Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he was able to survive what he described as evil plan of former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to kill him, after his arrest, alongside General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and business mogul and winner of the 12 June 1993 elections, Chief Mko Abiola, attributing his survival to the special grace of God. …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has paid a condolence visit to the widow of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua over the demise of her mother-in-law, Hajia Dada Yar’Adua. Hajia Turai lost her husband, Umaru, on 5 May 2010, almost three years after he assumed the Office of President; while her mother-in-law died on 2 September 2024. …

The brother of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has disclosed that there was no need for the controversy that surrounded power in the last days of the late leader, as he (Yar’Adua senior) had constitutionally transmitted his office to his deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. In an interview on Channel Television‘s Sunrise Daily on Friday morning, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, who represents Kaduna …

We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say something, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, elected to say something. And he did say something last Wednesday. “We talked about inflation, where has it come from? It’s come from eight …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid tributes to his late boss, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, 13 years after his death. Jonathan, who was Yar’Adua‘s deputy, described him as a “great and selfless leader”. In a post shared via his Twitter handle on Friday, Jonathan wrote: “On this day 13 years ago, our nation lost a great and selfless leader, President Umaru …