members of the Tiv Professionals Group (TPG) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, Obasanjo made the shocking remark. Not just the Buhari government, but also former […]
A competent source close to former President Olusegun Obasanjo reported last night that he supports a move to draft Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the current President of the African Development Bank, into the 2023 presidential race. The step comes after the former Head of State reportedly failed to persuade Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and […]
By Fassy Yusuf EVER since he took over from Colonel Benjamin Adekunle (The Black Scorpion) as Commander of Third Marine Commando (3 Division), Nigeria Army on May 12, 1969, General (then a Colonel) Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo (you may also prefix him as Chief, Dr., Theologian or Engineer) has become a main issue in the Nigerian […]
Nobel Laureate and playwright, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said the country is more divided as never before under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka in a statement signed from his Autonomous Residence of Ijegba, Idi-Aba Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday titled, “Between ‘Dividers-in-chief’ and Dividers-in-law,” said though not a fan of ex-President […]
Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, attacked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration saying the country is “fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state” under his leadership. READ ALSO: Buhari called fuel subsidy a fraud In 2015, is he now a fraudster? — PDP Daily Times gathered that the ex-President said while delivering a […]
A 60-year-old man, Ibrahim Ibuoye, has appeared before an Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ota for alleged trespassing on the farmland of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Ota. Ibuoye, who was arraigned on four counts bordering on the breach of the peace, forceful entry, causing damages and conspiracy, pleaded not guilty to the charges. […]
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) has indicted the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of “selective justice and a slant application of the rule of law” concerning its removal of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, from the speakers’ list of its forthcoming Annual General Conference. The group requested that the NBA either “cancel the allotted time which […]
The Sokoto State Governor, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, has begun consultations with some veteran politicians over his presidential aspiration on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Daily Times gathered that the consultations started last Thursday when he met the former Senate President, Senator David Mark, during which he discussed his ambition with him. Tambuwal […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday declared that in Nigeria today, over 14 million children that should be in school were not in school, and thereby deprived of education. READ ALSO: Remove Obasanjo and Wike from NBA conference, Muslim lawyers charge NBA Obasanjo made this known in Lagos at the virtual 2020 Fellowship Graduation Ceremony of the […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the first past president to send his condolence to the President Major-General Muhammadu Buhari(Rtd) on the demise of his Chief of staff Abba Kyari via a letter. Obasanjo in his condolence letter addressed to Buhari on Saturday said Kyari’s death should be a solemn reminder to Nigerians that the fight […]
Abeokuta – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a condolence letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the demise of his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari, which occurred on Friday. Obasanjo, in a letter addressed to Buhari and dated April 18, a copy of which was made available in Abeokuta on Saturday, said he received the […]
Abeokuta – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and 11 other African leaders on Tuesday called for effective regional cooperation and an emergency plan to combat the spread of the coronavirus on the continent. The call was contained in a statement signed by Obasanjo and the African leaders, a copy of which was made available in Abeokuta […]
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Saturday commended private individuals, corporate organisations and religious bodies for their donations to the state government in support of its fight against the spread of Coronavirus.
Abeokuta – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, released his former residence, the Presidential Hilltop in Abeokuta, Ogun, to be used as isolation centre for victims of COVID-19. A statement issued by Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, the Special Assistant (Media) to Obasanjo, said the 32-room facility had been handed over to the Ogun government for immediate […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday called on African leaders to redefine the democracy they practice to suit the needs and aspirations of their people, saying if this could be done, growth of African countries would be unprecedented. Obasanjo, who made the call at in his remarks at the occasion of his 83rd birthday held […]