Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Africa to recognize, preserve and properly market its assets to unlock tourism potential. Obasanjo made the call while speaking at the opening of a three-day Tourism and Aviation Conference, AeroWest 2026 on Wednesday in Lagos. The theme of the conference is “Enhancing …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, will chair a high-profile colloquium on Monday, March 24th, to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, CON. The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, will deliver the keynote address at the event, with the …
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THE Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday clarified that he never said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should not use the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway when completed. Umahi made the clarification during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos. He reacted to some comments to the effect that …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted an open invitation by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd) to tour the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. Obasanjo said that the open invitation via the media was “disrespectful.” Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, stated that the former president was not formally …
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FORMER presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting also had in attendance, former Cross River States governor, Donald Duke. Disclosing this via his X handle, the former Kano State governor said the meeting held at Obasanjo’s residence in Abeokuta, …
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FORMER Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has sharply criticized the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, describing the country’s current state under his administration as one of “chaos, insecurity, and disunity.” In a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, Connecticut, Obasanjo emphasized that the problems facing Nigeria …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that denying the Igbo people the presidency due to past secession attempts is unfair. Obasanjo made the remarks during a meeting with the League of Northern Democrats led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Obasanjo …
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FORMER Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday, August 26, decried the level of poverty experienced across the African continent. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the FESTAC Africa Festival at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu, Kenya, the former president said that the widespread poverty in Africa is man-made and …
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The lawmaker representing Kano South senatorial district, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of introducing corruption into the National Assembly during his tenure. This accusation follows Obasanjo’s recent criticism of lawmakers for allegedly setting their salaries and allowances amid the ongoing economic hardship in the country. In a …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has been at it in recent conversations. Western democracy is not working for Africa, so, we need a homegrown democratic model that will work for us. He suggested what he called “afro-democracy.” The former president is really suited to lead that discussion, whether for Nigeria or …
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