Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late Afenifere stalwart, Ayo Adebanjo, as a great man, a committed nationalist, and an unpretentious personality. The elder statesman passed away on Friday in his home, Lekki, Lagos State, at the age of 96. In a tribute signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late Afenifere stalwart, Ayo Adebanjo, as a great man, a committed nationalist, and an unpretentious personality. The elder statesman passed away on Friday in his home, Lekki, Lagos State, at the age of 96. In a tribute signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said … Read more
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the death of Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a colossal loss not only to him and Ogun State but also to the country as a whole. Henzodaily reports that Obasanjo, in a tribute made available to newsmen by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, recalled his last … Read more
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has recalled sacking his daughter from his farm due to lateness. Henzodaily reports that Obasanjo made this disclosure while hosting the new Chairman of the Board of Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel, at his Penthouse residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library complex in … Read more
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has asserted that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was the last Nigerian leader to foster a thriving middle class, emphasizing that no administration since then has successfully maintained a stable economic bridge between the wealthy and the poor. Amaechi made this statement during a two-day event in Abuja, themed “Strengthening Nigeria’s … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will testify today before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France, in connection with Sunrise Power’s $2.3 billion arbitration proceedings against Nigeria over an alleged breach of contract. Henzodaily understands that the arbitration case, which has drawn significant attention, involves claims by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd that the … Read more
Former Nigeria’s President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday listed some similarities he shared with the late Jimmy Carter, a former American President. Obasanjo listed the similarities at a funeral service he organised in the memory of Carter at the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King in Abeokuta. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the funeral service … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his imprisonment under the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, in 1995, was a result of his refusal to remain silent on pressing national and international issues. Obasanjo made the disclosure during an interactive session with 15 young leaders selected from across Africa under the aegis of the … Read more
By Taiwo Adisa I expected former President Olusegun Obasanjo to fire back at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) immediately after it announced the revival of the old Port Harcourt refinery on November 26, 2024. In several interviews before that announcement, the former president had emphatically stated that the refineries cannot work … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has paid a visit to former president Olusegun Obasanjo. TheNewsGuru reports that the former Anambra governor’s visit to Obasanjo comes shortly after he had paid a recent visit to former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida and former President, … Read more