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1 day ago
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the late President of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, as a quintessential patriot and courageous leader, who lived a fulfilled life, having served his country energetically well in various capacities before he finally became the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.
2 days ago
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar effectively ignited conversations about his political future and the potential realignment of forces ahead of the 2027 presidential election yesterday.
3 days ago
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. READ ALSO:GMOs: Experts draw attention of NSA to risks of gene editing…
Obasanjo
6 Feb
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto and Co-chairman, Nigerians Interfaith Council, Sa'ad Abubakar III, and President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Daniel Okoh, have preached religious tolerance among Nigerians to have a united country.
31 Jan
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), Service Chiefs in Oyo State, Board of O’dua Investment Company and the Seriki Hausawa of Oyo State
Obasanjo
27 Jan
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he respects Ifa, the Yoruba divination system because Orunmila (the god of divination) had been in Yorubaland before the advent of Christianity and Islam.
22 Jan
Amidst the doubts expressed in many quarters as to whether or not the country’s local petroleum refining capacity has improved, it is instructive that the price of petrol has dropped marginally, giving an impression that all is well with the downstream sector of the industry.
Obasanjo
13 Jan
Former Nigeria's President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, revealed how a former President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, saved him from death at the hands of late General Sanni Abacha.
Obasanjo
10 Jan
The ding-dong between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is good, disturbing as it may seem on the surface.
4 Jan
In a show of solidarity, former presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Friday visited renowned lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, following his earlier meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Obasanjo
3 Jan
Fresh drama unfolded yesterday regarding the state of Nigeria’s refineries, which are being rehabilitated for $2.9 billion, as former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) disagreed over the return of some of the facilities.
24 Dec
Benedict Okon, 55 years old, and a father of three, was among the civil servants transferred from Lagos to Abuja in the early 1990s. As a level 8 officer then, his income was very low compared to the current salary for the same level

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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced an 18 per cent fare increase across its entire Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) scheme. The increase is expected to take effect from Monday, February 17, across all routes. In a notice on its X handle yesterday, LAMATA stated that the reason for the increase is the…
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has written to the Senate requesting an executive session with the Senate panel on public accounts over the investigations into the 3,907 missing firearms citing security reasons. The IGP's request aims to push back against the 2019 Audit Report by the Auditor-General for the Federation, which alleged…
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The Kano State Public and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the high court registrar, lawyers, and security over land grabbing and other related criminal offences. The agency uncovered N2 million as an exhibit from one of the syndicates, who offered the sum to an official of the commission as a bribe to escape arrest. Briefing journalists…
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Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lakoja on Thursday, has granted a stay of execution over the last judgement on the case of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. The court also ordered the maintenance of status quo in the case of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed-Anaje, who was sacked on February 3. Justice Umar Salisu of High…
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The National Assembly has explained approval of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, which increased from N49.7 trillion to N54.99 trillion—the highest in the nation's history. This adjustment followed legislative reviews that uncovered additional revenues from key government agencies. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan, while explaining the Budget Expansion and…
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Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army (NA), Brigadier General Justin Ifeanyi, has assured the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, of robust synergy. According to the Brigadier General, who resumed command at the artillery a few days ago while on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the corps,…
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The management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) says it will dispose more than 300 unclaimed bodies from its mortuary before the end of March. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Medical Director of ESUTH, Prof. Bethrand Ngwu, on Thursday in Enugu. Ngwu said that…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to combat malnutrition and improve nutrition outcomes across all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Ibrahim Hassan-Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President at the Office of the Vice President, made this statement during a two-day N-774 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) validation meeting on Thursday…