Obasanjo Puts Okorocha On Blast! 'You're A Failure...'

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, described Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as a “failure.”

Obasanjo said this just as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, likened the current crisis rocking the ruling party as a “surgery” which must bring some pain to members.

Obasanjo who was responding to guests who spoke during the grand finale of a civic reception organised in his honour by the South West Zone of the PDP said there was no way he could associate with Okorocha who had jokingly referred to the former President as his “colleague.”

Drama as Obasanjo declines to lay wreath...

A mild drama played out during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abeokuta on Tuesday as a former President Olusegun Obasanjo declined Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s request to lay a wreath at the Arcade in Abeokuta.

Obasanjo vehemently resisted the governor’s persuasion to be part of the dignitaries to perform the ceremony.

This put a temporary stop to the programme as other dignitaries, including the Deputy Governor Segun Adesegun and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, unsuccessfully begged him to do so.

Our correspondent learnt that the former Head of State refused the request to lay a wreath because he was not initially listed as one of those to perform the function on the occasion.

Beef is real!!! Power Brokers shun GEJ's brother's funeral to attend VP's Children's Wedding!!!

There was heavy security presence in Kaduna yesterday as about 16 governors from across the country stormed the city to witness the wedding ceremony of two of Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo’s children.  All these on the day the President's brother Meni Jonathan who died recently of cardiac arrest was been buried

The wedding ceremony which saw former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim badamosi Babangida representing the Vice President’s family took place at the Sultan Bello Mosque and was presided over by the chief Imam, Shielk Abdulhamid Balele Wali.

Vehicular movements along the Ali Akilu road were diverted to other routes while many visitors found it difficult gaining access into the venue of the wedding which began at about 11.15am.

Huwaila Muhammed Sambo was given away in marriage to Muktar Ruma after the payment of a dowry sum of N50, 000 while Aysha Muhammed Sambo was wedded to Auwal Abdulrahman after the payment of a dowry of N250, 000 and eight cows.

Governors at the event include those of Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Imo, Nassarawa,Taraba, Cross River, Gombe, Katsina, Abia, Anambra, Kogi, Kwara, Bauchi, Oyo and Kaduna States.

Others were the Secretary to the Federal Government Senator Ayim Pius Ayim, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, the DG NEMA, DG NSCDC, former Chief Justice of the Federal Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, Galadima Kano Alhaji Tijjani Hashim, former Presidential Aspirant Alhaji Lema Jibrin, Miniter of National Planning Alhaji Shamsudeen Usman, and a host of other top government functionaries.