Tag: Obasanjo
Chukwuma Soludo: What Obasanjo and Yar’Adua told me
by Charles Chukwuma Soludo The president cut in, and pointing in my direction remarked: “We shall pray as you have ...
Report: GEJ makes moves to reconcile with Obasanjo
President Goodluck Jonathan has begun moves to reconcile with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as a means of ending the rift ...
You can’t be a good leader and say you won’t step on toes – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjoon Friday declared that any leader not ready to step on toes does is not worth being ...
Nasir el-Rufai: In search of leadership: Roots of historical crisis
by Nasir El-Rufai The murder of political leaders in 1966 without trying them and finding them guilty of any offence, ...
Hauwa Gambo: There was a president, and his name was Olusegun (Y! FrontPage)
by Hauwa Gambo Whatever good this man accumulated in his time in office, he wasted and squandered towards the end ...
“Jonathan is my president, but I will not keep quiet” – Obasanjo
by Hauwa Gambo Headlines about the ongoing battles of wills between President Goodluck Jonathan and his benefactor, former president Olusegun ...
Keep Obasanjo away from elections – Civil society groups write ECOWAS
by Hauwa Gambo Former president Olusegun Obasanjo manages to ruffle feathers anywhere he goes – and civil society groups across ...
Opinion: Is Obasanjo’s criticism of Jonathan justified?
by Bayo Olopohunda “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones” —English proverb “When you point a finger ...
Opinion: Baba Obasanjo must be careful
by Demola Rewaju This time, Baba is walking where angels fear to tread yet with the confidence of a trapeze ...
SNAPSHOT: Say hello to Beauty and the B… aba Iyabo
by Hauwa Gambo It’s impossible for us to have seen President Olusegun Obasanjo – the same one who is butt ...
TICKER: #InCaseYouMissedIt: Fashola and Obasanjo battle over vehicles
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola are at loggerheads following the seizure of one of ...
Opinion: Politicus – Tinubu and the parable of Haman
by Demola Rewaju When analysts say that all the AD governors were deceived by Chief Obasanjo in 2003, they forget ...
Opinion: Nigeria is negotiable
by Chido Onumah Two retired generals and former heads of state stirred up a hornet’s nest recently when they proffered ...
“We have what it takes” – Obasanjo decries worldwide rankings of Nigerian Universities
by Adeniyi Abdul Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the state of higher institutions in the country, particularly the ...
SNAPSHOT: We know what President Obasanjo did yesterday
by Hauwa Gambo You know how you are just dying to know what former president, Olusegun Obasanjo is up to? ...
Opinion: Jonathan is Obasanjo’s legacy and he should be eternally ashamed
by Sonala Olumhense Nasir El-Rufai, a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is the author of a new work ...
Derivation and Deprivation II: The Ill-gotten wealth of Obasanjo
By Muhammad Sageer I found out one astonishing thing about most of our influential politicians in Nigeria, they are all ...
Opinion: How Obasanjo underdeveloped Nigeria
By Muhammad Sageer Whatever catastrophe we are going through in this country is the brainchild of ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo is ...
“Jonathan is indecisive, vindictive, petty, and I pity him” – Henry Okah
by Hauwa Gambo Henry Okah, Niger-Delta activist accused of the October 1 2010 bombings in Abuja has remained locked up ...
Prince Philip to Olusegun Obasanjo: “You look like you’re ready for bed!” – and other gaffes, as he turns 90
The United Kingdom’s Daily Mirror relives 90 of the gaffes of the monarchy’s Prince Philip, famous for saying exactly what ...
Obasanjo couldn’t do it, so how can you? Galadima dares GEJ to arrest Buhari
by Lekan Olanrewaju As former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari raised alarm over President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged plan to ...
The “Godfather of Modern Nigeria”? Financial Times profiles Olusegun Obasanjo
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Financial Times recently launched a series titled 12 days in West Africa, which will detail reports of ...
“You are talking absolute nonsense” – Check out the top 6 set downs by President Obasanjo
by Lekan Olanrewaju “What God is he talking about?” Responses like that quote constituted the majority of the public reaction ...
Ken Nnamani says OBJ is a liar
by Hauwa Gambo As we reported on Friday, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo had claimed, in an exclusive interview with Channels ...
WATCH: “If I wanted a third term, God would have given it to me” – Obasanjo speaks up in exclusive interview
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken out denying allegations that he was responsible for the proposed third term ...
So long, Baba! Obasanjo resigns as PDP Board of Trustees chairman
by Hauwa Gambo Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and informal Nigerian ambassador has resigned his position as chairman of the Board of ...
“I didn’t even remember his birthday” – Tinubu swats Obasanjo in new interview
by Lekan Olanrewaju “We had ‘amala’ and vegetable soup with hot pepper in Abiola’s house.” ...
Idris Bello on Nigeria’s healthcare: A country “that cares not whether its citizens live or die”
by Chi Ibe “…the causes are inexcusable, as they depict a failure of the Nigerian system.” On 11 March, 2012, ...
“I personally sat at the driver’s seat” – Obasanjo blames lack of food security on successors
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed the food insecurity in Africa on the lack of continuity of agricultural policies ...
“…after Obasanjo gets a Nobel Peace Prize” – Check out yesterday’s top tweets
by Lekan Olanrewaju From soundoffs on gay rights and homophobia in Nigeria to criticism of the current administration, check out ...
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