A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that the Western Liberal Democracy is not working for Africa. Trojan News Media gathered that Obasanjo stated this while delivering his keynote address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa”, in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The event had in …
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FORMER Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he was aware that Iyalode of Yorubaland, Alaba Lawson, was down, but he did not know the reason behind it. In a release by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, Obasanjo said the late educationist contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria …
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FORMER Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and top diplomat, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost became the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) in 1991. Speaking at the public presentation of the biography of the first African UN Secretary-General, the late Boutros Boutros-Ghali, …
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THE Isheri Olofin Kingdom crown Prince in Lagos has frowned at the former President over his approach to royalties in Oyo State during his address to the people of the State in honor to the invite by Governor. Prince Ibrahim Olasunkanmi Lawal while speaking with the media on Monday in …
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FORMER President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that any conditions that encourage coups in the continent should be avoided as much as possible. The former President made the submission while speaking with a group of youths under the aegis of ‘Africa for Africa Youth Initiative’, (A4A), at the …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has disowned his wife, Taiwo Obasan, barely 24 hours after she pleaded with all Yoruba worldwide to forgive him over his statement at Iseyin, Oyo state during Friday’s inauguration of projects executed by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde. Taiwo in a report titled, “Oyo Kings: A …
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WIFE of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Taiwo, has waded into the controversy that has trailed the statement of the former Army general at Iseyin, Oyo state during Friday’s commissioning of projects executed by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde. Obasanjo who was special guest of honour had chastised some Yoruba traditional …
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A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has said the second term of former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the “most successful” in terms of economic growth, job creation, and inflation rate in Nigeria. El-Rufai, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna, said this on Friday during a session at the …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, is still the candidate for a better Nigeria. Reported gathered that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the then candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress and now-president, …
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– Olusegun Obasanjo. “Let the truth be told. The People involved in that so called 1966 “Igbo coup” were: 1. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (Midwest Region Igbo) 2. Major Adewale Ademoyega (Western Region – Yoruba), author of “Why we struck” 3. Capt. G. Adeleke (Western Region – Yoruba). 4. Maj. …
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