Tag: Obasanjo
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REVEALED: How Jimmy Carter visited Gen Abacha to plead for my release -Obasanjo
Ex-Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has paid tribute to the late American President Jimmy Carter, recalling how the former US leader visited Nigeria to plead for his release during the reign of military junta leader Sani Abacha. President Carter was one of my foreign friends who stuck their necks out to save my life and to…
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Just in: Stop denigrating office of former President- Obasanjo blasts NNPCL
Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has blasted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over its recent invitation to tour the Port Harcourt Refinery and verify its current operational status. Recall the invitation comes in response to Obasanjo’s recent interview with a national Television, where he referenced advice from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) indicating that the…
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Obasanjo to Gowon: “Many people pleaded on my behalf to Abacha but I was not aware you were among’
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has replied former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), who said that he (Gowon) pleaded with the late General Sani Abacha not to execute him. Obasanjo in response said many people had pleaded on his behalf but he was never aware of the fact that General Gowon was among. Recall…
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How I almost became a drug addict – Obasanjo reveals
Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict. He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network. Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.…
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Just in: Tinubu hammers Obasanjo over comments on failed reforms, says “casting aspersions on govts flows in your DNA”
The Presidency has hammered Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo for condemning the Bola Tinubu administration’s reforms, accusing the former leader of perpetuating a pattern of undermining successive governments. Earlier on Monday, Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, described Obasanjo as a man with “a tremendous capacity for mischief.” In a…
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Obasanjo slams Tinubu, says “your Baba-Go-Slow ‘Emilokan’ reign has made Nig a failed state
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that Nigeria’s current economic situation is very bad and that the situation is made worse by the unwillingness of the leaders to take responsibility. Obasanjo made this declaration in his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, held on Saturday at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.…
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Nigeria must adopt local culture to strengthen democracy – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that adopting local culture in Nigeria’s democracy will go a long way in strengthening the county’s democracy. Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the valedictory service organised in honour of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland
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Whenever I hear North, East, West, I get frightened – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abeokuta said the principle of regionalism has continued to plague the country, describing it as the root of Nigeria’s problems. Obasanjo said this when the League of Northern
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I was 25% deaf without knowing it – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once suffered 25 per cent hearing loss without knowing it. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu.
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Ex-President, Obasanjo bags new appointment
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has gotten a new job as the chairman of the upcoming African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) Conference. The event, organized by the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN), is scheduled to take place in October at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre in Abuja. During a news conference held on…