Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the 14 million out-of-school children in Nigeria may become terrorists, kidnappers and armed robbers if their education isn't addressed. Back in 2018, a rise in the number of internally displaced children and a corresponding increase in Nigeria's birth rates had prompted a surge in the number of out-of-school children to 13.2 million. In March 2020, [...]
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Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says Nigeria will remain indebted to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku said this in a felicitation message to Obasanjo on his 83rd birthday anniversary. According to Atiku, nobody has done as much as the former president did for Nigeria. Atiku, who was Obasanjo's deputy for eight years, thanked him for his commitment and contribution to the progress and development of [...]
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, says Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) lacks the power to declare "Amotekun" an illegal group. The south-west governors had established the regional outfit to tackle incidents of kidnapping and banditry in the region. However, Malami, declared the outifi, saying that matters of security resides exclusively with the federal government. But speaking to journalists after paying a [...]
Obasanjo’s recent visit to the Governor of Kaduna State,Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has dominated the media the past one week. During the visit, the former President reportedly reflected on the Kaduna state governor’s spat with the senate when he was Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister and his refusal to apologise to the red chamber when he fell out with them during [...]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted leaders of the Gan-Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), an umbrella group for Fulani organisations, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Saturday. Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Afenifere, Dayo Adewole, son of former minister of health who was recently kidnapped in Oyo state, were among those in attendance. Sale Bayari, GAFDAN national chairman, [...]
Tanko Yakasai, a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says writing "unpatriotic" letters is a peculiar attitude of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Yakasai said this in reaction to the letter Obasanjo wrote to Buhari on the insecurity in the country. But speaking to journalists in Kano on Monday, Yakasai said the content of the letter may cause unrest in the country. He said all [...]
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. This is the third letter the elder statesman would address to Buhari since the president got into office in 2015. In the last letter he issued in January 2018, Obasanjo had asked Buhari not to run, listing what he considered as the weaknesses of the president. In the letter [...]
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has described as worrisome, the death of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-cultural organisation. Olakunrin was shot dead by armed men along the Benin-Ore expressway on Friday. In a condolence message sent to Fasoranti, Obasanjo said "Nigeria as a whole is diminished by the manner of Funke’s death". The elder statesman called on government at [...]
Rilwan Akiolu, oba of Lagos, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo is the main problem with Nigeria. Akiolu spoke during the public presentation of 'Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics', a book by Segun Osoba, ex-governor of Ogun state. The Lagos monarch was commenting on the controversial pact between the Alliance for Democracy (AD) governors and Obasanjo, who was seeking a second term on the platform of the [...]
BY TURAKI HASSSAN On June 9, 2015, the 8th House of Representatives was inaugurated and Bauchi-born Barrister at Law, Hon Yakubu Dogara, emerged as the 14th Speaker following a keenly contested election which left many viewers on the edge of their seats. In his acceptance speech, Hon Dogara made a solemn declaration that under his leadership, the House “shall wage an unrelenting [...]
John Oyegun, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the kind of leader Nigeria needs, saying his words are "infinitely weighty and cannot be ignored". In an interview with New Telegraph, Oyegun said Obasanjo's comment on "Islamisation and Fulanisation" might have been dramatised. While delivering a lecture on May 18 in Delta state, Obasanjo [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo met at Diamniadio, a city in Senegal, for the inauguration of President Macky Sall. This is the first time that Buhari and Obasanjo would be seen together publicly since the Nigerian president won his reelection bid in February. Obasanjo had kicked against Buhari's second term, endorsing Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will continue to hold ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in high regard irrespective of their differences. Buhari spoke in a felicitation message issued on his behalf by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, during Obasanjo’s 82nd birthday anniversary. According to the statement, Buhari said Obasanjo’s contributions to Nigeria overshadows the differences between both men. Obasanjo opposed the re-election bid of Buhari and has [...]
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an exemplary man. Jonathan said this in a congratulatory message to Obasanjo on his 82nd birthday. Jonathan said Obasanjo has been a great asset to Nigeria. He wished the elder statesman many more years on earth. "Baba, I rejoice with you today on the occasion of your 82nd birthday. Indeed, you have been a [...]
Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district, says President Muhammadu Buhari has surrounded himself with culprits. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, the senator said those who worked for the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo are presently in the All Progressives Congress (APC). He added that those who facilitated the sales of national assets are with the president. "Dear [...]
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of protecting and rewarding killers of Bola Ige, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation. In a statement on Tuesday titled “Trivialise corruption, Neutralise justice", Soyinka said the Nigerian government had refused the offer of assistance from the United States to bring the killers to justice. The Noble laureate lamented [...]
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