Former President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted the national working committee (NWC) of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The PDP faction visited the former president on Saturday, and Kabiru Turaki led the delegation. Other members of the delegation include Muazu Aliyu, former Niger governor; Jonah Jang, former…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram insurgency has dragged longer than the country’s 1967–1970 Civil War. Obasanjo made the remark on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews conversation, which was live-streamed on social media and featured other panelists including Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, and former Deputy…
The Presidency, on Sunday, launched a blistering attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a cohort of what it described as “habitual presidential aspirants,” accusing them of hypocrisy and engaging in “pseudo statesmanship” over their recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security. In a strongly worded statement on his X handle, Special…
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to fish out bandits terrorising the country in a bid to ensure the security of the lives and property of all Nigerians. According to Obasanjo, should the government fail to do the needful in ending the killings by the armed groups, Nigerians…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that he became so enraged during his 65th birthday celebration that he briefly felt like grabbing the microphone and hitting former President Olusegun Obasanjo with it. Speaking in an interview with AF24 News, posted on YouTube on Monday, Fayose recounted the events of the Lagos ceremony and…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as an irresponsible madman who belongs in the zoo. Mr Obasanjo, while speaking at Mr Fayose’s 65th birthday held in Lagos during the weekend, had lambasted the ex-governor over their disagreements over the years. In a press statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, special assistant…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday revealed that under his watch as the Nigeria’s Head of State, late United States President Jimmy Carter would not do anything in Africa without his knowledge, a statement which appeared to be a veiled remark on the ongoing controversy over President Donald Trump’s military invasion threat on the country….
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, revealed how he rejected a move to have him endorse former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor. Under the Obasanjo government, El-Rufai served first as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from…
Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo invited him to the presidential villa to inform him of his third-term ambition. On September 20, at a Democracy Dialogue in Accra organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Obasanjo denied ever pursuing a third term in office. The former president had said no Nigerian…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned that the Boko Haram insurgency has become entrenched in the daily lives of Nigerians, urging the country to confront the crisis with deeper reflection and stronger action. Obasanjo made the remarks in Abuja on Friday during the public presentation of “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,” a…