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Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Saturday, February 9th, 2019

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | Feb. 9, 2019 – Obasanjo’s recent 16-page letter to Buhari, which sounds more like a state-of-the nation address, has, as expected, dominated the deadlines since it was delivered on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Titled, ‘Points for Concern’, the 4,018-word commentary was a bare-knuckled critique of the Buhari government […]

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, February 7th, 2019

By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | Feb. 7, 2019 – After much hesitations, I decided to read ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent epistle For The Records: Points of Concern and Action. I must confess, I was not disappointed in its contents knowing fully well OBJ’s recent political activities. For those of us who know OBJ […]

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories Thursday, February 7th, 2019

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Alani Akinrinade (retd.), has asked Nigerians to ignore former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that Obasanjo belongs in the dustbin of history. Akinrinade said this in an advertorial that was published on page 35 of The PUNCH on Thursday. The ex-general also urged the media to […]

Posted by admin National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories Friday, November 9th, 2018

Abubakar, who is a Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, made the statement while addressing the Nasarawa State Working Committee and delegates of the PDP in Lafia, the state capital. When asked to comment on the alleged rift between him and Obasanjo, Atiku said he had no problem with the former President. “I don’t have any […]

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka Monday, August 13th, 2018

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, calling former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a degenerate, liar, predator and sadist, has challenged him to swear whether he never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification while he presided over the affairs of Nigeria. Soyinka spoke in his Interventions VIII series, titled: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ meaning “Gani’s Unfinished […]

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Friday, June 8th, 2018

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has raised the alarm that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has put his name on its securitywatchlist. Obasanjo claimed security agencies are plotting to arrest and put him in detention. The former president made these allegations in a statement signed by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on […]

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says he is ready for probe over the recent news report quoting President as asking where was the power the former president claimed he had spent $16bn on. This was contained in a statement credited to Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, released in Abeokuta on Tuesday […]

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Sunday, April 29th, 2018

— 29th April 2018 Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that nobody can intimidate him on the third force, the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), that he has been promoting across the country in order to rescue the country from collapse. He recalled how former Military Head of State, the late Gen […]

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

News By: adekunle Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Obasanjo-Buhari Daud Olatunji ABEOKUTA-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Monrday, again, came hard on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, describing it as full of failure and needless blame game. Obasanjo, who warned Nigerians not to reinforce failure as the country prepares for 2019 elections, insisted that the two major political parties, All […]

Posted by admin Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement, expressing hope that he will change his mind before it is too late. Obasanjo poured out his mind on the AfCFTA during a presidential panel, titled: ‘When Leaders Make History’ at the Africa CEO […]

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Abuja marriage scamCharity Nwakaudu, Abuja They call it “Abuja marriage.” It is another name for “arrangee marriage,” because it is contracted [...]
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Five reportedly killed by gunmen in BenueRose Ejembi, Makurdi No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed Tuesday night by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Mondo [...]
In Onitsha, FRSC impounds 52 trucks for speed, other offences Peter Okolie Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra on Tuesday impounded 52 articulated vehicles for contravening traffic rules in the [...]
Kolade Johnson’s killers will be prosecuted, Buhari assures Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the killers of Kolade Johnson, a football fan, would be prosecuted. A stray bullet [...]
BREAKING: Onnoghen closes his defence after his driver’s testimony Godwin Tsa, Abuja After calling his 60-year-old driver as his witness, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on [...]

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Rwanda Honours Those Killed in Genocide 25 Years AgoRwandans gathered on Sunday to begin a solemn commemoration of the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during [...]
Chibok, Dapchi representatives visit Synagogue to pray for Leah Sharibu’s releaseRepresentatives of Chibok in Borno and Dapchi in Yobe on Sunday sought spiritual help at The Synagogue, the Church of [...]
Eight killed in ethnic clashes in EbonyiA renewed communal crisis between people of Ikwo and Abakaliki council Areas of Ebonyi state, south -east Nigeria, has claimed [...]
Fire guts Sam Mbakwe airport in OwerriSome parts of the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Imo capital was gutted by fire which was reported to have [...]

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Why US is assisting Nigeria on poverty, unemployment –Consul General Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan The United States of America Consul General in Lagos, John Bray, yesterday, opened up on why the the US [...]
Israeli PM wins re-election with parliamentary majority Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election yesterday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority [...]
JAMB bans wrist watches, pens, phones, 15 others at UTME centresThe 1.8million candidates sitting for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Thursday 11 April are prohibited from bringing [...]
Ailing Chukwu doesn’t need surgery in US – Rangers • Otedola offers to foot medical bill‘Tana Aiyejina Enugu Rangers say Christian Chukwu does not need surgery abroad after undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in Enugu. [...]
Alleged N400m fraud: Metuh gets fresh date The ongoing trial of former Peoples Democratic Party Spokesman, Olisa Metuh over alleged N400 million fraud was on Wednesday stalled [...]
FCT police parades 54 suspects for ‘One Chance,’ armed, robbery, drugs offencesMolly Kilete The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has paraded 54 suspects for armed robbery, ‘one chance,’ drug, murder and [...]
Osinbajo presides over FEC meetingJuliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The meeting started around [...]
Nigeria needs $100bn annual investment to close infrastructure gap – BPEUche Usim, Abuja For Nigeria to address its scary infrastructural challenges, a concerted effort to invest $100 billion annually for at [...]
Islamic Movement locks down British High Commission over Tony Blair’s visitAidoghie Paulinus, Abuja Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMM), otherwise known as Shiites, have halted both human and vehicular [...]
Court orders Evans to get legal representative by May 17 (NAN)Justice Adedayo Akintoye of an Igbosere High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans [...]
Wives of soldiers killed in the North East get reliefPhilip Nwosu, Lagos Over 50 widows of soldiers killed in battle in North East Nigeria have been provided with items to help [...]
NAF strike destroys more bandits bases, kills scoresMolly Kilete The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that its Air Task Force (ATF), engaged in the fight against banditry [...]

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Julian Assange, Wikieleaks founder, ejected from Ecuadorian Embassy and arrested by British PoliceWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he had been holed up since [...]
Coup: Al-Bashir ousted as President of SudanSudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted in a military coup and consultations are under way to form a transitional [...]
Italian man murders Nigerian prostitute for failing to satisfy him An Italian man,Leopoldo Scalici, 41,has been arrested for allegedly murdering a Nigerian prostitute, identified as Benedicta and dumping her body [...]

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FG declares Friday, Monday public holidaysRomanus Ugwu, Abuja The Federal government has declared Friday and Monday, April 19 and 22, 2019, public holidays to enable Christians [...]
Sudan’s ex-President Omar al-Bashir moved to prison (BBC) Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in [...]
Ministers ordered to submit all pending memos April endingJuliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja As President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office prepares to wind down by May 29, ministers in the cabinet [...]
Breaking: I’m far more qualified than Atiku,’ Buhari tells tribunalGodwin Tsa, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to produce [...]
Former Peruvian president kills self after police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations (BBC)Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over [...]
Judge freed, arrested, faces fresh charges Romanus Okoye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, re-arrested Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, few minutes after a Lagos High Court sitting [...]

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APC adopts Gbajabiamila as Speaker(NAN) The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as its candidate for the position of the [...]
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Supreme Court dismisses suit seeking Gov. Fayemi’s disqualification Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni challenging the eligibility of [...]
ICPC calls for synergy in prosecuting electoral offenders (NAN)Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has advocated collaborative efforts in prosecuting electoral [...]
Court remands 2 traffic wardens for killing NSCDC, officer in AbujaMolly Kilete, Abuja The Police Force headquarters in Abuja, has said that the two traffic wardens who participated in the killing [...]
12m Nigerians to benefit from ‘Next Level’ social investment – FG(NAN) Over 12 million Nigerians are to benefit from the ‘Next Level’ of the Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme [...]
Police arrests spiritual father of kidnappers terrorizing Abuja/Kaduna highwayMolly Kilete, Abuja The police headquarters in Abuja has announced the arrest of one Mallam Salisu Abubakar, 48, said to be the [...]
Tears flow as Nasarawa holds mass burial for 16 killed by herdsmen Linus Oota, Lafia Tears and anger rolled uncontrollably as victims of the recent Nasarawa killings were laid to rest in Kochum-Numa [...]

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My parents from Sokoto, Jigawa –AtikuCandidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, has debunked claims of the All [...]
3rd Mainland Bridge safe –FG The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, has assured motorists in Lagos that the Third Mainland Bridge is safe for [...]

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5 traffic robbers arrested Christopher Oji The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected notorious traffic robbers. The suspects were nabbed while robbing motorists and [...]
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Adams to Buhari: Operate economic policy that will guarantee three square meals for NigeriansOluseye Ojo, Ibadan The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to operate an economic [...]
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4 suspected Boko Haram members arrested in EdoEdo State Police Command has arrested four suspected Boko Haram members in the state. The suspects, who are also said to be [...]

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