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October 11, 2018 No Responses

Obasanjo backs Atiku ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 polls

Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has backed his then vice president Atiku Abubakar in polls scheduled for February 2019. Atiku, won the primaries for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last weekend and is expected to be the strongest...

February 4, 2018 No Responses

Breaking: IBB Writes Buhari – ‘Do Not Contest in 2019, Nigeria Needs New President’

Barely two weeks after a similar advice, ex-Military President, Ibrahim Babangida has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. He urged Buhari to complete his first term and allow a new generation of leaders to take control...

January 28, 2018 No Responses

Buhari, Obasanjo Meet Face to Face after ‘letter bomb’ Attack(See Video)

President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met face to face on Sunday at the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was the first time they met since the open letter from Obasanjo to Buhari...

January 23, 2018 No Responses

Update: Presidency Replies Obasanjo “No Comment on Your Letter” to Buhari

The Presidency on Tuesday refused to say whether President Mohammadu Buhari will heed the call not to see re-election in 2019. The Aso rock spokes persons said it will not comment on the letter released by former President Olusegun Obasanjo....

November 26, 2017 No Responses

2019: Jonathan to Atiku: Beg Obasanjo, Get PDP Ticket

• Lamido, Shekarau, Dankwambo, others may not step down Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has one more hurdle to cross in his secret deal with some stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. It was...

August 13, 2017 No Responses

Get Ready for Second Coming of Jesus, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday at Apostolic Faith Church said that Christians should be prepared for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ as the end of the world is near. Obasanjo made this remark during the 2017 Camp Meeting...

May 25, 2017 No Responses

Biafra: We Didn’t Plan to Wipe Out Igbo, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said it was not the intention of the Federal Government to wipe out Igbo during the civil war. Obasanjo said this at an event tagged, ‘Memory and Nation Building: Biafra 50 years later’, which held...

May 22, 2017 No Responses

Obasanjo, Osinbajo to Speak on 50 Years after Biafra

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and seven other leaders will on Thursday speak at a conference on the Memory and Nation Building – Biafra: 50 Years After. At the one-day conference, which will hold at the...