SAINT AND SINNERS OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY BY DANIEL OKONKWO Nigerians have endured a complex and often turbulent governance history, oscillating between military rule and civilian administrations. Among these, one administration stands out in its controversial legacy: the regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB). His leadership remains a defining yet contentious period in Nigerian history, characterized by political maneuvering, military …

FEDERAL HIGH COURT CLEARS IPOB’S HEAD OF DIRECTORATE FROM NIGERIA’S WANTED LIST – IPOB’s COUNSEL A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, presided over by Hon. Justice I.N. Oweibo, on Thursday, declared illegal the inclusion of Mazi Chika Edoziem, the Head of Directorate for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Nigeria’s wanted list. The ruling came in …

WHY I APPROVED EXECUTION OF MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND MAMMAN VATSA – IBB Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future.In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey …

WHY I APPROVED EXECUTION OF MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND MAMMAN VATSA – IBB Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future.In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey …

OBAMA PUSHED ME OUT OF POWER FOR REJECTING AGEGE LAW – GOODLUCK JONATHAN “Many call me weak because I chose peace over power, refusing to let my ambition spill the blood of my people. It began when Obama presented policies he claimed would benefit Nigeria and Africa. While many aspects aligned with my vision for economic growth in agriculture and …

THERE’RE SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY POLICE OFFICERS IN SOUTH-EAST – PSC The Police Service Commission (PSC), has admitted that there have been several series of cases of serious human rights violations in the South-East region of the country by officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) made the admission on Friday …

THERE’RE SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY POLICE OFFICER IN SOUTH-EAST – PSC The Police Service Commission (PSC), has admitted that there have been several series of cases of serious human rights violations in the South-East region of the country by officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) made the admission on Friday …

JANUARY 1966 MILITARY TAKEOVER NOT IGBO COUP, KADUNA NZEOGWU MORE OF HAUSA – IBB Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, has dismissed claims that the 1966 military takeover was an “Igbo coup”. Babangida said the leader of the 1966 coup, Kaduna Nzeogwu, spoke Hausa fluently. In his just launched book, ‘A Journey in Service’, the former military …

JANUARY 1966 MILITARY TAKEOVER NOT IGBO COUP, KADUNA NZEOGWU MORE OF HAUSA – IBB Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, has dismissed claims that the 1966 military takeover was an “Igbo coup”. Babangida said the leader of the 1966 coup, Kaduna Nzeogwu, spoke Hausa fluently. In his just launched book, ‘A Journey in Service’, the former military …

COURT ORDERS FINAL FORFEITURE OF $4.7M, N830M, PROPERTIES LINKED TO EX-CBN GOV EMEFIELE The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830 million, and multiple properties linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the judgement following the forfeiture request filed by the Economic …

‘NASS IS FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS NOT FOR CONTENT CREATION – SENATE SPEAKS ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST NATASHA Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, has faulted the action of Senator representing Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over a seating arrangement row in the hallowed chamber. Natasha refused to use the seat allocated to her on Thursday during the …

PETER OBI ON ABIOLA AND 1993 ELECTION: I HOPE TRUE WINNERS OF PAST ELECTIONS WILL BE RECOGNIZED’ The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reacted after former Military President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), admitted the late Chief MKO Abiola was the winner of the June 12, 1993 election. IBB made …

I HAVE NO HAND IN DELE GIWA’S DEATH – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has denied involvement in the death of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, Dele Giwa. Giwa, a vocal critic of Babangida’s military government, was assassinated via a parcel bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos State on October 19, 1986. Two days before …

I HAVE NO HAND IN DELE GIWA’S DEATH – IBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has denied involvement in the death of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, Dele Giwa. Giwa, a vocal critic of Babangida’s military government, was assassinated via a parcel bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos State on October 19, 1986. Two days before …

I HAVE NO HAND IN DELE GIWA’S DEATH – IBB