Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy has failed in Africa, arguing that the system has not delivered meaningful progress for the continent’s people. He...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday raised concerns over the widespread drilling of boreholes in Nigerian homes and warned of devastating long-term consequences. He attributed the...
The political crisis that has rocked Rivers State for the past two years, due to a fallout between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it as both wasteful and riddled with corruption. He also criticized President...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed speculations that his visit to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday was politically motivated, insisting it was purely a courtesy...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Management at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the preservation of African cultural heritage He stressed that traditions like Ifa Orunmila must not be allowed to fade...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the federal government prioritises the sustainable strategy for financing education in Nigeria. Obasanjo...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter as a “humanist par excellence” and recounted how Carter personally intervened with General...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over the recent invitation extended to him, to tour both Port Harcourt and...
Salihu Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to rally past Nigerian leaders...
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the fight against corruption to start with accountability at the highest levels of government, emphasizing that effective...
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has delivered a scathing assessment of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, claiming widespread failures across key sectors...
Wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Hajia Hadiza Isma, has berated one of her sons, Basir, for criticising the President Bola Tinubu’s administration over...
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, last week gave a damning assessment of the 1999 constitution. He insisted that the constitution would prevent...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerian leaders to effectively utilize the country’s abundant resources for the nation’s advancement. His remarks came during the 40th anniversary...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that discussions with South-East governors in Enugu did not include deliberations on the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Lagos on Monday to mark the Sallah celebration. The visit was confirmed by the...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, said the country is not difficult to govern despite its complexities. He declared that governance is easy when leaders are...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, called on state governments in the country to abolish pension for ex-governors and Deputies. Obasanjo also commended Gov. Alex Otti,...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo delivered a sobering message to young Africans on Wednesday, declaring that the continent’s current debt burden will likely be shouldered by...
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, said it is important for a leader to have a close relationship with God, adding that any leader...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has charged youths in the country to reject the toga of leaders of tomorrow, saying they are already the leaders of today....
Apex pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has demanded an unreserved public apology from former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Oyo monarchs whom he allegedly ridiculed at an event....
A group under the auspices of Yoruba World Congress Worldwide (YWC), has called on traditional rulers in Yoruba land to strip former President Olusegun Obasanjo of...
Royal fathers in Yoruba land under the auspices of Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF), have insisted on a public apology from former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has publicly disowned his wife, Taiwo Obasanjo, after she tendered an apology to Yoruba people and monarchs following his statement last Friday...
A socio-cultural group, Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (EFI), on Saturday, called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to traditional rulers in Oke-Ogun over his outburst. The...
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, argued that politicians setting their own emoluments is both unconstitutional and immoral. This was said by Obasanjo during a speech he...
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, claimed on Friday that the terrorist organization’s founders told him that poverty and unemployment were what inspired Boko Haram members...
Mixed reactions have trailed a recent letter written by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo to a United Kingdom court. Many Nigerians applauded the former president for...
Reactions have trailed the appearance of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, appearance at the Chatham House on Tuesday. The...
Criticisms continue to trail the decision of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to endorse the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023...
There was a groundswell of angst within the ranks of the two major political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party...
Reactions have continues to trial Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s open support for Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of next month’s election. The former president...
The African Union mediation team led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has successfully brokered a truce between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has bemoaned the manifold challenges rocking Nigeria, blaming the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for lack...
As politicians traverse the country visiting eminent personalities in a bid to ride on their popularity for support in the coming election, the All Progressives Congress...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop taking external loans as his administration is accumulating debts for the future generations. Obasanjo who...
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has mocked former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, late Umaru Yar’adua and Goodluck Jonathan, saying...
A former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ibrahim Mantu has died. Mantu is said to have have given in to complications arising from Covid-19 infection....
A south-west socio-cultural group, Yoruba for One Nigeria Forum (YONF) has slammed attempts by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to get a soft landing for embattled Yoruba...
Former aide to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has berated Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, saying the governor disrespected the National Chairman of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has debunked stories making the rounds that he is set to form a political party ahead of the 2023 general elections. The...
The geometric increase in the country’s population might lead to a grim future, according to a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Obasanjo, Nigeria’s population...
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying he contributed to the current chaos in...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Saturday, March 20, that he would live the rest of his life by serving humanity. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta at...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday counselled Nigerian leaders to stop blaming God for the myriad of challenges confronting the country. The ex-president, who stated this...
Former aide to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has narrated how aides, wives, concubines, family members, security details, friends and even allies, influence...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday dismissed insinuation he had a feud with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. Obasanjo, who reacted to the rumour...
