WHY WE REMOVED BUHARI’S GOVT IN 1985 — IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, retd, has said that former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, was overthrown in 1985 because he personalised leadership. Sunday Vanguard recalls that Buhari was one of the leaders of the military coup of December 1983 that toppled ex-President Shehu Shagari. But 40 …

I’M NOT DESPERATE FOR 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PETER OBI Labour Party presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he did not exhibit any sign of desperation to make the leadership of the party believe he craves a ‘free ticket’ or ‘special treatment’ ahead of the 2027 election. Obi, who spoke through his media aide, Ibrahim …

FIREWORKS OVER BABANGIDA’S JUNE 12 CONFESSION Former Military President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), may have stirred the hornet’s nest with his open confession on Thursday, February 20, that the late Chief MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, which he eventually annulled. Babangida, during the launch of his autobiography, titled: “A Journey in Service,” had …

FORGIVE BABANGIDA OVER JUNE 12 ELECTION ANNULMENT, HE IS REPENTANT – OZEKHOME Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has called on Nigerians to forgive former military ruler Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) for annulling the 1993 presidential election. Speaking on Friday, Ozekhome said Babangida’s public admission of regret over the annulment was a significant step towards national healing. During …

NIGERIA TO WITNESS FIRST LUNAR CRESCENT FEBRUARY 28 – NASRDA The National Space Research and Development Agency has said that Nigeria would likely witness its first astronomical lunar crescent on February 28. The Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, Dr Felix Ale, said this in a statement on Saturday. He said that the lunar crescent had been calculated …

NIGERIA TO WITNESS FIRST LUNAR CRESCENT FEBRUARY 28 – NASRDA The National Space Research and Development Agency has said that Nigeria would likely witness its first astronomical lunar crescent on February 28. The Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, Dr Felix Ale, said this in a statement on Saturday. He said that the lunar crescent had been calculated …

POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION DROPS ENUGU POLICE COMMISSIONER, KANAYO UZUEGBU FROM AIG PROMOTION LIST OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION CASES AGAINST HIM The Nigerian Police Service Commission (PSC) has reportedly suspended the promotion of Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) due to multiple corruption allegations against him. According to a source, the final straw was …

PDP WINS ALL CHAIRMANSHIP, COUNCILLORSHIP POSITIONS IN OSUN LG POLLS The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won all the local government and councillorship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Hashim Abioye, made this announcement via a Facebook Live broadcast on Saturday …

WHY BUHARI DIDN’T ATTEND BABANGIDA’S BOOK LAUNCH – VATSA Days after the public presentation of former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida’s autobiography titled “The Journey of Service” in Abuja, a relative of the late Mamman Vatsa and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Comrade Jonathan Vatsa has revealed why former President Mohammadu Buhari decided shunned …

HOW I ESCAPED DEATH IN GIDEON ORKAR’S COUP – BABANGIDA Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd), has recounted how he narrowly escaped death during the failed coup led by Major Gideon Orkar on April 22, 1990. Babangida, in his book, “A Journey in Service,” described the coup as a “rude shock” and detailed the events that …

SUPREME COURT’S JUDGMENT FAILS TO SEAL LG AUTONOMY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER VERDICT The implementation of local government autonomy has faced numerous hurdles seven months after the Supreme Court judgment. Legal practitioners have expressed concerns that the delayed implementation of the Supreme Court ruling was disrespectful to the apex court and showed how the Nigerian government often seeks to circumvent judicial …

HOW MARYAM CAPTURED MY HEART, CHANGED MY LIFE – IBB ABUJA – Former Nigerian Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has reflected on his life and marriage, describing his late wife, Maryam Babangida, as the pillar of his personal and professional journey. He credited her unwavering support, intelligence, and vision for shaping both his career and her own …

POPE FRANCIS IN CRITICAL CONDITION Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican has said. Francis, 88, who has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said in …

POPE FRANCIS IN CRITICAL CONDITION Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican has said. Francis, 88, who has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said in …

DELE GIWA’S MURDER TARGETED AT MY GOVT – BABANGIDA Former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has addressed the long-standing controversy surrounding the assassination of a journalist, Dele Giwa, describing it as part of “booby traps and acts of destabilisation” targeted at his administration. Dele Giwa, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Newswatch magazine, was killed by a parcel bomb delivered …