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The Oba of Benin Edo state, HRM Oba Ewuare II has approved the suspension of two palace chiefs for repeatedly abstaining from their duty posts.The embattled chiefs’ suspension was …
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Malam Garba Shehu, spokesman for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s posthumous assessment of Buhari’s administration, insisting that Obasanjo’s criticisms were rooted in …
Garba Shehu: Buhari’s former aide replies Obasanjo Read More
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the weekend berthed in Enugu, the Enugu state capital for its annual general conference (AGC), which formally opened at the weekend. While the former …
20,000 lawyers, Obj, Malema, others storm Enugu for NBA AGC Read More
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted another set of eight internet fraudsters arrested at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun state. …
Court convicts 8 yahoo boys arrested at Obasanjo Library Read MoreThe management of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in Abeokuta has reacted to the invasion and arrests of suspected internet fraudsters within its premises. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
Ogun: Obasanjo facility management speaks on ‘EFCC invasion’ Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Sunday debunked the claim by a Ghanaian businessman, Sam Jonah, that he allocated 501 hectares of land to him for the setting up of River Park Estate, …
I never allocated 501 hectares to you, Obasanjo tells Ghanian bizman Jonah Read MoreFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo declared in Abuja Wednesday that solution to Nigeria’s problems is not about constitution review but strict adherence to provisions of the extant one by its operators. …
Nigeria’s real problem, by Obasanjo Read More
After several rumours falsely announcing his demise, former President Muhammadu Buhari has finally succumbed to the cold hands of death in a London hospital after a protracted illness. Just last …
How Buhari bowed out in London 25 months after exiting office Read More
In a landmark move to boost Nigeria’s agricultural value chain, former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Gombe state governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Wednesday, commissioned a state-of-the-art seed processing factory, established …
Gombe: Obasanjo, Yahaya commission Premier Seed’s High-Tech factory Read MoreFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, Tuesday, described infrastructure as a yardstick of human, economic growth and development of any nation. Chief Obasanjo stated this while commissioning Zanna Road along Government Reservation …
Zamfara: Emulate Lawal on infrastructure, Obasanjo urges governors Read MoreA former President of the federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, is set to visit Zamfara state for the commissioning of significant projects executed by the current administration of …
Obasanjo to commission project in Zamfara Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday commended the National Assembly (NASS) for rejecting the third bid of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Addressing the joint session of the National Assembly to mark …
Tibubu lauds National Assembly for rejecting Obasanjo’s third-term bid Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said disinformation played a significant role in the Nigerian Civil War (1967 to 1970). Obasanjo stated this Wednesday at the Sixth Edition of Annual Nigerian …
Disinformation played significant role in Nigerian Civil War – Obasanjo Read MoreFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo Tuesday stated that the new Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute (OOLI) is not just an institute, but a movement aimed to reclaim Africa’s leadership narrative. Obasanjo stated …
My leadership institute a movement to reclaim Africa – Obasanjo Read MoreFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the nation’s National Sport Festival (NSF) over the years has served as a beacon of unity, rebuilding the bonds of peace and …
National Sports Festival remains beacon of unity – Obasanjo Read More
Elder statesman and ally to late Chief MKO Abiola, Alhaji Sufianu Kazeem has urged former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and others to allow President Bola Tinubu concentrate in …
Allow Tinubu to concentrate, Kazeem tells Obasanjo, Jonathan, Atiku Read More
For the umpteenth time, a former national scribe of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) and ex-Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to repudiate the …
At autobiography launch… Lamido begs Tinubu to settle N45bn ITT contract debt owed Abiola Read MoreNigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has extolled the performance appraisal of Abia state governor, Dr Alex Otti, while describing him as ‘a miracle worker’ delivering dividends of democracy to …
‘He is a miracle worker’, Obasanjo hails Otti in infrastructural development Read More
Foremost Nigerian Labour leader and Director General Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu, has tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo and 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential …
Democracy: Aremu faults Obasanjo, Obi’s claims, backs Tinubu for second term Read More
A Lagos –based social commentator and public affairs analyst, Owaikhena Osikhekha, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was a wasteful project. Rather, the …
Lagos-Calabar coastal highway neither wasteful nor corruption-induced, analyst tells OBJ Read More
The N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is a visionary legacy project with enormous economic potentials for Nigerians, the presidency has explained. The position came against the backdrop of comments by former …
Presidency to Obasanjo: Lagos-Calabar coastal highway legacy project Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Thursday faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim on the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery. Consequently, it extended an invitation to the former …
NNPCL tackles Obasanjo over operational status of Port Harcourt Refinery Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said for the fight against corruption to be successful, it must start from the top. He also said the fight against the menace must be on a …
Lets tackle corruption from the top – Obasanjo Read More
The Presidency Monday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral standing to comment on the policies and programmes of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Special Adviser to the President on …
You ran Nigeria with impunity, Presidency tells Obasanjo Read MoreA zookeeper at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park, Abeokuta, Babaji Daule has been tragically mauled to death by a lion. According to a statement by the management, …
Breaking: Tragedy as Lion consumes handler inside Olusegun Obasanjo library’s zoo Read More