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…
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is under fire after a midnight raid on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta led to the arrest of 93 people and sparked accusations of rights violations. OOPL Managing Director Vitalis Ortese condemned the incident in a statement on Sunday, likening the EFCC operatives’ actions to…
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasised that effective governance is determined not by the perfection of a nation’s constitution but by the integrity of those who implement it. At the opening of a three-day National Summit on Nigeria’s constitutional future, organised by The Patriots in partnership with the Nigeria Political Summit Group in Abuja,…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid tribute to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a dedicated patriot who strove to move the nation forward. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, on Sunday in Abeokuta, Obasanjo said he received the news of Buhari’s death “with a heavy heart.” Reflecting…
Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo will visit Zamfara State on Tuesday, 17 June, to inaugurate several major development projects, including the newly renovated Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau, the state capital. The event forms part of activities to commemorate Governor Dauda Lawal’s second year in office. In a statement issued on Monday, the governor’s…
A statement made by Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been presented in court as key evidence in the corruption trial of Dr Olu Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel, accused of fraud in the controversial awarding of the Mambilla Hydropower Project contract. Dr Agunloye is facing a seven-count indictment brought by the…
