All Africa (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday said National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS) has not adequately addressed its mission statement of being a catalyst in proffering answers to weaknesses and diversity of the federal administration. He therefore tasked the institution to work more assiduously to meet its goal.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FORMER Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Domestic Matters, Mr. Andy Uba who last week lost his bid to return to Anambra Government House, Awka after Governor Peter Obi's tenure may contest the February 6, 2010 election.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
THE National Economic Council (NEC) must have intended to impress Nigerians with news that former President Olusegun Obasanjo squandered N200 billion of the Ecological Fund.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Nigeria's President at the time Chief Olusegun Obasanjo told him lies and encouraged him to go on a mysterious journey that led to his arrest as he approached this country's border with Chad, former Liberian President Charles Taylor said at The Hague yesterday.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The rapprochement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda has “positive outcome for peace and stability of the Great Lake region,” the UN special envoy to the Great Lake region, Olusegun Obasanjo, said. For one year, Obasanjo has been taking actions with co-facilitator former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa to help the two parties find solution [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
While the crisis that plagued eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year and threatened to engulf the entire region has eased, some of the factors that led to the fierce fighting and the displacement of hundred of thousands must still be dealt with, a senior United Nations envoy said Monday. "The slide to war that threatened the region last year was effectively reversed," Olusegun...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The former Nigerian leader and UN Secretary General's Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that improved relations between Rwanda and the DRC could mark the end of Africa's Great Lakes war.
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
United Nations envoy Olusegun Obasanjo plans to scale back his mediation efforts in Congo, where the situation has "improved dramatically" over the past year.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife was the Third Republic Governor of Anambra State. He was also Political Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and at present, the Chairman of Association for Good Governance in Anambra State.
turenchi (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
former President Olusegun ObasanjoFORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the management of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, to produce a Nobel Laureate by 2015.His call came as the Minister of ...FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the management of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, to produce a Nobel Laureate by 2015.His call came as the Minister...
NigerianMuse Articles (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NEITI – Where is Our Missing Oil and Gas Money? (I) Nigeria, under the Presidency of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007) became a member of the now global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2003. It is now time to examine what has been happening since then. Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair announced the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) at...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mallam Isa Yuguda is the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, having been sworn into office on May 29, 2007. He contested and won the April 14 2007 gubernatorial election on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). Before then, he was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and served as Minister of Aviation under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the problem of FDLR is being resolved by the European Union.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Reluctantly, he was said to have been brought into power during the days of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The former president, it was said, prevailed on him to serve in his administration, albeit at the level of politics. And as one who had at one time or the other, passed through the path of power, Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George understood its use. As such, it took no time before attuning to...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A cross section of Nigerian youths have praised the leadership qualities of the former president of South Africa Dr. Nelson Mandela and President Barak Obama of the United States of America, calling them international role models. Other leaders whose contributions assisted in the advancement of humanity according to the youths, include Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Prof. Dora Akunyili, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo...
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