Tag: Former President
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Life and times of ex-President, Shehu Shagari
Former President Shehu Shagari, on Friday, died after a brief illness at the age of 93 at the National Hospital, Abuja. Here is a report on the life and times of the former President. LIFE AND TIMES Born in 1925 in the northern Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the…
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Court sentences former president to jail for leaking information
A court in Taiwan on Tuesday sentenced former president Ma Ying-jeou to four months jail over a leak of information related to national security, legal documents showed, but he vowed to appeal and could avoid jail altogether by paying a fine. In the first conviction in a series of lawsuits against Ma since he left…
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Dasukigate: Former President, Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court today
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja affirmed yesterday the order of subpoena compelling former President Goodluck Jonathan and a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to appear in court today with respect to the trial of the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh. however, challenging the subpoena summoning him to appear…
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Bostwana’s former president, Ketumile Masire dies at 91
The second President of Botswana, Sir Ketumile Masire, has died at the age of 91 after being admitted in hospital since last Friday in Bokamoso with critical condition. A statement by his family and the trustees of the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation confirmed the death. “He died peacefully at Bokamoso Private Hospital surrounded by his…