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Lamido: Why PDP Backed Obasanjo Over Ige, Falae, Adesanya in 1999

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has revealed that the selection of Olusegun Obasanjo as Nigeria’s presidential candidate in 1999 was...

Atiku Claims Obasanjo Government Crushed Early Boko Haram Insurgency ‘Within Weeks’

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the administration he served under, led by then-President Olusegun Obasanjo, decisively ended Boko Haram’s...

Obasanjo Decries Nigeria’s Poverty Paradox, Says ’18 Good Governors Could Transform Nigeria’

UMUAHIA. Nigeria - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over Nigeria's state of poverty, despite the nation's abundant resources. Speaking at a dinner organized...

‘I Heard It From the Horse’s Mouth’: Obasanjo Insists on NASS Bribery Claims

ABUJA, Nigeria - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised serious allegations against members of Nigeria’s National Assembly, claiming that they were bribed to support...

Obasanjo Warns Against Indiscriminate Borehole Drilling, Cites Water Crisis Risks

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised concerns over the increasing practice of drilling water boreholes in residential areas, particularly in Abeokuta,...

Goodluck Jonathan Decries ‘Government Overreach’ in Rivers Crisis, Warns of Long-term Conseqences

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised the handling of the political crisis in Rivers State, accusing Nigeria’s three branches of government—the...

Tinubu Gov’t to Obasanjo: ‘Don’t Use the Coastal Road When It’s Completed’

AKURE, Nigeria - The Federal Government has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, urging Nigerians to...

‘I Had No Idea’: Obasanjo Expresses Gratitude to Gowon for Pleading for His Life During Abacha Regime

JOS, Nigeria - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed deep surprise and gratitude to former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), for secretly...

Olusegun Obasanjo Debunks Death Rumours, Curses Disinformation Agents

OSHOGBO, Nigeria - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed widespread rumours of his death, affirming that he remains alive and in good health. The...

At Yale Forum, Obsanjo Slams Tinubu’s Leadership, Declares Nigeria a Failed State

NEW HAVEN, USA – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo delivered a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration during his keynote address at the...

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