Olusegun Obasanjo

1 Minute

Featured

Why I visited Obasanjo – Atiku reveals

Akanji Philip February 10, 2025 0 Comment

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has explained why he visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday. It was earlier reported that Atiku had arrived the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential library,...

2 Minutes

Featured

NNPC invites Obasanjo to inspect Port Harcourt, Warri refineries

Akanji Philip January 3, 2025 0 Comment

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour its rehabilitated refineries following his public skepticism about the viability of the $2 billion invested in the facilities. ...

3 Minutes

Featured

Obasanjo: How Dangote’s $750m offer to manage Nigeria’s refineries was rejected

Akanji Philip January 2, 2025 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details about Nigeria’s refinery woes, recounting failed efforts to privatise the country’s refineries and the subsequent financial losses under government management. In an exclusive interview with...

4 Minutes

Featured

Policy somersault cause of Africa’s food insecurity— Obasanjo

Akanji Philip October 25, 2024 0 Comment

A former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed lack of continuity and policy somersault as one of the major hindrances to achieving food security in Africa and the continent’s overall development. Obasanjo said that...

3 Minutes

Featured

60th Anniversary: It’s illegal for National Assembly to fix members pay – Obasanjo

Akanji Philip July 11, 2023 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, lamented that most of the people who are supposed to operationalise the Nigerian Constitution are the ones undermining the country’s democracy. According to Obasanjo, an...

2 Minutes

National

Some Governors Also Wanted Third Term— Obasanjo

Akanji Philip June 17, 2023 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again opened up on his controversial third term bid, saying some state governors also wanted tenure extension. Obasanjo had severally denied plans to seek extension of his stay...

1 Minute

Education National

Ex-President Obasanjo reveals the risk of 20 Million out of school children

Agency1 November 23, 2022 0 Comment

One of Nigeria’s former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that 20 million out-of-school children across Nigeria are a disaster waiting to happen. Premium Times reports that Obasanjo while speaking at the National Summit on...

1 Minute

Featured

A MUST READ: Want to live long? Obasanjo reveals secret of longevity

Akanji Philip September 22, 2022 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the elderly not to withdraw from communal society if they want to live a long life. Obasanjo, 84, stated that his good relationship with the communal society...

1 Minute

Featured

Tinubu has added ’emi lọ kàn, eleyi, olule’ to Yoruba political dictionary – Ex-president

Akanji Philip August 20, 2022 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the Yoruba political dictionary was recently enriched with new vocabulary courtesy Bola Tinubu. His statement comes days after the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met...

2 Minutes

Featured

Gbajabiamila: What Transpired between Obasanjo, Tinubu At Abeokuta meeting

Akanji Philip August 19, 2022 0 Comment

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has provided the details of the meeting between ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the...