…66: A Call to Citizenship Transformation,” was held at the Presidential Conference Hall, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, with the sub-theme “Transformed Citizens, Transformed Nation.” Describing the gathering as more than a celebration, the Commissioner said it was a platform for reflection and…

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has charged secondary school students in Ogun State to inculcate good character and combine it with academic brilliance in order to succeed not only in their academic pursuits, but in life. The former president, who gave this charge in his remarks at the Obasanjo Back-to-Sc…

…and Bola Tinubu respectively. Atiku served as Vice-President under former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. He was initially elected governor of Adamawa State in 1999 under the PDP but was subsequently selected as Obasanjo’s running mate. He was also among prominent political figures associated with the fo…

…a delegate to the 2005 Political/Constitutional Reform Conference under former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the 2014 Constitution Review Conference under former President Goodluck Jonathan. He was appointed NLC General Secretary in August 2019, succeeding Peter Ozo-Eson, with the appointment ratified by the NLC Nati…

…fighting till today, because he stood against the third-term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This man went to Court 21 times and won against his boss without bribing a judge, without seeing any Court Registrar behind the scenes. “When he was Chairman of the Economic Council— that was when our GDP made a r…

…him if it has evidence linking him to the alleged $16bn power expenditure during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of reviving old allegations to divert attention from questions over the use of rev…

…attempt to shift public attention from the economic hardship confronting Nigerians. The Olusegun Obasanjo administration’s power sector spending and commitments, commonly cited at about $16bn, became the subject of a House of Representatives probe after his exit from office in 2007. In 2008, the Umaru Yar’Adua administ…

…served as Commissioner for Health from 2003 to 2007. The daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo promised to do more to ensure that the people benefited from the dividends of democracy. Obasanjo also called on residents of the state to support the PDP’s return to power and make life more comfortable and rewardin…

…the presidency, including the “history of disputes involving Atiku and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.” He said they should particularly scrutinise allegations surrounding corruption in the privatisation exercise undertaken during the Obasanjo administration. According to him, questions of accountability and econom…

…— Osuntokun Chief Akin Osuntokun, erstwhile Political Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, said hate speech, ethnic and religious profiling remain effective political instruments. Osuntokun said: “Well, all the negative anticipation, including hate speech, ethnic profiling, violence and mudslinging, come with…

…of the Old Western Region. And it gave Nigeria two heads of state: former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Ernest Shonekan, Head of the Interim National Government. The state’s intellectual and economic footprint is equally boundless. It is home to Professor Wole Soyinka, Black Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Lit…

…previous administrations under Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Olusegun Obasanjo and Sani Abacha, saying similar complaints about hunger had been made under each government. “Yesterday it was Buhari, people are hungry. The day before yesterday it was Jonathan, people are hungry. “Before then i…

…how former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, allegedly warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against trusting his then deputy, Atiku Abubakar, during political tensions ahead of the 2003 presidential election. Duke’s account is contained in a new book by Seun Oloketuyi, titled How to Win Elections in Niger…

…Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the electoral influence to determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election. Atiku stated this while speaking with journalists on Wednesday, amid reports that Obasanjo had declined to endorse his presidential…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a surprise congratulatory visit to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke after Saturday's governorship electionAdeleke, who ran on the Accord Party platform, was declared winner on Sunday after defeating APC's Bola Oyebamiji by over 66,000 votesThe Osun governor secured victories i…

President Bola Tinubu has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over claims that the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries may never work. In what appeared to be Tinubu’s first clear position on the viability of the three refineries, which have remained moribund despite billions spent on tu…

…members seek OBJ’s reduced support for Obi A split has occurred between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and key leaders of the emerging opposition coalition, G100, over the modalities for the emergence of a single presidential candidate who will slug it out with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the January […] The pos…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi. Makinde disclosed the visit in a post on…

Senator Shehu Sani commented on the long-running feud between Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar on Saturday, August 1, 2026Sani said the rivalry began when Gen Zs were in nursery school and has continued even as that generation now has children of their ownThe senator's post drew widespread reactions from Nigerians…

…Biakpara is a retired Air Force officer, former SA on Niger Delta Affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo and an elder statesman in the Niger Delta. He hails from Tamigbe community in Burutu local government area of Delta State. In this interview, Biakpara tells the Niger Delta militancy story, saying region elders visi…

…Senator, Shehu Sani, on Saturday hinted that the renewed feud between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, may continue until one of them dies. Sani said Atiku has been receiving what he termed Obasanjo’s “hypersonic missiles” after the for…

…at Obasanjo Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo's claim that picking him as his running mate in the 1999 election was the biggest mistake of his presidency. Reacting to Obasanjo's comment, Atiku, in a statement issued on Saturday, August 1, by his Senior Special As…

…the opportunity shaped his career in public service. He also thanked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for supporting the actualisation of the mandate freely given to him by the people of Plateau State, as well as former President Goodluck Jonathan for backing his administration through key interventions, including th…

…it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! A video of former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo jumping off a stage surfaced online from Charly Boy's memoir launch in LagosGuests reportedly held their breath as Obasanjo leapt from the stage at Alliance Française, Adenuga House, with a man standing by to assist…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, 89, wows guests as he jumps off podium at an event (video) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo stunned guests at a book launch on Friday, July 31, when he jumped off the podium. When he was done with his speech, Obasanjo ran off and jumped down from the podium. The viral video showed…