An Abuja court has heard testimony alleging that former President Olusegun Obasanjo personally directed an increase of N11 billion in the budget allocation for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project shortly before its approval in 2003. The evidence was given by Umar Babangida, an Assistant Commissioner of Police attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged paediatricians in Nigeria to combine medical expertise with empathy as they care for children and advocate for their rights and wellbeing. He made the remarks while receiving members of the executive council of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), led by its President, Dr Ekanem Ekure, during a courtesy…
An Abuja High Court has heard that former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye, was not in office when former President Olusegun Obasanjo approved key decisions for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The testimony came from Assistant Commissioner of Police Umar Babangida, who appeared as the third witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Tensions between former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose resurfaced on Monday after Fayose sent an inflammatory message accusing Obasanjo of belonging “in the zoo”. The message, released to the media by Obasanjo’s spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi, was sent shortly after the former president attended Fayose’s 65th birthday ceremony. Rather than a routine…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the country’s economic future depends on attracting robust investment from both domestic and international sources. He made the call on Wednesday in Bauchi at the commissioning of the International Conference Centre (ICC), a landmark project initiated by Governor Bala Mohammed. The facility, named after Northern Nigeria’s first Premier,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended renowned lawyer Afe Babalola, SAN, for donating an ICT centre to the St. Bakhita Center, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. Obasanjo, speaking at the commissioning of the facility — which includes 250 ICT systems and 50 tablets for children — recalled his past visits to Sokoto to inaugurate the Universal…
Nigeria’s Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria has marked its centenary with a call for prayers for peace, unity, and leadership in the country. At the grand finale in Maba, Ogun State, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, represented by his wife Bola, said the milestone was a sign of “divine benevolence,” urging Nigerians to pray for…
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside other eminent leaders and global health experts are expected at the unveiling of the Care365 Health Hub, scheduled to hold in Abuja. The event, which would hold at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre is billed for Sept. 2. Mr Ngozi Odumuko, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African firebrand politician, Julius Malema, are expected in Enugu State on Sunday for the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference, scheduled to hold at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, from Aug. 25 to Aug….
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Kenyan scholar Prof. Patrick Lumumba, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, are among the key speakers expected at the 2025 National Leadership Conference in Abuja. The two-day event, themed “Transforming Minds and Inspiring Results,” is organised by the GOTNI Leadership Foundation and will open on Sept. 5 at…
