Recession: Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan deserve to be blamed – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says past administrations in the country since the restoration of democracy in 1999 deserved to be blamed for the country’s woes. He said this on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa during a public presentation of a pictorial book titled, “Buhari: A New Beginning” and Conversation themed: “Creative Youth as Drivers of the... Read More

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September 28, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo | Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies aged 93 | King’s College teachers on strike over salary

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo – YNaija Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies aged 93 – YNaija We would deal decisively with killer herdsmen – Buratai – YNaija India to invest $5bn in Nigeria – Leadership Dalung insists Rio outing not a... Read More

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September 28, 2016

Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says there is nothing wrong in the sale of national assets. Obasanjo made this known on Tuesday in Abeokuta while addressing the National Council of Finance and Economic Development conference. Obasanjo said selling national assets during a recession was not wrong, as he proposed a 49 per cent sale of the Nigerian... Read More

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September 18, 2016

Recession: Buhari should emulate Obasanjo by seeking advice from Okonjo-Iweala – Iwuanyanwu

An elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to emulate former President Olusegun Obasanjo by seeking economic advice from a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in order to rescue the country from recession. He made the remark in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he received members of the African Youth Parliament from... Read More

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September 8, 2016

‘I can’t judge Buhari…Nigerian youth should be of use to themselves’ – Orji Kalu

A former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu has said that Nigerians should be enjoying power supply by now if only former president Olusegun Obasanjo listened to his advice. Kalu made the claim when he hosted some Catholic Bishops and the diplomatic community at his Abuja home on Wednesday. He said Nigerians should not... Read More

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September 3, 2016

After meeting Sheriff, OBJ calls for strong opposition

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a strong opposition party in the country if Nigeria’s democracy must be strong, dynamic and cherished, Channels Television reports. Obasanjo made the call after he held a closed door meeting with a factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on Saturday. The former President described the PDP... Read More

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September 3, 2016

Just In: Ali Modu Sheriff in closed-door meeting with OBJ

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, one of the factional national chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, is currently holding a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his Abeokuta Presidential Hilltop residence, The Punch reports. Sheriff arrived at the former president’s residence at 11:04am in a convoy of four Sport Utility vehicles. He rode in a Mercedez... Read More

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August 26, 2016

5 Nigerian politicians whose lives should make for good comedy shows

The BBC has just commissioned a new TV comedy based on UK politician, Nigel Farage’s life after politics. The one off show has been named Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back as a direct reference to Farage’s resignation speech that he made in July this year following the Brexit vote to leave the European Union. Kevin... Read More

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August 24, 2016

Nigerians voted for Buhari, I didn’t make him president – OBJ

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday dismissed reports circulating in the media that he and some other persons won the 2015 elections for President Muhammadu Buhari. He said Nigerians voted for President Buhari, stating that one person cannot make anyone a president. Obasanjo said this in Jalingo, Taraba State during a courtesy call on Governor Darius... Read More

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August 24, 2016

OBJ introduced corruption to Nigeria – Sen. Waku

Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources, Senator Joseph Waku, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption will be incomplete without probing former President Olusegun Obasanjo Waku said the president should either probe Obasanjo or forget about his current war against corruption in the country. Waku said this while speaking with journalists on... Read More

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August 21, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Agriculture is NOT the magic solution

by Simon Kolawole Anytime I hear Nigerian presidents, ministers, governors, economists, analysts and commentators declare that agriculture is the alternative to oil, and that the solution to Nigeria’s economic woes is to return to the farm, I am tempted to jump up and ask at full volume: “Who agriculture alone don epp?” Some states have... Read More

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August 20, 2016

5 powerful Nigerians who are unapologetic about supporting Buhari

by Roqeebah Olaoniye We are all too familiar we the general feeling of frustration with the pace at which things are “changing” in Nigeria. You might have even done a mental double-take when the carpet-seller confidently accuses you of voting in ‘change’ and why you have to live with the consequences. If that’s not your... Read More

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August 20, 2016

We brought Buhari to save Nigeria – Obasanjo

Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said he and some other well-meaning brought President Muhammadu Buhari to save Nigeria from its challenges. Obasnajo said this during a reception held in his honour at the Government House, Yola, Taraba State. He said the decision was taken when it looked like Nigeria was plunging into extinction. Obasanjo said, “Three... Read More

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August 19, 2016

Akin Osuntokun: Obasanjo, Buhari and nation building

Of all those who have had the privilege to govern this country, only two have met, to a large extent, the threshold of being deliberately elected by a plurality of Nigerians. Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa was only elected to represent his Bauchi federal constituency at the House of Representatives on the platform of the Northern... Read More

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August 8, 2016

OBJ says PDP is dying – here are 4 reasons why he’s exactly the cause

by Olaoniye Roqueebah Following the last PDP gathering, (inauguration was it?), claims about the country’s main opposition party have been making rounds and we all know who started it don’t we? Yes, former president Olusegun Obasanjo. Upon hearing rumours that he had attended the event, he quickly responded saying: “If I quit a party when it was... Read More

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August 7, 2016

Obasanjo is the most corrupt person in Nigeria – Na’abba

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba on Sunday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the most corrupt person in Nigeria. Na’abba who was Speaker of the lower house during President Obasanjo’s first tenure stated this while fielding questions from newsmen. He also spoke on the current budget padding controversy in the House of Representatives.... Read More

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August 7, 2016

Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Atiku Abubakar deserves attention

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last week restated his call for the restructuring of Nigeria, which he said had become inevitable. “I believe that restructuring will eventually happen whether we like or support it or not. The question is whether it will happen around a conference table, in a direction influenced by us and whether... Read More

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August 7, 2016

I’ve not returned to PDP – Obasanjo

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday dismissed speculations in the media that he had returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A picture taken and shared online placed Obasanjo at the same venue the PDP was holding a pre-convention meeting. The former president said the photographer was being mischievous as his presence at the... Read More

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August 5, 2016

Spotted: Obasanjo at venue of PDP convention committee inauguration (PHOTO)

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was on Friday seen at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)‘s National Convention committee inauguration. NAN took a picture of the former chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees at the venue. Recall that Obasanjo, last year publicly tore his membership card and renounced the party as... Read More

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July 26, 2016

‘I rejected Obasanjo’s N50m third term bribe’ – Deputy Senate Leader

The deputy Senate Majority leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should stop parading himself as a saint. He dared the former President to prove his allegations of corruption against him as a member of the National Assembly. The former president had said on Monday that the budget padding scandal in the... Read More

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July 17, 2016

‘Agriculture can drive the nation’s economy’ – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said government’s direct involvement in agricultural development and production had been discovered to be a channel for stealing. Obasanjo made this statement in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, at the first eminent persons business lecture organised by the University of Ibadan’s School of Business and the International Institute for Tropical... Read More

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June 9, 2016

Okey Ndibe: Nigeria’s strange business of corpses

by Okey Ndibe I’m deeply troubled by what appears to me to be Nigeria’s growing industry of making and exhibiting corpses. The Nigerian state – represented by its police and military – continues to refine its capacity for the production of corpses. It’s as if, by the day, the state’s expertise in killing its subjects becomes... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Ochereome Nnanna: Atiku should please define ‘restructuring’

By Ochereome Nnanna After one year of silence, Vice President Atiku Abubakar seized the opportunity of a book launch in Abuja last week to break his silence. He reviewed the state of the nation under President Muhammadu Buhari, which is what pretty much everyone else has done in the past one week. Former Vice President... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Buhari in private meeting with Obasanjo (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a private meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Obasanjo was reported to have arrived the Villa in the company of Otumba Johnson Fasawe around 12.30 p.m. It is not immediately clear what the purpose of the meeting is about or what both Nigerian... Read More

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June 3, 2016

‘It was a mistake to let Obasanjo and Jonathan’s relationship suffer’ – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri, a former Special Adviser on New Media to immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, says his former boss did more in 100 days than President Muhammadu Buhari has achieved in 1 year. In a Twitter interview with YNaija on Thursday, Reno also revealed that there was a lot of “infighting and turf wars” in the... Read More

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May 31, 2016

‘Abiola and Abacha were played’ | 5 things we learned from Major Al-Mustapha’s exposé

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, said on Monday, that he would make some shocking and detailed revelations in his new book, Mustapha’s Memoirs, which is still a work in progress. He said this while addressing journalists in Lagos – where he spoke about... Read More

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May 31, 2016

‘Abacha, Abiola’s deaths from same source’ | Major Al-Mustapha makes shocking revelations

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has revealed that the same people who killed his former boss were responsible for the murder of the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola. Al-Mustapha said on Monday, that he would make some shocking and... Read More

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May 21, 2016

Dele Momodu: The second coming of President Buhari

Fellow Nigerians, let me start today’s epistle by saying time flies indeed. Over a year ago, the dream of Major General Muhammadu Buhari to return to power, after being toppled in a military coup by Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and company, was eventually realised after a record fourth attempt. History would record this monumental feat as... Read More

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April 7, 2016

Obasanjo visits presidential villa, meets with Buhari (PHOTOS)

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Statehouse, in Abuja, on Thursday, April 7. The reason for Obasanjo’s visit to the presidential villa, is momentarily unknown. See photos below.

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March 23, 2016

Doyin Okupe ‘doesn’t know what he’s saying’ – Obasanjo

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his former Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Doyin Okupe, as a hypocrite. Obasanjo said his former employee who recently described him as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West, is apparently ignorant. Okupe had said: “Baba Obasanjo still remains the undisputed and authentic leader of... Read More

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Recession: Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan deserve to be blamed – Buhari

The YNaija Tracklist: Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo | Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies aged 93 | King’s College teachers on strike over salary

Recession: Nigeria should sell 49 per cent of NNPC – Obasanjo

Recession: Buhari should emulate Obasanjo by seeking advice from Okonjo-Iweala – Iwuanyanwu

‘I can’t judge Buhari…Nigerian youth should be of use to themselves’ – Orji Kalu

After meeting Sheriff, OBJ calls for strong opposition

Just In: Ali Modu Sheriff in closed-door meeting with OBJ

5 Nigerian politicians whose lives should make for good comedy shows

Nigerians voted for Buhari, I didn’t make him president – OBJ

OBJ introduced corruption to Nigeria – Sen. Waku

Simon Kolawole: Agriculture is NOT the magic solution

5 powerful Nigerians who are unapologetic about supporting Buhari

We brought Buhari to save Nigeria – Obasanjo

Akin Osuntokun: Obasanjo, Buhari and nation building

OBJ says PDP is dying – here are 4 reasons why he’s exactly the cause

Obasanjo is the most corrupt person in Nigeria – Na’abba

Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Atiku Abubakar deserves attention

I’ve not returned to PDP – Obasanjo

Spotted: Obasanjo at venue of PDP convention committee inauguration (PHOTO)

‘I rejected Obasanjo’s N50m third term bribe’ – Deputy Senate Leader

‘Agriculture can drive the nation’s economy’ – Obasanjo

Okey Ndibe: Nigeria’s strange business of corpses

Ochereome Nnanna: Atiku should please define ‘restructuring’

Buhari in private meeting with Obasanjo (PHOTOS)

‘It was a mistake to let Obasanjo and Jonathan’s relationship suffer’ – Reno Omokri

‘Abiola and Abacha were played’ | 5 things we learned from Major Al-Mustapha’s exposé

‘Abacha, Abiola’s deaths from same source’ | Major Al-Mustapha makes shocking revelations

Dele Momodu: The second coming of President Buhari

Obasanjo visits presidential villa, meets with Buhari (PHOTOS)

Doyin Okupe ‘doesn’t know what he’s saying’ – Obasanjo

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