How Nigeria’s unity can be sustained — Obasanjo (Vanguard)

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the unity of Nigeria cannot be negotiated on the altar of personal or individual interest. He also called on media practitioners to be objective and shun reports that can trigger crisis in the country.…

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele waxes lyrical on President Buhari’s economic management prowess -Magnus Onyibe

A certain chief executive officer of a first generation commercial bank once made a remark that agriculture has always been a key component of Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP). In a 2017 interview, he said “What hasn’t happened is to…

Ango Abdullahi meets Obasanjo over 2019 polls, killings (Punch)

The spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to strategise for the 2019 presidential election. The meeting, which held last Thursday between the NEF…

Devil responsible for my problems with Obasanjo — George (Vanguard)

Erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has attributed his past face off with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the devil who he said has now been put to shame. Speaking when he led10 of…

2019: Can Obasanjo’s romance with Yoruba leaders stop Buhari? (DailyTrust)

The recent romance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with Yoruba leaders has been greeted with mixed feelings and reaction by some of his kinsmen. They see the latest volte-face by the former president as a continuation of his Buhari-must-go campaign.…

Oshiomhole urges Buhari to probe Obasanjo over $16 billion power sector expenses (Guardian)

Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to start the process of probing former President Olusegun Obasanjo to account for how over $16 billion was expended in the power sector when he was at the helm.…

Tinubu to Buhari: ignore Obasanjo (Nation)

All Progressives Congress( APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore any letter from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and seek re-election. Obasanjo, in an open statement, urged Buhari to stay off the race next year and…

Nigeria unfair to Amaechi – Obasanjo (SUN)

Successive administrations in Nigeria have come under severe attack for the alleged neglect and unfair treatment meted on the First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi. Chief Amaechi who turned 89 last week was a First Republic politician and…

Oga, if you are a picture, nobody will look at you! – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

What makes Lagos tick is the art of insults. Anywhere you go to you are greeted with insults. In Mushin the other day one fine girl told a man in black suit: “If you are a picture, nobody will look…

Why Buhari won’t arrest Obasanjo (Punch)

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has cried out that President Muhammadu Buhari plans to arrest him. I consider it the mother of all false alarms: Buhari lacks motivation for such an action. But according to Obasanjo’s June 6 statement, which…

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