Tag: IBB
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Buhari, IBB, others mourn Senator Shagaya
President Muhammadu Buhari; military president, Ibrahim Babangida; former senate president, David mark among other eminent Nigerians have mourned the passing of Senator John Shagaya. The President has offered his heartfelt condolences to the Shagaya family, friends, the Government and people of Plateau State on the painful passing of their illustrious son. The President pays tribute…
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2019: Obasanjo, IBB morally deficient to provide roadmap for Nigeria – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has lashed out at former Presidents, Ibrahim Babangida and Olusegun Obasanjo for advising President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. In a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle, the Senior lawyer described both Babangida and Obasanjo as “expired leaders.” Keyamo said expired leaders who…
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JUST IN: IBB’s aide, Afegbua reports to Force headquarters, says ‘I’m not a fugitive’
…Withdraws suits against Channels, NTA Kassim Afegbua, the Spokesman to the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida on Wednesday turned himself in at the Force headquarters in Abuja. Afegbua arrived the police headquarters at 10:32 a.m. in the company of his wife, lawyer, Kayode Ajulo and friends. Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris,…
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PDP condemns moves by police to arrest IBB’s media adviser
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned moves by the Police to arrest Mr Kassim Afegbua, Media Adviser to former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, over a statement issued on Sunday. The party made the condemnation in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday in Abuja. Afegbua had in the state on…
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BREAKING: IBB’s spokesman, Kassim Afegbua sues police, media houses for N1bn
Sequel to being declared wanted by the police, Kassim Afegbua, media adviser to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida on Tuesday sued for fundamental rights enforcement. Afegbua is also requesting N1 billion in damages from the police, its spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, and two media houses. The spokesman’s legal representative, Kayode Ajulo, filed the suit at the…
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SERAP condemns harassment of IBB’s spokesperson, Kassim Afegbua
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “strongly condemned the intimidation and harassment by the police of Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of General Ibrahim Babangida over a statement he issued on behalf of the former military president.” The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris last night declared Afegbua wanted over the statement he issued on Sunday. Idris…
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IGP orders arrest of IBB spokesman, Afegbua over controversial statement
The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has ordered the arrest of the spokesman of former Military President Ibrahim Babangida should he fail to turn himself up within 24 hours. Afegua is wanted for ” issuing a fake statement.” Recall that Afegbua had on Sunday released a statement quoting the former military ruler as saying…
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BREAKING NEWS: IBB denies asking Buhari not to recontest
A new letter has surfaced in which former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida [IBB], denied a report making the rounds that he advised incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari not to re-contest in 2019 for a second term in office. Recall that TheNewsGuru.com had earlier published the report in which IBB asked Buhari to complete his…
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We should avoid hate speeches, vices that trigger senseless bloodshed – IBB begs Nigerians
Former military president, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda has urged Nigerians to eschew hate speeches, discrimination and other vices that trigger senseless violence and bloodshed. In a statement marking the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day the former leader said Nigerians have witness so much bloodshed through communal clashes and conflicts and called for urgent actions to…
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Jonathan, Obasanjo, IBB, four other ex-Nigerian leaders get N40m each as car allowances
The Federal Government has approved the payment of N40 million each as car allowances for former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Shagari, Generals Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida, Abubakar Abdulsalam and Chief Ernest Shonekan. The money is part of a proposed N280 million for vehicle procurement, documents from the Secretary to the Government of the…