Today’s Headlines: How I Landed In Prison — OBJ; Fiscal Federalism To The Rescue

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗦 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺, 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 — 𝗢𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗼

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted why he ventured into farming after leaving the Nigerian Army and how he was later arrested and imprisoned under the regime of former military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha.

Obasanjo also revealed that he rejected an offer of political asylum from the United States despite being warned that he would be arrested if he returned to Nigeria.

The Ogun State-born elder statesman disclosed this while recounting his experience under Abacha’s regime, according to a video published by BBC News Pidgin on Tuesday.

Following the assassination of Gen. Murtala Muhammed, Obasanjo became Nigeria’s military Head of State on February 13, 1976, at 38.

FRESH calls from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri to increase the 13 per cent derivation for oil-producing states are welcome. They made the call at the inauguration of the Crude Distillation Unit of the $1 billion Azikel Refinery at Obunagha, Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa.

It is an integral tenet of federalism to cede control of resources to the community or region producing them.

The oil-producing states bear the brunt of oil exploitation. So, they should be given prime consideration to enable their citizens to lead quality lives.

As Diri put it, the current arrangement does not give the Niger Delta adequate benefits from its natural resources. This is a sound argument.

The Ogun State Government has explained the overcrowding at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Sagamu after a video showing prospective corps members sleeping in a packed hall went viral on social media.

The video, which circulated online on Monday, showed graduates sleeping on mattresses placed close to one another in a multipurpose hall, leaving little space for movement.

The situation sparked outrage among Nigerians, with many questioning the NYSC’s preparation and the welfare of corps members at the camp.

Reacting to the development, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kayode Akinmade, said the video showed a temporary arrangement made during the registration exercise, which continued late into the night.

𝗥𝗖𝗖𝗚 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘆𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

The Continental Overseer (South West, Nigeria & Middle East) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Johnson Odesola, has defended the church’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over allegations that former President Olusegun Obasanjo allocated oil wells to some prominent Nigerian pastors during his administration.

Odesola, in an opinion article published on Impact Nigeria on Tuesday, challenged the founder and president of the Ministers’ Prayer Network, Rev. Mosy Madugba, to provide evidence to support his allegation.

Madugba had alleged in a sermon circulating on social media that Obasanjo allocated oil wells to Adeboye, the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, and the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi.

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