Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Lagos State Governor, Tuesday, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed as a leader during his tenure and lacked the credibility to speak for Nigerians on who to vote…
Obasanjo in closed-door meeting with another PDP presidential aspirant
Ibrahim Dakwambo, the Governor of Gombe State, is currently in a closed-door meeting with the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Dakwambo, a presidential aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arrived his Obasanjo’s private residence located inside the premises…
Presidency makes joke of Saraki’s meeting with Obasanjo
Lauretta Onochie, president Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistant on social media, has rubbished Bukola Saraki’s reason for the meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Bukola Saraki and Obasanjo had met Monday, behind closed doors, which the former while addressing newsmen said…
Why I paid Obasanjo a visit –Bukola Saraki (Punch)
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has disclosed what he called “the main reason” why he visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Monday. Saraki had held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the latter’s pent house within…
Obasanjo preaches love, end to killings (Guardian)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again decried the country’s socio-economic situation, saying government should be proactive in tackling the challenges. Obasanjo said this, yesterday, at the centenary celebration and 42nd annual international conference of The Apostolic Church Lagos and Western/Northern…
Tinubu attacks Obasanjo on letters (Nation)
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu alleged yesterday attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for campaigning against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. He said Obasanjo was part of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that ran Nigeria for 16 years without…
Make Nigeria better if you’re elected president in 2019, Obasanjo tells Bafarawa (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, to pursue his dream of making Nigeria better if elected president in 2019. Bafarawa is one of the presidential hopefuls on the platform of the People’s…
2019: Go and settle with your God, not me; Atiku tells Obasanjo (Vanguard)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, clashed, again, yesterday, after the former, said God will not forgive him if he supports Atiku’s presidential bid ahead of 2019 elections. Atiku, not one to shy away from a…
God won’t forgive me if I support Atiku for president – Obasanjo (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar “can never enjoy” his support for a political office. Obasanjo, in an interview with Premium Times, said God will never forgive him if he backs Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku served as vice-president to…
Nigerian development tragedy: the affliction of image deficit and the way out -Magnus Onyibe
Our dear country seems doomed to remain mired in negative publicity. That is even as headlines heralding horrific events like gruesome murders of civilians by herdsmen , suicide bombings by religious insurgents like Boko Haram and mind-boggling sums of public…
