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Keyword: Olusegun Obasanjo

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Darfur rebels bid for cessation at talks in Nigeria

M.A. Shaikh

Rajab 16, 14252004-09-01

The continuing support for the rebels in Darfur and the relentless blame of the Sudanese government and so-called "Janjaweed militias" for the mayhem by the ‘international community' may reasonably be held responsible for the failure of peace in Sudan's eastern region, which has been in the grip of unrest for a year...

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Nigerians increasingly disillusioned by Obasanjo’s record in power

M.A. Shaikh

Rabi' al-Thani 20, 14232002-07-01

When the election of Olusegun Obasanjo as president on May 29, 1999, brought to an end 16 years of military rule, Nigerians were understandably relieved. And when the new president promised to strengthen democracy in the country, and to eradicate the culture of public corruption that Nigeria is notorious for, their relief grew into optimism.

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Obasanjo fiddles while Nigeria’s oil wealth burns

Our Special Correspondent

Rajab 06, 14201999-10-16

Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo apparently shares certain qualities with former US president Gerald Ford, of whom it was famously said that he could not go down the stairs and chew gum at the same time.

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Obasanjo’s controversial policies risk ethnic conflict in Nigeria

M.A. Shaikh

Jumada' al-Ula' 20, 14201999-09-01

Surprised Nigerians have witnessed two unprecedented events in the last month. A new truth-commission, known as the Oputa Panel, held its first hearings into abuses of power by military rulers, and the administration of the recently-elected president Olusegun Obasanjo announced a plan for the drastic reduction of the army that could cut it by half. Nigerians are watching both developments with interest and no small trepidation.

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Nigerian president playing with ethnic fire

M.A. Shaikh

Rabi' al-Thani 19, 14201999-08-01

The Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo - former military dictator and retired general before his controversial election as head of state last February has stepped up his purge of Hausa and Fulani officers in the security forces, largely replacing them with members of his own Yoruba tribe.

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Ex-military ruler unlikely to solve Nigeria’s many problems

M.S. Ahmed

Rabi' al-Awwal 02, 14201999-06-16

As former head of a military government in the 1970s and a retired general since, Nigeria’s new president, Olusegun Obasanjo, knows better than most people what ails his country. But he also knows equally well that the men in uniform, universally held responsible for the mess Nigeria’s troubles...

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Nigeria’s generals, and the west, have the last laugh

M.S. Ahmed

Dhu al-Qa'dah 28, 14191999-03-16

He is not a new face; he is not a civilian: he is General Olusegun Obasanjo who ruled Nigeria from 1976-79. Obasanjo was declared winner of Nigeria’s February 27 elections with 63 percent of the vote, well ahead of Olu Falae, the only other candidate.

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