The PDP State Secretary, Godspower Keku, in a statement in Yenagoa, said Alaibe’s antecedents do not recommend him as someone who could be a good governor or have anything to offer
Browsing: Olusegun Obasanjo
It was the second time the former president would meet with Buhari since the inauguration of the latter on May 29
President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the privatisation of the power sector in Nigeria
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who confirmed Jonathan’s meeting with Buhari, however, declined to give details
The meeting was held at the Hilltop residence of Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital
This revelation came just hours after the sudden withdrawal of Kashamu’s N20 billion libel suit against Obasanjo
The UKCC’s spokesperson, Sarah Hitchings, told The Punch correspondent in an email that the commission had also started a broad investigation into the matters because the foundation had violated its regulatory standards
The NCS Comptroller-General, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, made the disclosure to newsmen when he inaugurated two new patrol boats of the service in Lagos
Though Obasanjo said after quitting the PDP that he was not going to associate with any political party, his body language had tended in the direction of the APC
Babangida said the clear attempts to whip up support for Jonathan resulted in the “campaigns of calumny against former military Heads of State and presidents who have had the opportunity to govern this country”
Tsav said Agwai must have been relieved losing the job
In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the killing of nine APC members in two separate incidents in Rivers State on Saturday night raises a very serious concern about the motive of the killings
Our view of their Principal, Dr. Jonathan, is that he is a man who does not know what is debate or discourse. What he knows is insults, abuse and mudslinging
The match was played at the M.K.O. Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, which is just a few metres from the Hilltop Mansion residence of Obasanjo
In a statement he issued on the occasion of Obasanjo’s birthday, General Buhari said the former president is a nationalist whose commitment to democracy and good governance are worthy of recognition and praise
Obasanjo, who spoke on Saturday, likened President Jonathan to former Ivorian leader, Laurent Gbagbo, who was disgraced out of power and set his country on the path of crisis in his bid to sit tight as the country’s president
Obasanjo, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made his opinion known during an interview with the Financial Times at the launch of his controversial autobiography titled: “My Watch,” in Nairobi, Kenya
The APC also on Wednesday said the President may use the opportunity to secure a shift in the dates of the general election
Reports have it that the number of security personnel at the rally outnumbered party members
Obasanjo said this was one of the reasons the naira has crashed