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Obasanjo lack intergrty to criticise Buhari, says Lagos APC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2018 0

As reactions continues to trail the letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo advising President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in the 2019 general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has said that Obasanjo lacked the integrity to

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PDP, APC members join Obasanjo’s ‘third force’ movement in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2018 0

A ‘third force’ group floated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo under the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) held its inaugural meeting Friday in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Members who were mainly People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters with few aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Alliance for Democracy (AD) members came

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Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2018 0

More than a week after President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation commentary and devastating assessment of the Buhari administration, it has remained the main subject in the public arena in Nigeria. It is a measure of the stature, influence and capacity of the elder statesman that whenever he intervenes as he has […]

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Obasanjo’s letter to Buhari good for democracy, says APC Scandinavia

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2018 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Scandinavia chapter, has said that the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari is good for the nation`s democracy. Obasanjo in the letter advised Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this point in time at his age, saying “Buhari does not necessarily need to heed my […]

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Obasanjo’s call for Fresh Coalition: New Party, ANRP expresses readiness to meet him

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2018 0

Recently registered political party, Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for Nigerians to move towards a new political coalition that will replace the ill-performing All Progressives Congress (APC) and its discredited counterpart, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former President, in a statement, on

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Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria set for launch January 31

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2018 0

A political movement promoted by former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Coalition for Nigeria (CN) is due to launch January, 31. The movement is currently being coordinated by a former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, according to a report by PremiumTimes. Oyinlola is a longstanding associate of the former Nigerian leader. However, to manage possible

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Reasons former Nigerian president, OBJ, released statement against Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2018 0

Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Nigeria’s president, on Tuesday publicly advised President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election in 2019. Obasanjo, in a lengthy and strongly-worded statement, also promoted what may become a political party, Coalition for Nigeria, CN. “I, therefore, will gladly join such a Movement when one is established as Coalition for Nigeria,

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George Weah inauguration: Obasanjo, Saraki, Okorocha arrive Monrovia

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2018 0

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, arrived Monrovia on Monday morning for the swearing in of Liberia’s President-elect, George Weah. Obasanjo’s plane touched down at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) at 8:01 a.m. (9 a.m. Nigerian time) while Saraki arrived at 9:02 a.m. On hand to receive them were […]

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Isiaka congratulates Obasanjo on PhD

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2018 0

Two time Gubernatorial candidate in Ogun state, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, GNI, has congratulated former president Olusegun Obasanjo for successfully bagging a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) from the National Open University. Prince Isiaka noted that Baba Obasanjo’s knack for acquiring knowledge stands him out among true African statesmen. Isiaka who is a First Class

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Olusegun Obasanjo, Ph.D

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

By Reuben Abati Perhaps in the long run, the most remarkable legacy of the Nigerian leader known as Olusegun Obasanjo would be his personal example, in terms of the manner in which he continues to creatively reinvent himself and the Renaissance quality and force of his achievements. In addition to all that we already know […]

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Corruption Fuelled Boko Haram, “EFCC, ICPC Politicised” says Obasanjo

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the massive corrupt tendencies of the nation’s educated leaders gave birth to the dreaded terrorist organisation, Boko Haram. He said this while delivering a public lecture to mark the 14th anniversary of the Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Initiative at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state. Speaking […]

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Multinationals partner AfroChampions Club on Africa’s development

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

….Obasanjo, Mbeki, Dangote, others driving initiative The AfroChampions Initiative has just taken a new step with the official creation of the AfroChampions Club, a new platform to mobilise African multinationals to accelerate the economic integration of the continent. At the invitation of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Founder and CEO of the Dangote Group and President of

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Obasanjo speaks on his return to PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Nigerian President has declared that he is not returning to the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obasanjo spoke to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the National Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi. The meeting was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, which lasted for one hour.

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Borrowing, not solution to Nigeria’s problem- Umeofia

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

Chief Executive Officer of Erisco foods, Chief Erick Umeofia, has cried out that borrowing is not a solution to Nigeria’s problem, insisting that buying made-in-Nigeria is the only way out of the current economic predicaments of the nation. Umeofia, who made this declaration in a press briefing in Lagos, lamented the manipulations and frustrations going […]

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NIGERIA: UNITY AND THE INELASTICITY OF NATIONHOOD

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2017 0

Anyone that wishes Nigeria well as a nation will not for one minute entertain support for groups or activities that contemplate the fracturing of the nation. Breaking up the nation would in the case be most outrageous. As of the time of writing this piece, groups like the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement […]

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Malabu $1.1 billion deal: Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan endorsed agreement – Adoke insists

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2017 0

Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation has insisted that the controversial Malabu oil Block Agreement was endorsed by the previous administrations of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan. In an official letter written to his successor and the current Justice Minister, Abubakar

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Obasanjo’s library: Osinbajo, Jonathan, Annan, others storm Abeokuta

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2017 0

Security operatives from the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and security dogs keep vigil at the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, as over 12 serving and past African presidents, governors and ambassadors

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President Buhari has not disappointed me, says Obasanjo

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2017 0

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said in an interactive session at his HillTop Presidential Mansion in Abeokuta, Friday, that leadership was not about age, but quality of the individual, stressing that Buhari has performed creditably well in the areas of fighting insurgency and securing the country. His words: “I don’t know about what is your […]

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OBJ, Wigwe, Terraz, Others Call For Collaborative Efforts To Combat HIV/AIDS In Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2017 0

It is no longer news that there is need to have an urgent, coordinated and sustained response to combat HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. This, can only be result driven when there are early government-led efforts that seeks to help coordinate public and private sector activities as well as the arrival of significant international funding. In a […]

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What is wrong with our Trump?

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

Less than a week after his victory, the newly elected American president, Donald J. Trump, as bad as he is, assembled his transition team. Still less than a week after the victory, Trump appointed Republican National Committee Chairman, Reince Priebus, as the chief of staff for the new administration. In the same day, Trump appointed […]