Chief adeniyi said in this interview with teslim shittabey and obinna ezugwu how the fulani have over the years used the military and trickery to bring nigeria to where it is today, while also criticising former president olusegun obasanjo who he said is the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Olusegun obasanjo was born in ibogun olaogun in ogun state. Police officer onyejekwe served at owu, obasanjo s home town in the 1930s around the period obj was born. Our shop contains a wide range of children books on nigerian and african history, culture and folklores, written by several prominent writers, including president olusegun obasanjo, himself. Nigerias former president, obasanjos father allegedly an igbo prince is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe the father of former. Veteran journalist, columnist and administrator, chief adetola adeniyi. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu. The resemblance is striking, igwe onyejekwe of onitsha that ruled from. The name olusegun obasanjo is not strange to anybody around the world.
Olusegun obasanjos father could be this igbo prince, igwe onyejekwe photo. Obasanjos farm is responsible for the major production of a lot of crops which is distributed across the country and he is. The author, one of africas most esteemed statesmen, has also been a prolific author of books over the decades, to boot. Obi onyejekwe was a policeman in owu in the early 1940s and obasanjos mother was a livein concubine. Within the oopl complex and not too far from the library, is the rounders children funspot. Inside olusegun obasanjo presidential library the guardian. Igwe onyejekwe is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe a police officer, who lived in abeokuta around 1930s. Nigerias former president, obasanjos father allegedly an. News about olusegun obasanjo, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Igwe onyejekwe who is alleged to hack fathered obasanjo while working. The editor of this volume has compiled transcriptions of the nigerian presidents key speeches delivered between may 2000 and may 2001. In late may, he was sworn in as nigerias first democratically elected president in more than 15 years.
Apc in a verbal war with peter obi, accuses the former governor of. This children arena has contains games, rides, and other. Op onze informatiepaginas lees je waar je in deze periode op moet letten. There is no greater central figure in the history of nigeria than the author of the book general olusegun obasanjo. Igwe onyejekwe is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe a. Igwe joseph okwudili onyejekwe, the obi onitsha going through the ritual of his coronation. Leaders honour jonathan at book launch photos thisdaylive. How obasanjo destroyed good leaders that could have served and saved nigeria. This animal called man, a philosophical reflection on the nature of man written during his time as a political prisoner. Olusegun obasanjo, is now a bona fide worker of noun, as he inspected his office space at the institutions abeokuta study centre in ogun state on. Obiageli ezekwesili born 28 april 1963, popularly known as oby ezekwesili, is a nigerian chartered accountant from anambra state.
Apart from damilade, another social media user john okooboh also posited that it is indisputable that obasanjo is from anambra state. Obasanjo definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Sheme said obasanjo had expressed satisfaction at the office space allotted him and promised to work for the progress of the university. Ifeanyi ibezi leads an age grade dance group in abatete politics is local, every good politician must be a man of the people. By remi oyeyemi i have been receiving a lot of questions from some interested and curious nigerians on twitter as to why i have been referring to former president olusegun obasanjo as obasanjo. His father was amos adigun obaluayesanjo obasanjo bankole and his mother was bernice. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics is igwe onyejekwe the father of obasanjo. He is rumored to be the father of president olusegun obasanjo. Obasanjos real father a paternity controversy sahara. Igwe onyejekwe, obi of onitsha going through rituals of. Olusegun obasanjo, nigerian general, statesman, and diplomat, who was the first military ruler in africa to hand over power to a civilian government.
Olusegun obasanjo biography, children, net worth, house, age. Nov 02, 2010 igwe onyejekwe is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe a police officer, who lived in abeokuta around 1930s. He served as nigerias military ruler 197679 and, as a civilian, as president 19992007. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjos birthdate from the time itself. Obasanjo is acting like a wounded lion or a dangerous reptile who has determined to strip his supporters naked in the public.
Igwe onyejekwe, obi of onitsha going through rituals of his. There are some sixty speeches from a variety of political and state occasions, international summits and conferences, official openings and inaugurations. Interview the fulani have enslaved nigeria chief tola. Former president olusegun obasanjo, in his recent controversial book, my watch, listed the names of his 21 children but he did not mention their mothers. Encomium weekly can, however, reveal the mothers of these children and other women that had dalliances with the twotime president of the country. Joined the army and received training in nigeria and abroad. Chief adeniyi said in this interview with business hallmarks teslim shittabey and obinna ezugwu how the fulani have over the years used the military and trickery to bring. This puzzle has remained for several years, with the former president keeping sealed lips, until last week thursday. Former president olusegun obasanjo, has 21 children and though he listed the names in his recent controversial book, my watch, he did not mention their mothers. Descriptiveanalytical method was engaged in the discourse. Baseball cards, books, movie posters, movies, free, livros, films, libros. The book by general obasanjo onyejekwe was deemed full of untruths that chief babatope had to write a rebuttal which title was derived from general obasanjo onyejekwe s own book title. Findings show that the administration of obasanjo used nigerias external relations as a plaorm to cancel nigeria s external debt, encourage foreign investment, improve the telecommunication.
The book is written by a ghanian, abynaansaa adjei. As guests hurried through, they could not, however, help pausing for. Former presient obasanjo has procurred a writer from ghana to do a 50page. Olusegun obasanjo was nigerias military head of state 19769 and president 19992007. The country biafra oct 20, 2014 by ignatius chukwuka onyejekwe. It looks like we dont have any biography for obi onyejekwe yet be the first to contribute. Obasanjo, who doubles as a former military head of state and a civilian president has always shown that he is indispensable when it comes to nigeria. He remains the first such military ruler in africa who handed over the power for a democratic government. Iyabo obasanjobello, a former senator of ogun state.
Nigeria need unity, security for progress obasanjo. Meet the mothers of olusegun obasanjos 21 children kemi. Nigerias foreign relations under olusegun obasanjos. He served as the army general of nigeria and as a military ruler remained the head of state from february 1976 to october 1979. Onitsha ado nidu on my mind jan 6, 2011 by chineze j. By ikenga chronicles december 18, 2017 related articles. Obasanjo spoke at the launch of a book that articulated the political odyssey of president buhari in abuja where he, in a recent rare commendation, lauded the president for making. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjo s birthdate from the time itself. The president of nigeria, elected in 1999, gives a detailed account of his friend and colleague chukwuma nzeogwu, a young army officer who led the shocking and first military coup detat of 1966, which toppled the civilian government and heralded thirteen years of military dictatorship until the elections of 1998. Ifeoma onyefulu was broughout up in a traditional village in eastern nigeria. Igwe onyejekwe is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe a police officer, who lived in abeokuta around 1930s he died in 1970.
Icheoku queries, if obasanjo s father was the most successful farmer in their village at the time as he claims, stories of his exploits should abound and be easily collaborated. The 62yearold obasanjo, jailed by abacha in 1995 for allegedly plotting a coup and released last year after the generals death, won the feb. Channels book club 010915 obasanjos take on soyinka youtube. Obi onyejekwe was a policeman in owu in the early 1940s and obasanjo s mother was a livein concubine obasanjo refused dna tests with obi s kids where did obasanjo comes from, anambra or owu in ogun state. In the 11page letter dated december 16, 20 exclusively obtained by vanguard, iyabo accused her father of orchestrating a third term for himself as. This was his first book, and from the initial publication, has remained very controversial. Obasanjo was fond of calling people, omo ale, bastard, oloriburuku, idiot, stupid, agbaya, its been rumored that obasanjo s father was an igbo. Chief adeniyi said in this interview with business hallmarks teslim shittabey and obinna ezugwu how the fulani have over the years used the military and trickery to bring nigeria to where it is today, while.
I knew of fathers kidnap before world cup match mikel obi soyinka said, i know that deep inside, there is a soakaway pond of personal insecurity struggling to be drained. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2. Engendering national and global policies jul 1, 2009 by chineze j. I believe the rumour was started by some mischiefmaking yoruba leaders who wanted to deny the igbos the right to agitate for the presidency by putting out the lie that obj was igbo and had therefore utilised the turn of the igbos. It would also appear that both men cannot resist daughters of eve very much as olusegun obasanjo was a product of illicit sexual liaisons onyejekwe had with his mother while olusegun obasanjo. Dec 09, 2014 former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo today launched a book tittled my watch containing several national issues both past and present. Dimkas coup of february, 1976 had not been successful, and general mohamed had not been assassinated, it is possible that may be the. Is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe the father of former.
When obi onyejekwe moved from atlanta in 2003 to work as an art director, producing commercials for spiketv, he thought he would quickly be able. I have been receiving a lot of questions from some interested and curious nigerians on twitter as to why i have been referring to former president olusegun obasanjo as obasanjo onyejekwe. His career is made the focus for a history of nigerias first fifty years of independence 19602010 and of african continental affairs during the same period obasanjo having been an active opponent of apartheid and an architect of the african union. Not my will, about his service to the nation as military head of state. Chief olusegun obasanjo is a big iroko in nigeria and african politics, history has a special place for his role in making nigeria what it is today, good or bad. Unomis mission is to automate the most complex tasks in the digital content creation industry. There is a flurry of activities at the olusegun obasanjo presidential library oopl, abeokuta, ogun state. Nigeriaworld the crumbling of chief olusegun obasanjos. Olusegun obasanjos most popular book is my watch volume 2. A celebration of tyranny, nepotism and corruption 0 29. Named one of the heavy hundred the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in america by industry bible talkers magazine, karen has blazed a trail.
The tussle for the stool of obi of onitsha assumed a twist yesterday when an aspirant to the stool, prince nwamunamma charles onyejekwe went to an onitsha high court to challenge the right of two. Former presient obasanjo has procurred a writer from ghana to do a 50page book on him and at the launching of the book bragged that he was 100% from owuegbaland in ogun state. The man in picture a picture a is the one on the left and on the right is president obasanjo actual photograph, the nation explained, was an igbo who lived in the abeokuta area in the 1930s, about the time obasanjo was born. Olusegun obasanjo is a former president of nigeria who held the position from 1999 to 2007. Photo 33581 views photos of obasanjo gyrating with members of kegite club of nigeria photo of obasanjo and his classmate at national open university igwe onyejekwe, obi of onitsha going through rituals of his coronatio pictures 2 3 4. My watch book launch with olusegun obasanjo youtube. Encomium weekly has however compiled their names and details below. At a book launch in lagos, obasanjo said he is not an igbo man and that the former. Obj is from onitsha, precisely from the royal family of obi of onitsha.
Was regelmatig je handen en blijf op voldoende afstand van anderen. According to findings, obasanjo was fathered by igwe okwudili onyejekwe, the obi of onitsha ado nidu from 19621970, who happened to be a colonial era police officer. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu obasanjo, olusegun on. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Onyejekwe ascended the coveted throne after the demise of igwe james okosi who ruled from 19311935. Obasanjo spoke during the presentation of a book on him titled babas story.
Goodluck jonathan with former president olusegun obasanjo at the public. Interview the fulani have enslaved nigeriachief tola. Published june 28th 1969 by heinemann educational books first published june 1969. Onitsha is a city located on the eastern bank of the niger river, in nigerias anambra state.
He also lived in owu, at the time olusegun obasanjo obj was born, but obasanjo has debunked that he was born by this late igbo king of onitsha obi onyejekwe was a policeman in owu in the early 1940s and obasanjo s mother was a livein concubine obasanjo refused dna tests with obi. May 10, 2018 while that is the most dramatic episode recounted in obasanjos memoir, african presidents daughter, detailing murderous political skullduggery was hardly the reason for obasanjos book. The fulani have enslaved nigeria chief tola adeniyi the fulani have enslaved nigeria chief tola adeniyi. Igwe joseph okwudili onyejekwe, the obi onitsha going through the ritual of his coronation, 1962. Her highly acclaimed childrens books are renowned for countering. With 4th grammy award win, edifies her yoruba heritage 0 02. Le clezio ryszard kapuscinski writes of the hole of onitsha in his book the shadow of the sun. Jun 18, 2007 obasanjos real father a paternity controversy it may sound stranger than fiction, but as daylight melts into darkness, the rumour about obasanjos igbo roots is gaining currency. Igwe onyejekwe is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe a police officer, who lived in abeokutaaround 1930s. Ironically in his home front he is not in good terms with some elders. The title of our website publication derives from the enigmatic statement just presented here above in bold italics.
Obasanjo, who most times referred to himself as just a farmer is rumoured to own an oil block and to be covertly involved in over 6. Olusegun obasanjo biography childhood, life achievements. In a statement by senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, dr. Oopl contains a vast wealth of knowledge and experiences yet to be seen in nigeria and west africa. Oluremi obasanjo, his first wife, who he married on saturday, june 22, 1963, at camberwell green registry, south. Is the former obi of onitsha, igwe okwudili onyejekwe the father of former president olusegun obasanjo. A mighty tree onitsha history, recent accounts, and changes. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2. Obi joseph onyejekwe 1962 1970 during this tenure, a senior administrative officer named r. The olusegun obasanjo presidential library oopl serves as an inspiration for many people on the importance, values and rewards of leadership through servitude, embodied by olusegun obasanjo. Onyejekwe meaning and origin of the name onyejekwe. The book titled my transition hours, written by the former president, gives an.
Ezekwesili was a 2018 nominee for the nobel peace prize for her work in transparency in the extractive sector. Oluremi obasanjo, who is the mother of his oldest children, the most wellknown of them being dr. Igwe onyejekwe, obasanjo s daddy, died after the civil war and, like. The fulani have enslaved nigeria chief tola adeniyi. A mighty tree has fallen, and the birds who sheltered in its branches now have no abode. Olusegun obasanjo a nigerian civil war veteran, twice head of nigeria nation is an engima, popularly called ebora owu, baba iyabo obj, uncle sege, baba by his admirer. Former presient obasanjo has procurred a writer from ghana to do a 50page book. Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nations head of state. In onitsha the popular story is that obasanjo is the product of a romantic liaison between igwe joseph okwudili onyejekwe, the obi onitsha ado nidu from 19621970, and ashabi, obasanjo s mother, in the 1930s. Former president, chief olusegun obasanjo has said that nigeria can. Doyin okupe, yesterday, the federal government, described as insincere and mischievous, the launch by bringback our girls group of a countdown for the chibok girls to regain freedom, saying fighting terrorism and insurgency is not a football match where commentaries. Oct 31, 2010 the pictures of these two men, former president olusegun obasanjo and igwe okwudili onyejekwe bears a striking resemblance.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Former president olusegun obasanjo launched his autobiography my watch with the royal african society on wednesday 11 february 2015. Veteran journalist, columnist and administrator, chief adetola adeniyi says that restructuring nigeria is inevitable as it must be achieved either intellectually or by the use of force. In nigeria, obasanjo is a household name, a civil war hero, an administrator, a successful farmer, the first military head of state to have organized an election and handed over successfully to a civilian government, a nationbuilder who initiated most of nigerias national heritage and a builder of men who introduced. Olusegun obasanjo has 16 books on goodreads with 8242 ratings.
Obi onyejekwe photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behindthescenes, and more. The pictures of the two statesmen show a striking resemblance, but that is no dna proof. How obasanjo destroyed good leaders that could have served. The pictures of these two men, former president olusegun obasanjo and igwe okwudili onyejekwe bear a striking resemblance. At a book launch in lagos, obasanjo said he is not an igbo man and that the former royal father who has been mentioned in some quarters as his father, is really unknown to him.
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