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Minimum Wage: Obasanjo Accuses Labour Leaders Of Betrayal

Minimum Wage: Obasanjo Accuses Labour Leaders Of Betrayal

Former Nigerian President from 1999 to 2007, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has heavily criticised the N70,000 minimum wage approved by President Bola Tinubu-led government, arguing that it is insufficient to cover workers’ basic needs such as transportation,…

Atiku Reveals Visit To Obasanjo’s Residence Not Political

Atiku Reveals Visit To Obasanjo’s Residence Not Political

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said his visit to his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday was not politically motivated but merely a courtesy call on the former President. New Telegraph had earlier reported…

APC Downplays Kwankwaso, Duke, Obasanjo’s Meeting 

APC Downplays Kwankwaso, Duke, Obasanjo’s Meeting 

Following the meeting between Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke and President Olusegun Obasanjo over the weekend, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the meeting as inconsequential to the party’s…

Anti-Corruption War Must Begin At The Top – Obasanjo

Anti-Corruption War Must Begin At The Top – Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has emphasized that the fight against corruption in Nigeria must start with accountability from the highest levels of leadership. Speaking during an interactive session on Sunday, “Boiling Point Arena”,…

Obasanjo Lauds Gowon’s Secret Plea To Abacha For Clemency

Obasanjo Lauds Gowon’s Secret Plea To Abacha For Clemency

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed gratitude to General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.) for secretly pleading with the late General Sani Abacha to spare him from execution during his imprisonment over an alleged coup plot. Sunday…

Obasanjo Sees Himself As Only Nigerian Saviour God Created – Presidency

Obasanjo Sees Himself As Only Nigerian Saviour God Created – Presidency

The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Monday said former president Olusegun Obasanjo sees himself as the only saviour God created for Nigeria. Reacting to Obasanjo’s claim…

Obono-Oba Reacts To Obasanjo’s Comment On Current Administration

Obono-Oba Reacts To Obasanjo’s Comment On Current Administration

Former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Okoi Obono-Obla, has asserted that people who served during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s eight-year administration should be in…

Obasanjo Speaks On Adoption Of Western Liberal Democracy

Obasanjo Speaks On Adoption Of Western Liberal Democracy

Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday posited that African countries made a mistake by adopting the Western liberal democracy introduced by the Europeans. Obasanjo made the remarks while speaking at a meeting with members…

African Leaders Lauds Adesina For Bagging Awolowo Prize

African Leaders Lauds Adesina For Bagging Awolowo Prize

Present and past African Presidents have lauded the exceptional leadership of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as he was awarded the prestigious 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Leaders such…

Saraki Eulogises Obasanjo At 87

Saraki Eulogises Obasanjo At 87

Former Senate president and former governor of Kwara State, Sen. Bukola Saraki has congratulated former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 87th birthday anniversary. Joining a host of other world leaders, Saraki in a statement issued…