Olusegun Obasanjo

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Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo is a Nigerian politician, statesman, agriculturalist, and former army general who served as Nigeria's Military Head of State from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007. Ideologically a Nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.

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Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, Baba Iyabo, Baba Sege, President Obasanjo, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, OBJ, and Olesegun Obasanjo

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Nigeria oil output hits peak

Nigeria's crude oil production has reached a five-year high of 1.71 million barrels per day, according to the NNPC.

BOOK REVIEW: Inside Yakubu Gowon’s “My Life of Duty and Allegiance”, By Mathew Hassan Kukah Premium Times — May 20, 04:08 AM
Nigeria will not fall — Gowon Vanguard News — May 19, 22:47 PM
Gowon Memoir: Jonathan, Sultan, rally Nigerians to preserve history Premium Times — May 19, 22:13 PM
Why I finally wrote my memoir after 60 years – Gowon Premium Times — May 19, 18:43 PM
Danjuma donates N3bn, Dangote N500m at Gowon autobiography unveiling Punch — May 19, 18:21 PM
Dangote refinery expansion to create 95,000 jobs Punch — Apr 27, 00:38 AM
NNPC crude output surges to five-year high Punch — Apr 27, 00:36 AM
Dangote refinery 1.4mbpd expansion to create 95,000 jobs Punch — Apr 26, 19:08 PM
Political class must curb ‘do-or-die’ mentality – Gowon Punch — May 20, 00:26 AM
Civil War: How Obasanjo defied my orders to serve under Murtala — Gowon Punch — May 20, 00:22 AM
NNPC refineries will never work again – Obasanjo Punch — Apr 27, 00:18 AM
Reforms must translate to growth, says NESG Punch — Apr 27, 00:05 AM
How close associates betrayed, overthrew me — Gowon Premium Times — May 20, 07:55 AM
Gowon’s Autobiography: T.Y. Danjuma donates N3bn, Dangote N500m Premium Times — May 19, 16:12 PM
Jonathan lauds Gowon for civil war reconciliation, nation-building Punch — May 19, 13:32 PM
NUPENG laments growing job losses, workers’ rights suppression Vanguard News — Apr 27, 00:09 AM
A word for the new finance minister Punch — Apr 27, 00:04 AM
Kukah recounts Gowon’s post-exile life after ouster from power Premium Times — May 19, 21:21 PM
My love for Nigeria is beyond question, says Gowon Punch — May 19, 18:46 PM
Gowon’s Autobiography: Danjuma donates N3bn, Dangote N500m Premium Times — May 19, 16:12 PM