Tag: olusegun obasanjo

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January 16, 2013

Bruised ego: Obasanjo declines taking part in laying of wreath

by Akan Ido The Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration was temporarily put on hold in Abeokuta, Ogun State yesterday when ...

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January 15, 2013

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

by Isi Esene The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) intensified yesterday as the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur ...

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January 13, 2013

Opinion: The Jonathan/Obasanjo feud and its implications for 2015

by Theophilus Ilevbare President Jonathan is fighting the battle of his political soul as he now seem to have reneged ...

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January 12, 2013

“Obasanjo is a man who failed his country” – Adamu Ciroma berates OBJ, IBB and Jonathan govts

by Akan Ido Former Finance Minister, Mallam Adamu Ciroma is a respected voice in the Nigerian polity having garnered valuable ...

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January 12, 2013

PDP tussle: Buruji Kashamu floors Obasanjo as court sacks Olagunsoye Oyinlola

by Isi Esene A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday sacked the secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olagunsoye ...

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January 9, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Nigeria’s number one problem remains the same (YNaija FrontPage)

Pay attention to the history of nations and corporations, wherever there was a monumental leap in the fortunes of a ...

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January 9, 2013

Stalemate: PDP fails to produce BoT Chairman, OBJ absent [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Contrary to some reports, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees chairman failed to emerge yesterday. ...

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January 9, 2013

Corruption: Jonathan is not doing enough – Obasanjo

by Isi Esene Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday threw a challenge at president Goodluck Jonathan urging him to act decisively ...

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January 8, 2013

How fire burnt INEC HQ’s voter registry (PHOTOS)

  by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja, ...

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January 6, 2013

Hello Peter, we’ve missed you: Odili opens up in new autobiography

A fresh light has been cast on the dark intrigues and succession crisis that trailed the choice of Mr.Celestine Omehia as ...

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January 6, 2013

Simon Kolawole: This troubled Nigerian project

by Simon Kolawole …the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party in power since 1999, does not seem to have an ...

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January 3, 2013

“I would have been a dead person…” – Obasanjo speaks (again) on the fire incident

by Isi Esene Olusegun Obasanjo is counting his blessings and announcing it to anyone who cares to listen. The former ...

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January 2, 2013

Sabella Abidde: Nigerian leaders and mental illness

by Sabella Abidde My position is not that “mad men” cannot be good and effective leaders. They can be if ...

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December 28, 2012

Fiery December: Fire guts Ondo FRCN station, shuts down operation

by Akan Ido This season is turning out to be a fiery one as the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, ...

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December 28, 2012

Obasanjo assesses fire damage, bursts into victory song [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion belonging to the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo which reportedly started around 4:30pm ...

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December 27, 2012

Updated: Former President Obasanjo’s hilltop mansion in Abeokuta on fire (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion of former president Olusegun Obasanjo in his hometown, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was gutted by ...

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December 24, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: The definitive list: Nigeria’s Top 5 good news items for 2012 (YNaija FrontPage)

Read my most recent YNaija piece for details. For the masses of Nigeria, every squabble between the members of an ...

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December 23, 2012

“I’ve not forgiven Obasanjo and I will not forget what IBB did to me…” – Gen. Buhari opens up like never before

by Isi Esene General Muhammadu Buhari has been known to be taciturn, always keeping his feeling to himself except on ...

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December 22, 2012

Opinion: Azazi, Yakowa’s deaths: How safe is Goodluck Jonathan?

by Obinna Akukwe President Goodluck should be careful of his personal safety. This growing irritation and desperation could result in ...

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December 22, 2012

Opinion: Jonathan, Anenih and the PDP cahoots

by Theophilus Ilevbare The ineptitude and cluelessness of the PDP and Jonathan led administration came to the fore as the ...

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December 21, 2012

Ogun PDP: Free-for-all fight as Obasanjo and Kashamu factions clash

by Akan Ido The battle for supremacy for the soul of the People s Democratic Party in Ogun State is ...

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December 16, 2012

Opinion: Pray Obasanjo does not endorse you – A rejoinder

by Demola Rewaju To be certain, OBJ is neither God nor a god but to say he is a political ...

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December 15, 2012

Opinion: Pray that Obasanjo does not endorse you

by Iyobasa Uwugiaren For those who don’t know, many cases abound – which point to the notorious fact that Obasanjo derives ...

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December 11, 2012

WATCH: Hilarious video of former president Olusegun Obasanjo dancing Gangnam Style in Ghana

by Isi Esene At his age president Olusegun Obasanjo sure knows how to enjoy himself. The former president was his ...

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December 10, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: May things continue to fall apart in Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)

They buy jets and fund projects from the sweat of the bottom-billion, who know that one day Jehovah Lojiji, the ...

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December 9, 2012

“Don’t call me General Obasanjo unless you’re my opponent,” OBJ tells Ghanaian journalist

Nigeria’s former President and military Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, felt embarrassed at being referred to as General Obasanjo ...

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December 4, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Obasanjo, Jonathan and the failings of Nigerian mentors (YNaija FrontPage)

The mentor likely believes that by posturing as a perfect human being and avoiding honest conversation about his flaws, he ...

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November 27, 2012

Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Adewale Sogunro I was hoping that he would look beyond the ethnic divisions, while rendering language to heal the ...

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November 25, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Jonathan, don’t drop the ball

Too much money is wasted or stolen, and you cannot but wonder how many more roads or schools or hospitals ...

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November 25, 2012

President Jonathan to grant amnesty to ex-EU leaders… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola   …some friends of his, who spoke with A Pinch… said that if given a choice between ...

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