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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said it was a “fallacy” for South Africa to believe that xenophobia would make more jobs available to its citizens. read more

On Saturday, April 20, an exhausted Olusegun Obasanjo sat down with Musikilu Mojeed and Oladeinde Olawoyin at his Ibogun Olaogun ancestral home to reflect on Nigeria’s democracy journey. The former president had scheduled the interview for his Abeokuta home. But when the reporters arrived the...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, former Presidents Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar have advocated concerted action against the spread of cancer in the country. The nation’s leaders spoke on Thursday at the official launch of the...

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as one of the greatest Nigerians alive. While felicitating with the former president on his 82nd birthday, Atiku said no Nigerian alive has done as much as Obasanjo did for the country. The Peoples Democratic...

Former aide Reno Omokri has expressed concern that the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo will be sidelined in the government allegedly because President Buhari does not believe he is bringing anything to the table. It should be recalled that during the last election, VP Yemi Osibanjo lost in his...

As congratulatory messages continued to pour in from within and outside the country over the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has kept mum over the development. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood...

President Muhammadu Buhari defeated Atiku Abaubakar, his main challenger, at the polling unit of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Saturday. https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-buhari-wins-at-obasanjos-polling-unit/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described reports that he has resigned as fake news. Speaking via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Osinbajo said he remains committed to the service of the Nigerian people under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. He urged Nigerians to disregard the...

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of protecting and rewarding killers of Bola Ige, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation. In a statement on Tuesday titled “Trivialise corruption, Neutralise justice”, Soyinka said the Nigerian...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Ondo State asked Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop making noise about plans to rig elections when their mentor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had always rigged elections on the platform of … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria –...

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A former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Danjuma, said former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, manipulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his vice, Atiku Abubakar, “to drive a wedge” between the two in the first term of their administration between 1999 and 2003. Mr Danjuma said...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said those in the present administration will not only go to jail, they will go to hell if their corrupt acts are exposed. Read more - https://t.co/bHWjTpReg6

The National Council of State has approved N27,000 as the minimum wage for the country. The council gave the approval during their meeting at the state house in Abuja on Tuesday January 22nd. Disclosing this to newsmen, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Federal...

President Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with members of the National Council of State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comprises of past presidents and heads of state, Chief Justices of Nigeria (CJN), leaders of the National Assembly, state governors among others...

Jamiu Abiola, a son to late MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential elections, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for “benefitting on his father’s blood” but neglecting to recognise his contribution to Nigeria’ democracy. MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to teach ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “and his co-travellers” a political lesson they will never forget. In a statement which Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, issued on his behalf, Buhari accused the former president of being hostile to leaders he has...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of plotting to rig the general elections. Mr Buhari is seeking re-election on the platform of his party, APC. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 16...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has been warned by APC Chairman of the consequences ... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2StXX7a Get More Nigeria Political News