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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 …

ENUGU PDP: PARTY MEMBERS CAUTION OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO REPLACE WARD EXECUTIVES Concerned officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah over alleged plan to replace already sworn in and serving ward executives. The ward executives spoke in a Save Our Soul letter addressed to the governor, dated February 21, 2025, …

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 …