Tag: IBB
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Corruption in Nigeria worse under civilian administrations – IBB
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has said that corruption in Nigeria is worse under civilian leaders than under military rulers. Babangida said this on Friday during a special interview to mark his 80th birthday anniversary on AriseNews television station. The former military ruler said people who steal public money under civilian administrations…
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Why Nigeria is not progressing – IBB
Former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), popularly known as IBB, has opened up on why Nigeria is not progressing. IBB said one of the reasons Nigeria is not progressing was because Nigerians no longer believed in the future of the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Babangida made this known on Friday in…
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Babangida at 80 celebrations are in order – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “The most uncharitable critic of IBB, after experiencing four other administrations (Shonekan, Abacha, Abubakar and now Obasanjo) readily concedes that but for the annulment of June 12, 1993, IBB would have been an untainted hero.” Double Chief Duro Onabule, Chief Press Secretary to IBB. (IBRAHIM B BABANGIDA (1985-1992): LETTING A THOUSAND FLOWERS BLOOM.…
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IBB’s son, Mohammed narrowly escapes death as three security aides die in convoy accident
Mohammed Babangida, the son of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, narrowly escaped death, on Monday evening, when one of the cars ran into a trailer loaded with tomatoes along the Minna-Suleja highway. According to reports, three of the security guards died in the accident after their black Toyota Prado had a head-on collision with the…
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Insecurity: Give military modern weapons to fight – IBB advises Buhari
Former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to equip the military with modern weapons to tackle insecurity. Babangida said the Federal Government should also train the military in the use of modern weapons. He stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa Services. According to Babangida: “Provide them…
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Why IBB annulled my schoolmate, MKO Abiola’s election in 1993 – Obasanjo
A Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says ‘bad blood’ is the reason for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election thought to have been won by late business mogul, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the election, regarded as the free and fairest in the nation’s history was annulled by…
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Saraki-led PDP reconciliation committee in crucial meeting with IBB [Photos]
The Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday paid a visit with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida assuring him and other members of the party of the confidence of reconciling all aggrieved members of the party. The Committee which was led by former Governor of Kwara state and former Senate President,…
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IBB is a detribalised leader who commands political class’ respect – Gbagi
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has described ex-President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as a detribalised leader and elder-statesman whose name commands respect in Nigeria’s political class circle. Gbagi stated this in a statement released to the media on Monday to felicitate with the former President on his 79th birthday. Gbagi said the…
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IBB at 79: The President of Grand Schemes – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta (Tomorrow, 17th August, former President Ibrahim Babangida, turns 79. In keeping with my annual tradition, I dedicate this page as a tribute to him and an acknowledgment of an aspect of his robust legacy in the service of our nation.) On the morning of 12th December, 1991 (12-12-91), President Ibrahim Babangida and a…
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BREAKING: Judge who annulled June 12 presidential election is dead
The Judge who annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, presumed to be the freest and fairest in the nation’s history, Dahiru Saleh, is dead. According The Cable, he was buried in Azare, his hometown, in Bauchi on Thursday evening. Until his death, he held the title of “Mutawallen” of Katagum emirate in Bauchi. He…