Nothing defines the title of this essay more than the cause and the outcome of the recent ‘internecine’ war in the All Progressives Congress (APC) triggered by the struggle for power between a godfather and his godson in Edo State,…
*Sanwo-olu condoles with Buhari over Abba Kyari’s death (Guardian) *Air Peace donates food items to indigent families in Lagos (Nation)
Sanwo-olu condoles with Buhari over Abba Kyari’s death (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his former Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on in the early hours…
Obasanjo lauds Foursquare leadership change (Guardian)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to emulate the seamless leadership change at Foursquare Gospel Church in the country. Speaking at the church’s Ajebo Camp in Ogun State during the inauguration of a new general overseer, Rev. Samuel Aboyeji,…
Obasanjo’s 92-year-old teacher dies (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday lost his former teacher, James Popoola, at the age of 92. Popoola reportedly taught Obasanjo at Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta. Our correspondent gathered that the nonagenarian died at his residence in Ilaro, a…
Xenophobia: Obasanjo writes South Africa’s Buthelezi (Punch)
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the African countries, whose citizens were affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa to report to the African Union. Obasanjo also advised the affected countries include Nigeria to take other measures if the first…
I gave Obasanjo N100 million, PDP N500 million in 1998, Orji Kalu tells court (Guardian)
The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District and former governor of the state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how he gave former President Olusegun Obasanjo N100 million in 1998 when he (Obasanjo) was released…
Buhari’s govt wants to frame Obasanjo, says Atiku (Punch)
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday raised the alarm that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was desperately plotting to frame former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop him from criticising Buhari’s…
It is sad we don’t know our exact population, says Obasanjo (Guardian)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed deep concern about Nigeria’s inability to know the exact number of its population. Obasanjo, who spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at a mentoring session for a group of youths on “Youth Governance…
*Obasanjo is number one problem of Nigeria – Akiolu (Punch) * ‘Corps members no longer have lectures under trees in Anambra’ (Nation)
Obasanjo is number one problem of Nigeria – Akiolu (Punch) The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the biggest problem of the country. Akiolu spoke at the public presentation of Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism…
Mismanagement of our diversity stagnating Nigeria –Obasanjo (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that as long as Nigeria continues to mismanage its plurality, the country may not make progress. He also said he knew many Nigerians that wanted to move out of the country because they could…