Tag: Obasanjo
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Service of Songs: Obasanjo, Anyaoku, Obi, others celebrate Adebanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Commonwealth General-Secretary, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Wednesday joined other eminent Nigerians to celebrate the life and contributions of the late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. Obasanjo, Anyaoku and others paid tributes to
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Nigerians have no business being poor – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians have no business being poor with the country’s vast resources. He said that the nation is abundantly blessed but is suffering from the mismanagement of its resources.
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Why democracy has failed in Africa – Former president, Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th birthday of former
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I never said Obasanjo shouldn’t use Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday clarified that he never said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should not use the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway when completed. Umahi made the clarification during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos.
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Umahi replies Obasanjo on Lagos/ Calabar Coastal Highway
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has reiterated that the ongoing 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is not waste of resources weaved with corrupt tendencies as claimed by critics. Umahi said this at the Second Stakeholder’s Engagement and the unveiling of the 71-kilometre alignment of the Ondo State Section of the coastal highway on Thursday…
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Obasanjo hosts ex-president Jonathan, Atiku, Saraki, Ooni, others
Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday hosted his successor Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Sierra-Leonean President Ernest Bae Koromo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and one-time Senate President Bukola Saraki with his spouse Toyin. Also at the gathering was the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. According to a tweet on his X handle, Atiku said…
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Obasanjo decries poor reading culture among youths
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors
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I didn’t tell Bola Ige there’d be consequences quitting Obasanjo’s govt – Rotimi
Retired Brig.-Gen. Oluwole Rotimi has denied Chief Bisi Akande’s claim that he told the late Bola Ige he would face consequences if he left the Obasanjo-led administration. Rotimi, the former Military Governor of the Old Western State
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Edwin Clark: Ex-President Obasanjo laments deaths of patriotic leaders
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is sad that the rank of the nation’s patriotic leadership is fast depleting by the loss of its dedicated and resourceful patriots. Obasanjo expressed his concern while responding to Edwin Clark’s death in a
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2027 political re-engineering: Ex-VP Atiku, Tambuwal, Imoke in closed-door session with Obasanjo
Ahead 2027 election, ex–Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday led a delegation to meet with his former principal, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the hilltop residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former vice president was accompanied by former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke and Senator Aminu Tambuwal…