Olusegun Obasanjo

Fresh Drama as NNPC, Obasanjo disagree on Warri, Port Harcourt refineries, reveals How Dangote’s $750m offer was rejected

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A fresh drama has ensued concerning Nigeria’s refineries, which are undergoing a $2.9 billion renovation. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) disagree over the handover of certain facilities. Obasanjo expressed scepticism about the return of the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries, describing the situation as a “heap of lies.” … Read more

Lion kills Worker at Obasanjo’s Zoo

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A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has killed its handler identified as Babaji Daule. The library is one of the legacies of global statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a one-time Nigerian Head of State and twice elected President. The Nation learnt the victim’s body has been removed and taken … Read more

BUSTED: How Obasanjo ‘Formalized’ Fuel Subsidy – IMPI

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A media think tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has attributed Nigeria’s long-standing economic challenges to the fuel subsidy system, which it claims was institutionalised by former military Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon and General Olusegun Obasanjo. The group alleges that their decisions to embed the fuel subsidy regime into Nigeria’s … Read more

Oyo Monarchs: Obasanjo disowns Wife, says She’s ‘an impostor’

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disowned his wife, Taiwo Obasan, not less than 24 hours she had pleaded with all Yoruba worldwide to forgive him over his statement at Iseyin, Oyo state during Friday’s inauguration of projects executed by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde Taiwo in a report titled, “Oyo Kings: A plea for forgiveness”. … Read more

Drama as former president Obasanjo commands Oyo kings to Stand Up and Greet Him [Video]

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A mild drama was inevitable when former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo caused a stir during the inauguration of the 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo State. Obasanjo was on Friday, September 15, 2023, invited by the governor of the state, Seyi Makinde for the opening of internal roads in Iseyin. But when he was given … Read more

Why MKO Abiola Didn’t Become Nigeria’s President – Obasanjo

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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why late Chief Moshood Abiola (MKO Abiola) could not become Nigeria’s president. Obasanjo spoke twenty-five years of Abiola’s demise. MKO Abiola was named the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election. However, the publisher, businessman and politician was denied the position and later was assassinated in … Read more

Tinubu Reacts To Obasanjo’s Endorsement Of Peter Obi

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The presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reacted to the endorsement of his Labour Party LP counterpart, Mr Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing it as “worthless”. Tinubu in a preliminary response to the development however conceded that it was within the democratic rights of the … Read more

Obasanjo Gives Verdict On Tinubu’s ’emilokan’ [Video]

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his view on ‘émilokan’ and other viral Yoruba words created by the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo said Tinubu has created new ‘vocabularies’ into Yoruba political dictionary. Obasanjo, on Thursday, however jokingly reacted to this saying he told Tinubu when he visited him that … Read more