Browsing: Oby Ezekwesili

In a Twitter thread, Ezekwesili pointed out that it is wrong and dangerous to confuse the South East with IPOB as they are not the same.

Omojuwa disclosed this in his letter to Ezekwesili dated April 14, which was written by his lawyer, Boonyameen Lawal of Babalakin & Co Legal Practitioners in response to a lawsuit filed against him by the former Minister of Education.

The 6,721 concerned Nigerians who joined the suit as co-plaintiffs with SERAP, BudgIT and EiE include: Bring Back Our Girls co-conveners, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu; Jibrin Ibrahim; Edetaen Ojo; Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi; and Deji Adeyanju

Our correspondent who visited her Twitter handle on Thursday reports that the social media handle left a notice that the account had been frozen.

The Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation presents the 2019 Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Annual National Asthma Conference, themed: “Better Breathing, Better Living: The Role of the Environment and Governance.”

The former Nigerian Minister of Solid Minerals and Minister of Education, erstwhile Vice President of the World Bank (African Region) and a candidate for office of the President of Nigeria in the 2019 election, will be speaking along with others chosen from relevant sectors on the theme

A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Wednesday said there was need for deepening of the country’s democracy, to serve as catalyst for progress.

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to continue to keep the wishes of the late Chief MKO Abiola in their memories by behaving rightly.

Malam Mahmud Jega, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Daily Trust newspapers, on Tuesday in Abuja said the Presidency had been exceeding its role and powers prescribed for it by the constitution since 1999.

Nigerians on Twitter trolled former Minister and former presidential aspirant, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, when she spoke on the abducted Chibok girls, who are still in the captivity of Boko Haram Terrorists. 

Following serious concerns expressed by eminent Nigerians, including Prof. Wole Soyinka, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili and Rt, Hon. Ghali Umar Naaba among others on the need to produce a consensus candidate from among the fresh breed ‘Third Force’ presidential hopefuls

The consensus presidential candidate of the Third Force will be jointly decided by some prominent Nigerians.

Prof. Akin Oyebode of International Law and Jurisprudence on Friday lauded Dr Oby Ezekwesili’s withdrawal from the presidential race in the 2019 elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the declaration by Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Presidential Candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, that she is withdrawing from the February 16 presidential election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday rejected the withdrawal of the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, from the race.

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria has disclosed that  it will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid during the February 16, 2019 presidential election.

This was contained in a statement by the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation in the early hours of Thursday

Ezekwesili said this while participating in the presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria on Saturday.

Three Presidential Candidates on Saturday clashed on the economy in the televised debate held at the Trans-corp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

As a leader and former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, let me first apologise to all Nigerians, my fellow candidates and the moderator for the the APC Presidential Candidate’s absence in this debate. His non-appearance is a slight on ALL of us and our democracy.