Tag: Babangida
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Nigeria’s unity a settled issue – Babangida
Former Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida believes Nigeria’s unity should be strengthened rather than negotiated. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that calls for secession, especially from the southern part of the country, have made headlines in recent years. Despite the agitations – largely led by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB ) and most recently the…
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Again, IBB defends annulment of June 12 presidential poll, says decision right, in Nigeria’s interest
Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has explained that he annulled the June 12, 1993, presidential election in the overall interest of Nigeria. The poll, considered as Nigeria’s fairest election, was keenly contested between the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Moshood Abiola and Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC). The SDP…
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Whitewashing is a waste; history has already judged Babangida – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa IBRAHIM Badamosi Babangida, retired general and former military Head of State will turn 80 tomorrow, Tuesday, August 17. I congratulate him primarily because I also pray to grow old. But I do not pray that in my old age my children will organise gatherings where people will try to whitewash my deeds.…
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Babangida at 80 celebrations are in order (3) – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “Nor should we listen to those who say “the voice of the people is the voice of God”; for the turbulence of the mob is always close to insanity.” Alcuin, 735-804. Since coming across that statement by Alcuin, more than fifty years ago, I have dropped from my writings the assertion that “the…
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Babangida @80: Celebrations are in order (2)- Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “It is part of a king [or President to do good for his people and to be maligned for it.” Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 113. By Adele airtime“Dr Sobowale, please tell me why Nigerians find it difficult to accept that this [population control] is in…
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Arewa youth group backs Babangida on age limit for presidential candidates
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described as timely and commendable, the call by former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, to have people in their 60s as Nigeria’s president in 2023. A statement signed by the group’s National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, noted that the former military president had spoken the minds of millions…
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What made Louis Van Gaal so tough – Ex-Super Eagles winger
Former Super Eagles winger Tijani Babangida has lauded coach Louis van Gaal for the influence he had in his game. The two worked together at Ajax after the former Super Eagle joined them in 1996 and was part of the squad that won the 1997/98 Eredivisie title. He left after making 77 appearances for the…
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Wada Nas Buhari needs you – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “What experience and history teach is that people and governments never have learnt anything from history; or acted on principles deducted from it.” George Hegel, 1770-1833, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 92. Babangida read a lot of history. I know that because I spent weeks in his library at Minna and…
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Birthday wishes to Babangida at 80-1 (2) – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale NOTE: Because of our current travails on account of the partial lockdown of the Third Mainland Bridge, this part of the article ended abruptly. Readers could not possibly understand the significance of the bridge and the vision it entailed at the time. IBB embarked on completion of the bridge approximately 17 years…
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Buhari sends early birthday wishes to Babangida
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on his 79th birthday. Babangida, who toppled Buhari in a military coup in 1985, will be 79 tomorrow, 17 August. He ruled Nigeria between 1985 and 1993 and went down in history to have annulled the freest election ever conducted…