Olusegun Obasanjo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:36:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Olusegun Obasanjo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Obasanjo Once Danced To “Jaga Jaga” – Eedris Abdulkareem https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-once-danced-to-jaga-jaga-eedris-abdulkareem/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-once-danced-to-jaga-jaga-eedris-abdulkareem/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:30:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=481959 Popular rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has said that Olusegun Obasanjo once danced to “Jaga Jaga” despite banning it. He recently had his say during an appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, and fans have been reacting. Revealing that Obasanjo initially danced to the popular record at an international event, unaware of the track being played, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-once-danced-to-jaga-jaga-eedris-abdulkareem/feed/ 0 Father Figure Obasanjo Played A Huge Role In My Life – Olakunle Churchill https://www.theinfostride.com/father-figure-obasanjo-played-a-huge-role-in-my-life-olakunle-churchill/ https://www.theinfostride.com/father-figure-obasanjo-played-a-huge-role-in-my-life-olakunle-churchill/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=479058 Popular businessman and ex-husband of Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, Olakunle Churchill, has cleared the air on his relationship with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. He recently had his say alongside clips of him attending OBJ’s 89th birthday, and Nigerians have been reacting. Responding to a fan who said that he thought Obasanjo had given birth to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/father-figure-obasanjo-played-a-huge-role-in-my-life-olakunle-churchill/feed/ 0 I’m Falling For Obasanjo – Charly Boy https://www.theinfostride.com/im-falling-for-obasanjo-charly-boy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/im-falling-for-obasanjo-charly-boy/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478922 Popular activist and singer Charly Boy has shared a moment from former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s 89th birthday celebration. He recently revealed that the elder statesman kissed him on the head after receiving his gift, and fans have been reacting. According to him, he arrived at the event carrying a large box, which he balanced on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/im-falling-for-obasanjo-charly-boy/feed/ 0 Obasanjo And I Have An Uncommon Respect For Each Other – Charly Boy https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-i-have-an-uncommon-respect-for-each-other-charly-boy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-i-have-an-uncommon-respect-for-each-other-charly-boy/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:30:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478172 Popular entertainer and activist Charly Boy has come out to speak about his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He recently had his say via his X account, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, several Nigerians were shocked that a well-known critic of government could be close to a former head of state, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-i-have-an-uncommon-respect-for-each-other-charly-boy/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Holds Memorial Service for Late US President Jimmy Carter https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-holds-memorial-service-for-late-us-president-jimmy-carter/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-holds-memorial-service-for-late-us-president-jimmy-carter/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400389 Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday hosted a memorial service in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in honor of the late United States President Jimmy Carter. The memorial service was organized to pay tribute to Carter, who was a close ally of Obasanjo and served as the 39th President of the United States. In [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-holds-memorial-service-for-late-us-president-jimmy-carter/feed/ 0 NNPCL Invites Obasanjo to Tour Port Harcourt Refinery https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpcl-invites-obasanjo-to-tour-port-harcourt-refinery/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpcl-invites-obasanjo-to-tour-port-harcourt-refinery/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=399630 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has extended an invitation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour the recently rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State. In a statement released on Thursday, NNPCL said the visit would enable the former president to verify the operational status of the refinery, which recently resumed operations. This [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpcl-invites-obasanjo-to-tour-port-harcourt-refinery/feed/ 0 Ex President Obasanjo Reveals Near-Addiction to Drugs, Urges Youth to Avoid Abuse https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-president-obasanjo-reveals-near-addiction-to-drugs-urges-youth-to-avoid-abuse/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-president-obasanjo-reveals-near-addiction-to-drugs-urges-youth-to-avoid-abuse/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=395540 Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has shared a personal account of how he almost became a drug addict during his youth. Speaking in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of the ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organized by the Recovery Advocacy Network, Obasanjo recounted how smoking in his younger years led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-president-obasanjo-reveals-near-addiction-to-drugs-urges-youth-to-avoid-abuse/feed/ 0 Obasanjo’s Leadership Criticized as Hypocritical and Unworthy of Emulation https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjos-leadership-criticized-as-hypocritical-and-unworthy-of-emulation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjos-leadership-criticized-as-hypocritical-and-unworthy-of-emulation/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:50:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394907 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent remarks on Nigeria’s leadership and governance, delivered at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, have sparked sharp criticism. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, described Obasanjo’s critiques as hypocritical, citing numerous failures and controversies during his own time in office. Obasanjo, known [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjos-leadership-criticized-as-hypocritical-and-unworthy-of-emulation/feed/ 0 Olusegun Obasanjo Dismisses Igbo Paternity Claims, Calls for National Unity https://www.theinfostride.com/olusegun-obasanjo-dismisses-igbo-paternity-claims-calls-for-national-unity/ https://www.theinfostride.com/olusegun-obasanjo-dismisses-igbo-paternity-claims-calls-for-national-unity/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387185 Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed claims regarding his alleged Igbo paternity with a sense of humour, asserting that no one in Nigeria should be made to feel unwelcome in any part of the country. His remarks were made during a meeting with the leadership of the Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, a coalition [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/olusegun-obasanjo-dismisses-igbo-paternity-claims-calls-for-national-unity/feed/ 0 Elder Statesman Yakasai Supports Obasanjo’s View on Nigeria’s Constitutional Challenges https://www.theinfostride.com/elder-statesman-yakasai-supports-obasanjos-view-on-nigerias-constitutional-challenges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elder-statesman-yakasai-supports-obasanjos-view-on-nigerias-constitutional-challenges/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387067 Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a prominent elder statesman, has expressed support for former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s perspective that Nigeria’s issues are not rooted in the Constitution or the tenure of office. Instead, Yakasai contends that the real problem lies with the individuals implementing the country’s constitutional framework. Yakasai’s remarks come in response to a recent call [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elder-statesman-yakasai-supports-obasanjos-view-on-nigerias-constitutional-challenges/feed/ 0 Nigerian Senate Refutes Allegations of Salary Self-Determination and Presidential Favouritism https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-senate-refutes-allegations-of-salary-self-determination-and-presidential-favouritism/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-senate-refutes-allegations-of-salary-self-determination-and-presidential-favouritism/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386880 The Nigerian Senate has firmly refuted recent allegations suggesting that it unilaterally determines its own salaries and allowances or benefits from special fiscal packages provided by the Presidency. These denials come in the wake of a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, which has sparked renewed controversy surrounding the legislative chamber’s financial practices. In a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-senate-refutes-allegations-of-salary-self-determination-and-presidential-favouritism/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Urges FG to Address Youth Protest Concerns and Reconsider Governance Structure https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-urges-fg-to-address-youth-protest-concerns-and-reconsider-governance-structure/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-urges-fg-to-address-youth-protest-concerns-and-reconsider-governance-structure/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386731 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called upon the Federal Government of Nigeria to heed the demands and grievances of the youth, which sparked widespread protests across the nation. Addressing these concerns is crucial, he warned, as failing to do so could have serious repercussions. Obasanjo made these remarks on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-urges-fg-to-address-youth-protest-concerns-and-reconsider-governance-structure/feed/ 0 Maximising Crude Oil Production: The Short-Term Solution for Nigeria’s Economic Challenges https://www.theinfostride.com/maximising-crude-oil-production-the-short-term-solution-for-nigerias-economic-challenges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/maximising-crude-oil-production-the-short-term-solution-for-nigerias-economic-challenges/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:57:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385639 President Bola Tinubu faces a straightforward yet significant challenge: insufficient funds to address the extensive needs of Nigeria’s 200 million citizens. The resolution, however, is clear and achievable. To address this financial shortfall, President Tinubu should take a page from President Olusegun Obasanjo’s approach to economic management. Obasanjo effectively tackled similar issues by first addressing [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/maximising-crude-oil-production-the-short-term-solution-for-nigerias-economic-challenges/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Congratulates Rwandan President Kagame on Re-Election https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-congratulates-rwandan-president-kagame-on-re-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-congratulates-rwandan-president-kagame-on-re-election/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383828 Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the re-election of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda as an affirmation of the trust and confidence reposed in him by the Rwandan people. Obasanjo made this known in a congratulatory message released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, to newsmen on Friday. In the letter, Obasanjo, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-congratulates-rwandan-president-kagame-on-re-election/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Offers Testimony in $2.3 Billion Mambilla Power Contract Dispute https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-offers-testimony-in-2-3-billion-mambilla-power-contract-dispute/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-offers-testimony-in-2-3-billion-mambilla-power-contract-dispute/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=364236 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced his willingness to testify on behalf of Nigeria in the $2.3 billion disputed Mambilla power contract involving former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye. The disagreement between Sunrise Power and Nigeria has reached the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France, with the company alleging a breach [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-offers-testimony-in-2-3-billion-mambilla-power-contract-dispute/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Calls for Ban on Chinese Adire, Promotes Local Training https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-calls-for-ban-on-chinese-adire-promotes-local-training/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-calls-for-ban-on-chinese-adire-promotes-local-training/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:18:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358314 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has passionately called upon the Federal Government to prohibit the importation of Chinese adire into the country, citing the urgent need to safeguard the local adire market from potential “bastardization” at the hands of the Chinese. In a compelling appeal, Obasanjo implored the government to exhaust all possible measures to preserve [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-calls-for-ban-on-chinese-adire-promotes-local-training/feed/ 0 Obasanjo and The Face of Insolence by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-the-face-of-insolence-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-the-face-of-insolence-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:34:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355632 Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent discourteous behaviour against some of the traditional rulers in Iseyin, Oyo State, has drawn an angry tirade from the public. Not unexpectedly, these comments have come as a mix of both printable and unprintable words. For yours sincerely, the former president’s comments could only be viewed from two main perspectives. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-and-the-face-of-insolence-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 President Tinubu Must Hear This – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-must-hear-this-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-must-hear-this-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:08:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349945 All through history, finding and keeping round and square pegs in their respective holes has never been a Sugarcandy Mountain party. It’s a tough job for experts and committed people! Therefore, President Bola Tinubu must keep working round the clock, looking for leaks and blocking the same. Take a look at Operation Feed the Nation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/president-tinubu-must-hear-this-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Tinubu and His Special Advisers by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-and-his-special-advisers-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-and-his-special-advisers-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 24 Jun 2023 21:29:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349473 Without a doubt, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s greatest inner gift is the uncanny ability to deploy native intelligence. Some people rarely talk about it because they didn’t see it coming! Of course, that’s why people didn’t see him coming! Not even the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Maybe that’s why ‘Balogun Owu’ keeps fighting him like [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-and-his-special-advisers-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Obasanjo clarifies feud with Tinubu as Lagos gov https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-clarifies-feud-with-tinubu-as-lagos-gov/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-clarifies-feud-with-tinubu-as-lagos-gov/#respond Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:56:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349001 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up about the rift between him and President Bola Tinubu when he was the governor of Lagos State. Obasanjo dismissed claims that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when Tinubu was governor. In January 2023, Tinubu had recalled how Obasanjo seized the allocations of Lagos State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-clarifies-feud-with-tinubu-as-lagos-gov/feed/ 0 Bola Tinubu: A Man of Destiny by Adeola Daramola https://www.theinfostride.com/bola-tinubu-a-man-of-destiny-by-adeola-daramola/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bola-tinubu-a-man-of-destiny-by-adeola-daramola/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 19:41:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347891 I am not a fan of Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ) and will never be his fan, but Obasanjo has a special grace reserved for men of destiny. It was Gen Hassan Katsina who first discovered this uncommon grace in Obasanjo. In her book titled “Bitter Sweet”. Obasanjo’s first wife and the mother of Iyabo, Mrs Oluremi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bola-tinubu-a-man-of-destiny-by-adeola-daramola/feed/ 0 Taking Society for Granted by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/taking-society-for-granted-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taking-society-for-granted-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:30:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345126 Whenever a section of the society wants to embark on something new, it’ll first fly a kite. To sane minds, flying a kite is like testing the waters. If the society is gullible enough to ‘collectivise, objectify, even sacralise’ it, then, it becomes the norm. Unfortunately, societal norms tend to grow organic; and continue to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taking-society-for-granted-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Obasanjo writes Appeal Letter to Buhari on 2023 Presidential Election https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-writes-appeal-letter-to-buhari-on-2023-presidential-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-writes-appeal-letter-to-buhari-on-2023-presidential-election/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:04:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342453 The former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written an appeal for caution and rectification to President Muhammadu Buhari on the conduct of the 2023 Presidential Election of 25th February 2023. Please watch the video and read the appel letter below:  

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-writes-appeal-letter-to-buhari-on-2023-presidential-election/feed/ 0 Ladi Adebutu: Early Life And Education (Series 3) by Adedeji Babington-Ashaye https://www.theinfostride.com/ladi-adebutu-early-life-and-education-series-3-by-adedeji-babington-ashaye/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ladi-adebutu-early-life-and-education-series-3-by-adedeji-babington-ashaye/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:08:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338607 Igbobi College had admission preference for students with sound academic background. Ladi had no issues fulfilling that criterion as he excelled well in his primary school final examination. It didn’t take long for Ladi to get integrated into the school system. He became the darling of his classmates due to his friendliness, brilliance and generousity. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ladi-adebutu-early-life-and-education-series-3-by-adedeji-babington-ashaye/feed/ 0 Adebutu: Coming To Macedonia (Series 1) – Adedeji Babington-Ashaye https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-coming-to-macedonia-series-1-adedeji-babington-ashaye/ https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-coming-to-macedonia-series-1-adedeji-babington-ashaye/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:24:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331659 Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu FCPA launched himself into gubernatorial reckoning in Ogun State in 2016. He has never hidden his desire to serve the people in a more challenging higher capacity. He craves for it. His entire life has been defined in the concept of service to humanity and upliftment of the society. He has [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-coming-to-macedonia-series-1-adedeji-babington-ashaye/feed/ 0 What Really Is Tinubu’s Sin? Asks Ayoola Kayode https://www.theinfostride.com/what-really-is-tinubus-sin-asks-ayoola-kayode/ https://www.theinfostride.com/what-really-is-tinubus-sin-asks-ayoola-kayode/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2022 22:31:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325979 This piece titled “KEEPING THEM HONEST: What Really Is Tinubu’s Sin?” is worth reading. A concerned citizen, Ayoola Kayode, has penned his opinions, and I was hoping you could share your views on them. Continue reading… Kayode says, “I want to address an issue today seriously. I am mainly directing this write-up to Yorubas and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/what-really-is-tinubus-sin-asks-ayoola-kayode/feed/ 1 Is Another Civil Unrest Imminent in Nigeria? Read This! https://www.theinfostride.com/is-another-civil-unrest-imminent-in-nigeria-read-this/ https://www.theinfostride.com/is-another-civil-unrest-imminent-in-nigeria-read-this/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 22:12:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325946 I spotted this piece in one of my WhatsApp groups and want your opinions on it. The title reads “MARK MY WORDS; WAR WILL SOON BREAK OUT IN NIGERIA – Olusegun Obasanjo. Read the whole article and share your thoughts in the comment section. Another civil war in Nigeria has become imminent and inevitable. Its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/is-another-civil-unrest-imminent-in-nigeria-read-this/feed/ 0 Doyin Okupe throws Light on Formula for Winning a Delegate Election in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-throws-light-on-formula-for-winning-a-delegate-election-in-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-throws-light-on-formula-for-winning-a-delegate-election-in-nigeria/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 06:32:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325400 Dr Doyin Okupe, a prominent politician, Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo (Media & Publicity) and Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan (Public Affairs) has shed light on the formular for winning a delegate election in Nigeria. Read further and share your thoughts. Okupe discloses that those who have won delegate elections [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/doyin-okupe-throws-light-on-formula-for-winning-a-delegate-election-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 2023: Fayose Harps On Zoning https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-fayose-harps-on-zoning/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-fayose-harps-on-zoning/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:30:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323937 Ahead of the May 28 primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, said the party must zone the 2023 presidential ticket in its interest. The former Ekiti State Governor stated this after appearing before the ex-Senate President David Mark-led screening committee on Friday in Abuja. He noted that “you [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-fayose-harps-on-zoning/feed/ 0 Buhari’s Presidency: As the Debate on Who Contributed to Making Buhari President in 2015 Continues https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:01:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=319125 Eze’s Book on Amaechi in Chapter 15 Analyzes With Very Remarkable Insight, His Encounter with the Former Rivers Governor Over the Presidency of Buhari. …..Highlights Amaechi’s contributions to the aspirations of the President The classical literary masterpiece provides readers with a gale of fresh sapience into the public life, leadership records, political engagements, emotional traits [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/feed/ 0 Politics, Policies, and Governance in Nigeria by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-policies-and-governance-in-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-policies-and-governance-in-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 13 Feb 2022 09:29:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318415 Of a truth, Nigeria’s major predicament is that those who occupy the driver’s seat in her public administration have masked their interest to appear as if it is the public interest. Of course, the pursuit of this interest is to the advantage of those leaders and their cronies while the led bears the brunt. Regrettably, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-policies-and-governance-in-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 2023: Obasanjo Turns Down PDP’s Request https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-obasanjo-turns-down-pdps-request/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-obasanjo-turns-down-pdps-request/#respond Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:30:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317126 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he would never return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying he has retired from partisan politics. The ex-president, who renounced his membership of the party in 2015, stated this when he received the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; and other stakeholders who paid him a visit on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-obasanjo-turns-down-pdps-request/feed/ 0 PDP Chairman, Former Governors In Closed-Door Meeting With Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-chairman-former-governors-in-closed-door-meeting-with-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-chairman-former-governors-in-closed-door-meeting-with-obasanjo/#respond Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317130 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, is currently in a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ayu had on Saturday led four former governors and members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) to Obasanjo’s residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The PDP leaders arrived at the former [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-chairman-former-governors-in-closed-door-meeting-with-obasanjo/feed/ 0 Vote Any Party That Fields Southerner For President In 2023 — Okupe https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-any-party-that-fields-southerner-for-president-in-2023-okupe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-any-party-that-fields-southerner-for-president-in-2023-okupe/#respond Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:30:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300115 Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has highlighted reasons why Southerners should vote for either the All Progressives Congress, APC, or the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Okupe said Southern politicians should vote for either the APC or PDP if they field presidential candidates from their region. He [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/vote-any-party-that-fields-southerner-for-president-in-2023-okupe/feed/ 0 Obasanjo: Your Days Are Numbered – Bamgbose Slams Femi Adesina https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-your-days-are-numbered-bamgbose-slams-femi-adesina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-your-days-are-numbered-bamgbose-slams-femi-adesina/#respond Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:30:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297802 Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), has berated Femi Adesina, the Media Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, over what he described as unprovoked and uncivilized attack on the personality of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Bamgbose said that Adesina’s attack on Obasanjo was very perturbing, adding that one would have [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-your-days-are-numbered-bamgbose-slams-femi-adesina/feed/ 0 Mind Your Business — Presidency Fires Back At Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/mind-your-business-presidency-fires-back-at-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/mind-your-business-presidency-fires-back-at-obasanjo/#respond Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:30:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297719 Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has hit out at former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to mind his utterances as he also contributed to the current chaos in the country. The presidential spokesman stated this in a piece on Friday titled, ‘Nigeria’s Unity and All The Iberiberism’. “And what of Olusegun [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/mind-your-business-presidency-fires-back-at-obasanjo/feed/ 0 2023: It’s Time For Yoruba Muslim Presidential Candidate — Islamic Group Tells Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-its-time-for-yoruba-muslim-presidential-candidate-islamic-group-tells-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-its-time-for-yoruba-muslim-presidential-candidate-islamic-group-tells-obasanjo/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 08:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=293129 The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has said the next Yoruba presidential candidate should be a Muslim in the interest of fairness, justice and equity. MURIC made the call amid rumours that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was trying to draft the current President of the African Development Bank, ADB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, into the 2023 presidential [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-its-time-for-yoruba-muslim-presidential-candidate-islamic-group-tells-obasanjo/feed/ 0 Obasanjo, Gumi, Others Meet Over Insecurity https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-gumi-others-meet-over-insecurity/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-gumi-others-meet-over-insecurity/#respond Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:30:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289345 The Kaduna based popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday had a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. A source present at the meeting told newsmen that the choice of Chief Obasanjo by Gumi was based on the fact that the former president [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-gumi-others-meet-over-insecurity/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Hints On Next Move As Statesman https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-hints-on-next-move-as-statesman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-hints-on-next-move-as-statesman/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:30:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287961 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said as a statesman, he would live the rest of his life serving humanity. NAN reports that Obasanjo spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta at the 20th anniversary of the Communion Faith Assembly and new chapel dedication. The head of the church is Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, the chairman, Ogun chapter of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-hints-on-next-move-as-statesman/feed/ 0 2023 Presidency: North Has Not Forgiven Igbos For Killing Sardauna Of Sokoto — Doyin Okupe https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-north-has-not-forgiven-igbos-for-killing-sardauna-of-sokoto-doyin-okupe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-north-has-not-forgiven-igbos-for-killing-sardauna-of-sokoto-doyin-okupe/#respond Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:00:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287893 Doyin Okupe, a former aide to Ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively, has given one major reason the North will not support Igbo presidency come 2023. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Okupe explained that the North are yet to forgive the Igbo over the incidences of 1966 of which one of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-north-has-not-forgiven-igbos-for-killing-sardauna-of-sokoto-doyin-okupe/feed/ 0 2023: Okorocha Meets Obasanjo Ahead Of Presidential Race https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-okorocha-meets-obasanjo-ahead-of-presidential-race/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-okorocha-meets-obasanjo-ahead-of-presidential-race/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:30:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287536 The Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday met with a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in Ogun State to discuss his 2023 ambition. The former Imo State Governor, made this known last night via a tweet on his official Twitter page. Okorocha said it was important to consult the elder statement with [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-okorocha-meets-obasanjo-ahead-of-presidential-race/feed/ 0 Buhari Sends Obasanjo Belated Birthday Message https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-sends-obasanjo-belated-birthday-message/ https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-sends-obasanjo-belated-birthday-message/#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:30:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286724 President Muhammadu Buhari has sent wishes to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, one day after his birthday. It is not clear if the belated birthday message was an oversight. However, the very vocal former Obasanjo clocked 84 on Friday and received many birthday wishes from Nigerians from all walks of life In a statement on Saturday [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-sends-obasanjo-belated-birthday-message/feed/ 0 PDP Celebrates Obasanjo At 84 https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-celebrates-obasanjo-at-84/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-celebrates-obasanjo-at-84/#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:30:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286635 The opposition party describes Obasanjo as exceptionally energetic administrator. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has celebrated former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 84th birthday. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday described Obasanjo as a patriotic leader and a global figure. He also described [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-celebrates-obasanjo-at-84/feed/ 0 There Will Be War Soon In Nigeria, Mark My Words — Olusegun Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:30:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284850 A war is coming up soon in Nigeria, says Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria (GCFR). Another civil war in Nigeria has become imminent and inevitable. The reason for its inevitability is simply because Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern Nigeria Fulani oligarchs and the wider network of Fulani in Sub-Saharan Africa have concluded plans to adopt [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/there-will-be-war-soon-in-nigeria-mark-my-words-olusegun-obasanjo/feed/ 0 Insecurity: Why State Governors Are Not Chief Security Officers But Ceremonial Heads https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-why-state-governors-are-not-chief-security-officers-but-ceremonial-heads/ https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-why-state-governors-are-not-chief-security-officers-but-ceremonial-heads/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:37:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283827 Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the EndSARS protests was at its peak and what started as a genuine agitation by Nigerians youths was teetering towards unprecedented anarchy. In Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, security agents, especially police were being attacked, with some innocent residents having the feelings that their safety was no longer guaranteed, with [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-why-state-governors-are-not-chief-security-officers-but-ceremonial-heads/feed/ 0 Nigeria In Leadership Deficit — Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-in-leadership-deficit-obasanjo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-in-leadership-deficit-obasanjo/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:25:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283553 Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigeria was in a deficit where leadership is concerned, noting that the technocrats to lift the country and the African continent up were not lacking in the country. Obasanjo, who was president between 1999 and 2007, said this in an interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-in-leadership-deficit-obasanjo/feed/ 0 Again, Obasanjo’s Sermon on Nigeria by abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/again-obasanjos-sermon-on-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/again-obasanjos-sermon-on-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 20 Sep 2020 21:53:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=269287 Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, will not stop amazing Nigerians! In yet another in the series of what could be described as ‘speaking truth to power’, Obasanjo recently berated the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for mismanaging the country’s diversity. According to him, “old fault lines that were disappearing have opened up in greater fissures and with drums of hatred, disintegration and separation and accompanying choruses [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/again-obasanjos-sermon-on-nigeria-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Obasanjo Should Stop Accusing Buhari Of Things He Was Guilty Of – CSO https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-should-stop-accusing-buhari-of-things-he-was-guilty-of-cso/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-should-stop-accusing-buhari-of-things-he-was-guilty-of-cso/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:30:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=269189 A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) has come out to blast a recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for saying Nigeria has become a failed state. This is coming after Prof. Wole Soyinka also supported Obasanjo that the nation has moved closer to extinction. According to CAGG National Coordinator [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obasanjo-should-stop-accusing-buhari-of-things-he-was-guilty-of-cso/feed/ 0 Old Leaders Must Be Flushed Out For African Youths To Rule – Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/old-leaders-must-be-flushed-out-for-african-youths-to-rule-obasanjo/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:47:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=261542 Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African youths to start taking active part in political activities in their several nations. He recently revealed that this is the only way these youngsters can ensure they flush out the older generation from office. According to him, the youths must begin to demand affirmative action enshrined in the constitution [...]

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]]> Restructuring Nigeria Does Not Mean Breaking Her Up – Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/restructuring-nigeria-does-not-mean-breaking-her-up-obasanjo/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 18:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=258192 Ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to say that Nigeria will remain insecure and stagnant if the nation is not restructured. He revealed this recently at the year’s edition of the Sobo Sowemimo annual lecture organized by Abeokuta Club. According to him, restructuring is the way forward for Nigeria because the security situation in the country [...]

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