Tag: Olusegun Obasanjo
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What Buhari, Obasanjo said about late Wayas
What Buhari, Obasanjo said about late Wayas
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Olu of Warri Coronation: I’ve seen three Olus, I don’t want to see fourth – Obasanjo
…as Obasanjo, Okowa, task Olu of Warri on nation building Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday said he has been fortunate to see three Olus of Warri and prays not to see the fourth one. This is just as both Obasanjo and the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa called on the…
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Photo of Obasanjo kneeling before Olu of Warri sparks reactions [PHOTO ATTACHED]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited newly crowned Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III at his palace on Sunday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Obasanjo, who was captured kneeling before the Olu of Warri, visited the Olu’s palace following his Saturday’s coronation. The photo of the former president kneeling before the Olu of Warri has sparked diverse reactions…
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Obasanjo rekindles hopes for a better Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday expressed optimism that Nigeria would still attain greater heights and occupy an enviable position in the comity of nations. Obasanjo said this in Abeokuta while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Prince Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The elder statesman who described…
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Obasanjo, Balewa, Mandela, others, nominated for leadership awards
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo and Mahamad Ennaceur, former interim President of Tunisia have been nominated for the African Leadership Award. Similarly, the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and Desmond Tutu, former Chairman of the…
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Release of Kaduna students: Buhari, El-Rufai ignored as parents thank Obasanjo, Abdulsalami
Parents of the 39 students kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State, have ignored the State Governor and President Muhammadu Buhari and rather expressed thanks to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the parents ignored Governor Nasir El-Rufai and expressed thanks, also to Abubakar Abdulsalami, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi…
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Obasanjo opens up on calls for secession
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday described calls for the disintegration of Nigeria as unmindful and insensitive to the plight of the minority groups in the country. Obasanjo made the observation when he received the Tiv Professional Group (TPG) from Benue State, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta. The former president recalled a…
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Obasanjo lays foundation for N3.4bn flyover bridge in Sokoto
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has described Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State as a dynamic, talented visionary leader with a constructive mind of ensuring transformation. Obasanjo made the remark on Sunday in Sokoto when he laid the foundation for the construction of N3.4 billion nine-span Flyover Bridge in Sokoto metropolis. The former president said he…
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BREAKING: 2 time Nigerian minister, Jubril Martins-Kuye is dead
Renowned politician and former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye is dead. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reliably gathered that Mr. Martins-Kuye died on Sunday morning in his hometown of Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State at the age of 78. Mr. Martins-Kuye was trained as a chartered accountant, practicing for several years in Lagos and oversees before moving…
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Islamic group calls out Obasanjo, slams Bishop Kukah for challenging Buhari
An Islamic group known as Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has come hard on the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Hassan Kukah for daring to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of the nation, Nigeria. Bishop Kukah had suggested that with the current state of affairs in the country, there would have been…