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Olusegun Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo

  1. Clashes in Senegal ahead of presidential poll
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    By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese police fired tear gas and chased protesters from the centre of the West African nation's capital on Saturday in a fourth day of protest against the candidacy of incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade in the February

  2. Clashes in Senegal ahead of presidential poll
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    An anti-government protester sits on the ground while another (L) throws rocks at police in Dakar February 17, 2012. Senegalese police sealed off a main square in the capital Dakar and fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered on Friday in pr

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    CORRECTION NAME IN CAPTION - Former President of Ghana and UN Special Envoy to Somalia, Jerry Rawlings (2-L), Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and Former President South Africa Thabo Mbeki (R) attend the official opening of the African...

    CORRECTION NAME IN CAPTION - Former President of Ghana and UN Special Envoy to Somalia, Jerry Rawlings (2-L), Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and Former President South Africa Thabo Mbeki (R) attend the official opening of the African... View Photo »

  4. In 2006, when President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria sidled up to the President [Bush] and suggested that he might change the constitution so that he could serve a third term, the President told him not to do it. ‘You have served your country well. Now turn over power and become a statesman,’
    SOURCE: Republic Report 2 months ago
  5. Obasanjo - Liquidation of Nigeria Airways Okay
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 1 day ago

    Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday explained why his administration liquidated the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL). He said that the airline which was liquidated in 2004 was ridden with monumental corruption and his inves

  6. Nigeria: Boko Haram - Kudos to Our Security Forces
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 2 days ago

    IT is with total delight and appreciation that we note the increasing capacity of our law enforcement agencies to come to terms with the unusual terrorist challenges posed to the nation by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in various parts of northern N

  7. Nigeria: Ojukwu - Igbo Traders May Close Markets in Lagos
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 3 days ago

    AS the body of foremost Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu arrives Lagos from London next week Thursday; the Amalgamated Traders' Association Lagos (ATAL) yesterday agreed to be part of all arrangements by the National Burial Committee headed b

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago
    Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led...

    Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led... View Photo »

  9. We condemn in strong terms, moves by the federal government to drag Nigerians seven years backward by the planned re-introduction of toll gates on our highways on the excuse that such fees will enable them improve the state of our roads. We remember vividly that former President Olusegun Obasanjo abolis...
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 months ago
  10. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Life After Aso Rock
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  11. Africa: New Convoluted Continent Diplomacy
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 5 days ago

    THIS week we introduce a new column by Trevor Maisiri in place of National Agenda, focussing on a wide range of socio-political and economic issues of interest to Zimbabwe. The aftermath of the Libyan revolution was always going to be the watershed upon

  12. The Return of Nuhu Ribabu
    AllAfrica.com logo AllAfrica.com 5 days ago

    Earlier this week, The Presidency announced the setting up of a 21-member Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force with the presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate in the last April presidential election, Mallam

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About Olusegun Obasanjo

Wikipedia

General (rtd.) Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ, GCFR (pronounced [olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́] in Yoruba, /oʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ/ in English; born circa March 5, 1937) is a retired Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria. A Christian of Yoruba descent, Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state,... Full Article

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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led by heads of state or government.
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  1. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led by heads of state or government. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led by heads of state or government.

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  2. (From L) The Emir of Qatar Hamad Ibn Khalifa Al-Thani, Iraqi Vice Prime Minister Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, Libyan Housing Secretary Mustapha Al Kharrubi, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sheik Hamad Ibn Muhammad Al-Sharqi of the United Arab Emirates,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    (From L) The Emir of Qatar Hamad Ibn Khalifa Al-Thani, Iraqi Vice Prime Minister Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, Libyan Housing Secretary Mustapha Al Kharrubi, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sheik Hamad Ibn Muhammad Al-Sharqi of the United Arab Emirates,...

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  3. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (R) welcomes former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Vienna Energy Forum, organized by the United Nations, with heads of government, energy ministers, experts and companies. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (R) welcomes former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Vienna Energy Forum, organized by the United Nations, with heads of government, energy ministers, experts and companies.

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  4. (L-R) Dawda Jobarteh, Olesegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President, and Founder of Obasanjo Holdings Nigeria, Graca Machel, Founder, Foundation for Community development, Mozambique, and Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, joke before the start of the Launch of the Africa Progress... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    (L-R) Dawda Jobarteh, Olesegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President, and Founder of Obasanjo Holdings Nigeria, Graca Machel, Founder, Foundation for Community development, Mozambique, and Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, joke before the start of the Launch of the Africa Progress...

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  5. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (R) greets his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo 21 July 2003 at Abidjan's airport. Olusegun Obasanjo arrived here for talks with Laurent Gbagbo. The meeting has no fixed agenda and is part of continuing contacts between the two presidents, but the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (R) greets his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo 21 July 2003 at Abidjan's airport. Olusegun Obasanjo arrived here for talks with Laurent Gbagbo. The meeting has no fixed agenda and is part of continuing contacts between the two presidents, but the...

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  6. Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (C) is interviewed by journalists after casting his vote during the parliamentary elections at Ita-Eko district in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria April 9, 2011. Nigerians counted the votes on Saturday from delayed parliamentary elections, held... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

    Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (C) is interviewed by journalists after casting his vote during the parliamentary elections at Ita-Eko district in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria April 9, 2011. Nigerians counted the votes on Saturday from delayed parliamentary elections, held...

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  7. Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo speaks as a policeman stands guard at the final campaign rally for President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital Abuja March 26, 2011. Jonathan promised thousands of his supporters on Saturday he would create jobs, improve infrastructure and give... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

    Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo speaks as a policeman stands guard at the final campaign rally for President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital Abuja March 26, 2011. Jonathan promised thousands of his supporters on Saturday he would create jobs, improve infrastructure and give...

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  8. Chairman of Board of Trustees of the ruling Peopel's democratic arty and former President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks on President Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy Namadi Sambo during at the party's last presidential campaign rally held in Abuja on March 26, 2011. President Goodluck... Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    Chairman of Board of Trustees of the ruling Peopel's democratic arty and former President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks on President Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy Namadi Sambo during at the party's last presidential campaign rally held in Abuja on March 26, 2011. President Goodluck...

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  9. A motorcycle is driven past a campaign billboard for Iyabo Obasanjo, left, the daughter of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Nigeria, Sunday, April 10, 2011. A coalition of local observer groups say Nigeria's first of three important April election was '' not... AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    A motorcycle is driven past a campaign billboard for Iyabo Obasanjo, left, the daughter of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Nigeria, Sunday, April 10, 2011. A coalition of local observer groups say Nigeria's first of three important April election was '' not...

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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (L) is greeted by his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, April 10, 2000. Obasanjo is in Cuba as head of the Group of 77 nations summit. At least 40 of the delegations will be led by heads of state or government.

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  1. In 2006, when President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria sidled up to the President [Bush] and suggested that he might change the constitution so that he could serve a third term, the President told him not to do it. ‘You have served your country well. Now turn over power and become a statesman,’
    SOURCE: Republic Report 2 months ago
  2. We condemn in strong terms, moves by the federal government to drag Nigerians seven years backward by the planned re-introduction of toll gates on our highways on the excuse that such fees will enable them improve the state of our roads. We remember vividly that former President Olusegun Obasanjo abolis...
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 months ago
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