Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, revealed how the former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), almost denied Nigeria a $280 million telecommunications deal. Obasanjo said when Nigeria was about to transit from landline telephones to mobile phones, some major telecommunication companies approached the country seeking to provide mobile lines for the citizenry, but Abubakar wanted to award the …

Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago has congratulated former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on his 82nd birthday. The governor expressed appreciation to the elder statesman for his consistence in placing national interest above personal ambition for the greater good of the nation. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor described General Abubakar …