Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday worshipped with Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom at Qua Iboe Church, Uyo, and urged the people to support the governor’s second term ambition. Obasanjo said the governor was a good product that could take the state to the promised land. He said that of the attributes of […] …
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Akwa Ibom: Obasanjo campaigns for Emmanuel from pulpit
Obasanjo in Church with Governor Udom EmmanuelIsaiah Eka/Uyo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo campaigned from the pulpit on Sunday in support of Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and urged the people to support the governor’s second term ambition. Obasanjo said the governor, who is facing re-election hurdles set by strong forces led
Obasanjo lobbying U.S for Atiku
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo addressing a world press conference on his endorsement of PDP Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar By Emmanuel MogbedeFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, who has recanted his disdain for his former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is reported to be lobbying American to withdraw the ban reportedly placed his former foe
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Obasanjo urges West African govts to decriminalise drugs
West African governments should overhaul their drug laws to decriminalize personal use and prioritize treatment as a response to rising substance abuse in the region, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday. In an interview before he was due to present a model drug law to regional officials in Senegal, Obasanjo urged authorities to […] …
Obasanjo is part of challenges we’re facing in Nigeria today —Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is part of some challenges presently confronting Nigeria, noting that it is mainly because Obasanjo did not lay the right foundation when he was president. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s president between 1999 and 2007. Tinubu also expressed confidence that President […] …
Why I paid Obasanjo a visit –Bukola Saraki
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has disclosed what he called “the main reason” why he visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Monday. Saraki had held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the latter’s pent house within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta on Monday. Saraki, who came […] …
I’ll restructure Nigeria if elected president, says Makarfi
VIDEO: Obasanjo ‘drills’ ceremonial parade at church crusade
A video of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, inspecting a parade during the crusade in New York has been trending online. The video shared by Newsmakersng, showed Obasanjo wearing a white cassock complete with a blue lion girdle while observing the parade of the Cherubim and Seraphim’s army. Obasanjo observed the children as they sang and […] …
I’ll support any candidate that’ll turn Nigeria’s fortune around –Obasanjo
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Olusegun Obasanj, has said he will support any Nigerian who will turn the country’s fortune around for good. He said this on Thursday when he received a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Turaki, who is a […] …