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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
History and posterity have a way of rendering pronouncements. Insofar as the Goodluck Jonathan administration goes, no one knows – with any degree of certainty – what the judgment would be. Nonetheless, one thing is certain: By 2015 or 2019, his administration would be adjudged by supporters, critics and the general public as the most […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Loyalists of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Peoples Democratic Party have dumped the ruling party for the All Progressives Congress. Saturday PUNCH learnt on Wednesday that the former President’s supporters, particularly those in the South-West, left the PDP because they felt that they had been sidelined. It was learnt […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday explained why the 2005 National Political Reforms Conference, organised by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo failed. Oloyede, who was a co-chair of the 2005 Conference and now a delegate to the 2014 National Conference, said the 2005 conference failed because members of the […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
Former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta | credits: leadership.ng A former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta, said he was fired by a former military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha as IGP because of his suggestion that political detainees including Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and others should be […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98), Top Stories
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has explained how the Olusegun Obasanjo administration spent the loot recovered from the late maxiumn dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. She said that contrary to reports that the sum of $2bn was recovered from Abacha’s loot, only $500m was […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian leaders on Friday called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country’s unity. They made the call in separate interviews with State House correspondents shortly after they were honoured with the nation’s centenary awards at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The event was the second to the last in […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
From Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta Ahead of the 2015 general elections, former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday urged Christians to take active interest in the democratic process of the country. Obasanjo spoke during the fifth anniversary thanksgiving service of the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King (CCGK), a religious arm of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in […]
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Abia, Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), State News
Monday, January 20th, 2014
By DANIEL ETEGHE Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, called for the arrest and prosecution of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, alleging that he started active corruption in Nigeria’s political circle. Speaking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Dr. Kalu pointed out that he wonders why former President Obasanjo was still walking […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Rivers crisis also on the card From GODWIN TSA, Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday set up a five-man probe panel headed by its Chairman, Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu to investigate allegations of extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses raised against President Goodluck Jonathan by his political godfather, former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Other […]
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National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Saturday, January 11th, 2014
The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Saturday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s fatherly aura and experience in politics were still required by the party. Tukur said this in reaction to a letter written to him and President Goodluck Jonathan, dated Jan. 7, 2014, by Obasanjo. Obasanjo had, in the letter, raised some issues […]
