Estimated Reading Time: 2 Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria and Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, a Kaduna based cleric have both called on the Federal Government to negotiate with the bandits terrorising the northern region and rehabilitate the ones willing to surrender. The duo made the call after a Sunday[Read More…]
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“OBJ, faults and all” – Kingsley Moghalu says former President Obasanjo is Nigeria’s best president since 1999
Estimated Reading Time: 1A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and ex-presidential candidate, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has described Olusegun Obasanjo as the best president Nigeria has had since 1999. He said the former president was successful because “he was focused on Nigeria as his constituency, not his[Read More…]
Olusegun Obasanjo wants Buhari to restrain the military from killing #EndSARS protesters
Estimated Reading Time: 1Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the attempt by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to absolve itself of wrongdoing as disappointing in view of the overwhelming visual evidence. In a letter issued that the former President said the current administration should have exhausted every opportunity of[Read More…]
Farooq A. Kperogi: Litigious Terrorism of Ortom, el-Rufai, Fani-Kayode and Osinbajo
Estimated Reading Time: 7There is an abysmally low legal literacy in Nigeria. And Nigerian political elites have discovered that they can exploit the fear and ignorance of the law in the general population to terrorize their critics into silence and self-censorship through the threats— or actual institution— of meritless lawsuits.[Read More…]
Presidency says Former President Obasanjo wants to divide Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 4The presidency has attacked Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, over his recent statement that Nigeria is becoming a failed and divided state under President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo had said he has never seen Nigeria in such a bad state, and blamed the current state of the country[Read More…]
“Nigerians will watch out for Obasanjo’s own end” – Ayodele Fayose upset about Obasanjo’s letter on Kashamu’s death
Estimated Reading Time: 2A former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lambasted former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, over his comment on Buruji Kashamu‘s death. Fayose wrote on twitter early Sunday, “Can Obasanjo say in good conscience that he did not at some point collaborated with Kashamu and most of the things[Read More…]
He ‘couldn’t escape death’ – Obasanjo says the late Kashamu’s life and history left “lessons for those on this side of the veil”
Estimated Reading Time: 1Following the demise of Former Senator, Buruji Kashamu who died due to complications of COVID-19. In a condolence message to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Saturday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said while Kashamu’s death was “sad”, his life and history left “lessons for those of all[Read More…]
Obasanjo warns that the future of Nigeria would be worse if govt fails to act
Estimated Reading Time: 1Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the future of the country would be worse if the government and the people failed to act now. Obasanjo said this on Friday while speaking at the 2020 edition of the Annual Sobo Sowemino Lecture transmitted virtual. “For us in Nigeria, we[Read More…]
