Olusegun Obasanjo

President Bola Tinubu has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 88th birthday as “controversial” while eulogising the latter’s contributions to nation-building. Tinubu in a statement signed on Wednesday, also described…

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says former President Umaru Yar’Adua rejected the sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries to a consortium led by Dangote Oil because his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo, did not follow due…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details about Nigeria’s refinery woes, recounting failed efforts to privatise the country’s refineries and the subsequent financial losses under government management. In an…

A Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasised that the battle against corruption can only be effective and successful if it begins with accountability among top government officials. The former president said…

President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on public communication and orientation, Sunday Dare, has fired back at Olusegun Obasanjo, calling the former president a mischief-maker who ran the most corrupt presidency in Nigeria’s history.…

The Senate on Sunday tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly (NASS) fix their salaries. In a statement, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu challenged anyone…

A former president Olusegun Obasanjo has called for moral rearmament and positive reorientation among Nigerians, describing the current situation in the country as sitting on a keg of gunpowder. He made the call in Abeokuta, the Ogun…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with…

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Saturday that Nigeria was becoming more volatile, uncertain and complex. He added that insecurity had made the country a dangerous place, filled with so much suffering and hunger.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has knocked the administration of President Bola Tinubu over poor implementation of the removal of subsidy from petroleum products as well as the floating naira. This is just as the former President…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is important for a leader to have a close relationship with God, declaring that any leader who does not have the fear of God is dangerous. Obasanjo, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday, also…

The Presidency, on Monday, blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday that Western liberal democracy is unsuitable for Africa and seems not to be working for Nigeria and other African countries. According to the former president, western democracy as it…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday called for more investments in the manufacturing sector to tackle unemployment, and poverty and boost the economy. Obasanjo made this call in Abeokuta while speaking at the unveiling of…

The former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, was criticised by the pan-Yoruba socio-political movement Afenifere for forcing several kings in Yoruba region to stand up and sit down during an occasion. A few weeks ago, as he and Governor…