Topic: Olusegun Obasanjo

RABAT, Morocco, July 14 (UPI) -- African leaders, led by South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki, have blathered diligently and said nothing about the disgraceful conduct of Zimbabwe’s strongman Robert Mugabe. The notable exceptions are the ANC’s Chairman Jacob Zuma and Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The half-hearted approach is an insult to the African people and does nothing to help the African continent move forward.

CALABAR, Nigeria, April 3 (UPI) -- Nigerian investigators looking into power sector contracts plan to question former President Olusegun Obasanjo, officials said.

Two fires have ignited in recent days along Royal Dutch Shell pipelines in the oil-rich Niger Delta, prompting speculation militant groups were behind the incidents.

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 9 (UPI) -- Vincent Ogbulafor is the new leader of the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria, following a party convention in Abuja.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.

Nigeria has agreed to honor an International Court of Justice ruling to hand over the potentially resource-rich Bakassi Peninsula to neighboring Cameroon.

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Nigeria should keep a close eye on its multibillion-dollar oil industry if it wants to preserve its increasing, albeit still fragile, economic growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.

The Nigerian government is considering revoking the licensing blocks for exploration amid accusations they were obtained through illegal bribes, part of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s ongoing effort to curb corruption.

ABUJA, Nigeria, May 29 (UPI) --

ABUJA, Nigeria, April 23 (UPI) -- As expected, Umaru Yar'Adua was proclaimed the winner Monday in Nigeria's flawed and chaotic presidential election. Yar'Adua was the hand-picked successor to President Olusegun Obasanjo, who admitted there was fraud and violence, in the voting but not eno