The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ask for the refund of the $16 billion allegedly expended on the power sector under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He said Mr Obasanjo should be asked to pay back the money. Mr Oshiomhole said […]
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop interfering in the affairs of the ruling party. He spoke in Abuja at the venue of the national convention of the party. Mr Tinubu, who described Mr Obasanjo’s interference as “busy body”, argued that the […]
Noble laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka yesterday said he will expose the atrocities of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Nigerians on July 3. The literary icon said while maintaining that it was time the old breeds left the political stage. According to the veteran playwright, the country cannot continue to recycle old corrupt and geriatrics. Soyinka […]
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is determined to confine the Muhammadu Buhari administration into the dustbin of history, come 2019. To achieve his heart’s desire, the Owu-born retired general is leaving nothing to chance as he on Sunday called on God to ensure the defeat of Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Obasanjo told a town […]
Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole, has said he would have arrested and prosecuted former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he were President Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming as the former Edo State governor received more endorsements from the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, as well as governors elected on the platform of the […]
By Immanuel James The reports came in time, with Musa Yar’Adua barely settled as president. Olusegun Obasanjo, his agency to power, had allegedly become an active interference seeking to have a word on everything. Enter Goodluck Jonathan and similar reports held sway, achieving climax in that famous letter that helped disrupt a political era. Eleven […]
On Sunday, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) warned Nigerians to be wary of a coalition formed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, purportedly to rescue Nigeria. They said Nigeria was in danger when politicians like Obasanjo, who supervised the sacking of democratic governments’ in Oyo and Anambra states, pretend to be the […]
Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo has no moral right to accuse anyone of being corrupt. Describing Obasanjo as a “whited sepulchre,” Adebanjo said the former President had not disputed that he had only N20,000 in his bank account as of when he returned from the prison in 1999 […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Chief Alexander Mwolwus, has lambasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his recent comments. He stated that the retired General’s plot was to discredit the party, while promoting his personal interest ahead of the 2019 general elections. Obasanjo, had in a statement on Monday, told […]
Nigerian Lawyer, Festus Keyamo has reacted to reports of ex president, Olusegun Obasanjo berating President Buhari who he called a failure and further warned Nigerians not to elect in 2019 election. In series of tweets. Festus Keyamo who shared a photo of a National Daily in which former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida told Olusegun Obasanjo that […]
The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not take issue with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this in an interview monitored on Channels Television. Adesina said Buhari would not engage Obasanjo who was his senior in the […]
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida ( IBB ) has advocated for the younger generation to be given the opportunity to steer the reins of leadership of the nation. According to him, the old generation has overstayed in the corridor of power as the nation need new ideas which only the younger generation can […]
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has set the records straight for those who think her son has blood ties to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Tonto Dikeh’s clarification came after Celebritys_Kid shared a photo of Tonto Dikeh’s son, King Andre, sitting on Obasanjo’s lap while his father Olakunle Churchill watched excitedly on Instagram. The photo came […]
* Says Nigeria’s problems man-made – Gov Amosun counsels ex-President to stop writing letters. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his major regrets in life remain the early demise of his parents, saying that none of his parents live to reap the fruits of their labour. Obasanjo also said that the Nigeria’s numerous problems […]
By Sam Ohuabunwa Like him or hate him, Olusegun Obasanjo is an enigma. I am convinced that God has granted him a special grace to influence the course of events in this Nation for good or for bad, sometimes for a mixture of both. There is no living Nigerian Leader who is like him and […]
Following his recent statement to Buhari and the recommendation for the formation of Coalition for Nigeria Movement, Obasanjo will today launch the Ogun State chapter of the movement. Speaking to journalists in Abeokuta on Wednesday, the Media Aide to Obasanjo, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, said the former President will perform the launch at the Ogun State […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo were all smiles on Sunday when they met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening session of the 30th African Union (AU) summit. The development came six days after Obasanjo issued a damning statement, asking Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. But when they met in […]
…prescribes coalition as growth path for Nigeria Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to consider taking a rest from active public service for a well-deserved rest. According to Obasanjo, President Buhari needs a dignified and honourable dismount from the horse. He needs to have time to reflect, refurbish physically […]
Former Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. George Daika, has advised National Chairman of National Rescue Movement, Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau to avoid efforts to rewrite history or obliterate public knowledge but acknowledge the key role Atiku played in frustrating Obasanjo’s third term agenda. Daika stated this in a statement on Tuesday […]
Nigeria’s Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, top politicians including the Vice President and his wife, Prof and Mrs Osinbajo, and business moguls graced the engagement ceremony of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s daughter on Saturday. Amidst the countless photographs flooding the airspace from the glamorous wedding engagement, which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, […]