ll is set for the commissioning of 23.4km Eket Etinan Road, which was constructed by Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration.

Former Nigerian Ambassador to Britain, the late Bola Ajibola, has been eulogised for helping the Olusegun Obasanjo administration restore the confidence of investors in Nigeria after the dark days of the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha.

A confidant of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has told The Guardian that the “plea for mercy” letter dated April 3, written to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court, a.k.a., the Old Bailey, on behalf of Ekweremadu and his wife by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was leaked to the public.

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has pleaded with the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, trying the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife Beatrice, "to be magnanimous enough to temper justice with mercy".[ad]

Federal Government has cautioned former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the 2023 general elections, following a recent letter he wrote concerning the polls .

Following the open letter written by the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu to immediately suspend the announcement of the presidential election results owing to malpractices, some Yoruba groups and individuals have descended on the old man, criticizing him for taking such position.

I crave the indulgence of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency General Muhammadu Buhari, to make this statement because I have had opportunity to keep him aware of what I know is happening and the danger looming ahead.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie; and business mogul, Aliko Dangote have commiserated with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, over the death of his mother, Mrs. Eunice Olaperi Folasade Adesina. Mrs. Adesina died on December 22, 2022 and would be buried on…

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, will on Thursday, January 12, 2023, speak on “Leadership and Nation Building”.   Convened by the Africa Leadership Group (ALG), the virtual session would see its founder and president, Ituah Ighodalo, and others discussing issues bothering on enthroning true leadership and nation building for the good of Nigerians.  …

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has reacted to the recent endorsement of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing it as “a mistake by his boss, who is being haunted by the strong character and personality of Tinubu or Atiku.” Lamido spoke, on Friday, in his hometown,…

Sir: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter (his regular trademark), released to Nigerians, where he among other remarks endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party standard bearer in the forthcoming general election in the country has expectedly provoked mixed reactions across the country. Obasanjo described Obi as a Presidential candidate that has an edge over others…

Our “Very Dear” Baba Obasanjo, Happy New Year Sir. May you continue to age with grace. Your New Year message to the youths of Nigeria was well publicized, thanks to the media for the coverage. It is most unusual in the tradition of the Yoruba for the younger members of the society to challenge the…