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September 11, 2015

“Don’t drag me into your problem with Obasanjo” | Oyinlola hits back at Soyinka

Former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, have been at each other’s throats in recent time, over the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, in Osogbo. After Soyinka’s attack of Oyinlola last week, the latter has responded saying that the former’s... Read More
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September 11, 2015

‘Tinubu, the leader of Yorubas is greater than Obasanjo’

Chief Olorunfunmi Basorun, the first Secretary to the Alhaji Lateef Jakande-led Lagos State Government, believes that Bola Tinubu is greater than Olusegun Obasanjo. Basorun says that the difference between the two Yoruba leaders- Tinubu and Obasanjo, is that the former worked hard for greatness, while the latter had greatness thrust upon him. In an interview with... Read More
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September 8, 2015

What Obasanjo said to journalists after meeting with Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday. The pair held a closed-door meeting for about an hour, at Buhari’s office, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. After the meeting, Obasanjo refused to speak to journalists, as he was being accompanied to his vehicle by Buhari. As some journalists approached him, he reportedly said: “Comot joo... Read More
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September 8, 2015

Senate to investigate Obasanjo, Jonathan and Yar’Adua

The Senate will today begin the investigation of the Nigerian power sector from 1999 till present. The probe is expected to cover the administrations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Yar’Adua and former President Goodluck Jonathan. The news was made known on Monday, by the Senator Abubakar Kyari-led Senate Ad- Hoc Committee on... Read More
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September 8, 2015

Obasanjo advises African leaders on how to curb illegal migration

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says the elimination of poverty, unemployment and a conflict-free society, will drastically reduce illegal immigration from Africa to Europe. Obasanjo has called on African leaders to do what must be done to end this illegal migration, while also calling on the international community to come to the aid of African nations.... Read More
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September 6, 2015

Obasanjo, Tinubu gave Gani Adams wings to fly – Frederick Fasehun

Dr. Frederick Fasehun, the Founder of O’odua Peoples Congress, has blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for the excesses of Gani Adams, the National Coordinator of the OPC. Fasehun was reacting to Adams’ recent swipe at both Obasanjo and Tinubu, which he described as well deserved, owing... Read More
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August 25, 2015

Jonathan should have probed OBJ | 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

1. A badly written story of bus driver VS Police In spite of the disjointed construction and grammatical letdowns of this story, it’s worth a mention. Perhaps, because of the frequency of its subject-matter nowadays. Yet another bus driver has stripped himself naked to save his bus from the cold hands of the men in faded black.  ... Read More
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August 22, 2015

“God is a Nigerian” | 5 things OBJ said to student leaders yesterday

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, hosted officials of the National Association of Nigerians Students and student union leaders from various institutions on Friday, August 21. Obasanjo spoke on a wide range of issues, from President Buhari’s administration to the last general elections. Below are 5 quotes from what Obasano said to the student leaders;   1.... Read More
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August 22, 2015

“With Buhari, our dream may be coming true” – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the dreams of the Nigerian nation can be actualized with Muhammadu Buhari as President. According to the elder statesman, Buhari’s performance in the last two and a hald months, is indication that ‘our dream may be coming true.’ Obasanjo said this on Friday, while receiving the executives of the... Read More
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August 21, 2015

Buhari appoints Obasanjo as special envoy to Guinea Bissau

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as his special envoy to Guinea Bissau. Obasanjo has been given the task of finding a resolution to the unstable political situation in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, released a statement to this effect on Friday, August 21.... Read More
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August 21, 2015

GEJ should have never been President, Buhari is surrounded by dirty people – Balarabe Musa

Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has spoken on some national issues, mentioning former Presidents, Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari. While he doubted the sincerity of President Buhari’s anti-corruption war, he questioned the capability of Jonathan, to have become President in the first place. In an interview with Vanguard, the... Read More
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August 18, 2015

“Obasanjo’s government was worse than Jonathan’s” |Someone took this swipe yesterday

Obasanjo won’t be pleased to read this, Jonathan; possibly. A Professor, who should know what he’s talking about, has said that the government of Ousegun Obasanjo, was worse than the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan. President of Ndigbo Lagos, Professor Anya O. Anya, said this on Monday, at an event to mark the birthday of Sam Ohuabunwa, former chairman... Read More
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August 18, 2015

Obasanjo is to thank for suspension of UCH Doctors’ strike

We hear former President, Olusegun Obasanjo a.k.a Baba Iyabo, is responsible for the suspension of doctors’ strike. The resident doctors of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, had been on strike for 105 days, but they returned to work on Monday. The President of the association in the UCH, Dr. Lukman Ogunjimi, says the intervention of Obasanjo led to... Read More
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August 16, 2015

Obasanjo does not speak brightly, no one takes him seriously – Uzor Kalu

Former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as a joker. Kalu says that Obasanjo is no more taken seriously by many Nigerians, while also describing him as being responsible for everything wrong with the country. Kalu said this at a public enlightenment programme on the electoral process, organised... Read More
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August 16, 2015

12 times Obasanjo has cheated death

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, says he has escaped death about 12 times in his life. The 78-year-old elder statesman, wrote this in his three-volume autobiography, “My Watch”. Obasanjo wrote that he survived infant mortality, a life-threatening scorpion bite, drowning, car accidents as well as an assassination attempt. Obasanjo narrated thus; “Being one of two of my mother’s surviving... Read More
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August 12, 2015

“How Awolowo became the leader of Yoruba” – Osoba

Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has countered claims made in ‘My Watch’, the book of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, where he stated that the Yoruba ethnic group never had a leader. In a recent interview with Vanguard Newspapers, Osoba said he was present on the day when the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was elected as... Read More
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August 11, 2015

What Soyinka is saying about Obasanjo, Jonathan and Ribadu

In an interview with the current edition of Zero Tolerance magazine, a publication of the EFCC, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, spoke on a number of issues. While he alleged that the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, was being used by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. He also lamented the... Read More
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August 11, 2015

‘Party-less’ Nigerian, Obasanjo says he ‘will never again be a politician’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is retired from the murky waters of Nigerian politics. For all those still in doubt about his political affiliation, Obasanjo has declared that he would never be a politician again in his life. The man said on Monday, that as of now, he remains a “partyless” Nigerian and would simply continue to be an elder... Read More
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August 10, 2015

Jonathan, Obasanjo’s visit wouldn’t stop Buhari’s war against corruption

According to Presidency, the recent private visits of former Presidents, Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, to President Muhammadu Buhari, will not stop the war against corruption. There had been widespread speculation that the private visits of the two former leaders to President Buhari were geared at protecting their interests in the anti-corruption crusade. Obasanjo had... Read More
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August 10, 2015

“Obasanjo condemns everybody, nobody is good enough for him” – Osoba

Olusegun Osoba, a former Governor of Ogun State, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has a bad habit of condemning almost everyone that has worked with him. During an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, Osoba said nobody is ever good enough for Obasanjo. Osoba’s statement was in reaction to Obasanjo’s recent claim that no single... Read More
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August 5, 2015

These were some of the major challenges of my administration – Obasanjo

According to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, bunkering and vandalism are the most challenging problems he had to deal with during his eight-year tenure as Nigeria’s leader. While receiving Ade Abolurin (rtd), the former Corp Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp at his Hill top residence in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Obasanjo made the comments. Obasanjo... Read More
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August 3, 2015

There’s no single leader of the Yoruba people – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo believes that no single person can bear the title and honour of being regarded as the leader of the Yoruba. This was covered in chapter 31 of his book, “My Watch: Political and Public Affairs,” where he spoke about his “Nigerianness and Yorubanness.” Obasanjo said, “Just as there was no single oba having... Read More
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July 29, 2015

Yar’Adua reversed sale of two refineries, refunded Dangote’s $750m – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that the late President, Umaru Yar’Adua, reversed the sale due to pressure. Obasanjo disclosed that the sale of two of Nigeria’s oil refineries had been finalised before he left office in 2007. He stated this in his interview with ‘Book Club’, a programme on Channels Television, on Wednesday, July 29.... Read More
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July 22, 2015

What Obasanjo said about Jonathan, Soyinka last night

On Tuesday night, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was a guest of Kunle Kasumu on Channels Television programme, Channel Book Club. During the course of the interview, Obasanjo spoke about former President, Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Obasanjo accused Jonathan of paying people to attack him, as well as an an activist from the... Read More
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July 20, 2015

“Jonathan is no more President, leave him alone” | Fayose comes for OBJ

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has implored former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to stop attacking the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan. Fayose said Jonathan should be left alone and allowed to leave a private life since he is no longer the president of Nigeria. He said it was unfortunate that Obasanjo would choose the 11th Convocation Lecture... Read More
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July 20, 2015

“Obasanjo doesn’t want any Nigerian to be greater than him” | Ijaw Youth Council defends GEJ

The Ijaw Youths Council has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent verbal attacks on ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan. Obasanjo had stated that the Niger Delta region will suffer for the failure of Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure as President. The IYC described the comments as reckless and baseless, stating that it was a deliberate attempt to dent the good political... Read More
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