Former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo has said immediate past president Muhammadu Buhari spent recklessly due to his lack of understanding of economics. Obasanjo said this in an exclusive interview with TheCable while reacting to the current state of the economy in Nigeria. One of the challenges the Tinubu administration is faced with is the issue…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he tried to get Nigeria's oil refineries working but was not successful and suggests President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's plan to do the same will not work. "Someone told me Tinubu said refineries would work by December. I told the person the refineries would not work. This is based on the…

Despite the concession of the country’s seaports, stakeholders and port users have continued to raise questions, while also expecting the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to perform its pre-concession roles to enable the country to regain its position as the maritime hub in West and Central Africa. ADAKU ONYENUCHEYA examines the roles of the authority and…

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, visited the Nigerian 14th Ambassador to the Court of St James, Tunji Sarafa Isola, on Tuesday, while on his way back from a Caribbean country.

A group under the auspice of Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) has called retired military heads of state in Nigeria, Generals Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babagida, and T.Y Danjuma to caution President Ahmed Bola Tinubu against invading Niger Republic after exhaustion of the seven days ultimatum given to military juntas of the country. The group…

The Olowu of Owu Kingdom in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oba Saka Matemilola, has debunked reports of any rift between him and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying all is well between them.

On January 13, 1970, Olusegun Obasanjo, army colonel and General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigerian Army, arrived Amichi in the old Nnewi Division of what was then known as East Central State...

Seme community, a border settlement between Nigeria and neighbouring Benin Republic is on the outskirts of Lagos State, just like Shaki in Oyo State, Idi Iroko in Ogun State, and Jibiya in Katsina State.

Our political parties have poor records of appreciating the architects of their electoral fortunes. It is part of the tragedy that has led to the lack of culture and tradition in our political parties as necessary institutional pillars of democracy.

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo; Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Hassan Kukah, and constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana, have lamented state of affairs in the country, blaming leadership deficiency.

urge Africans to pursue common interest for sustainable growth Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians and the entire African continent, including those in the diaspora to come together and pursue one common interest of building an inclusive economic growth to achieve  shared prosperity. Obasanjo who spoke on the theme: 'The Journey to…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday stated that the value a nation places on its population is determined by how it treats those who are in prisons and hospitals.