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Tinubu appoints IBB’s son, Moh’d, others as Heads of Govt. agencies

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, (IBB). as Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture, alongside eight other new Heads of federal government agencies. The disclosure was contained in a statement released by the State House press yesterday. Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He also completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Programme on Corporate Governance in 2002, further strengthening his qualifications for the…

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“We’re worse-off in Nigeria today than during IBB’s era” – Obi 

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has asserted that Nigeria’s current socio-economic conditions are worse than they were during the administration of former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, better known as IBB, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Obi made this statement on Thursday, after attending the launch of: ‘A Journey in Service’, the autobiography of IBB, who ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Obi referenced the keynote speaker’s notable French quotation, Rien n’a…

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2027: IBB hosts political allies in Minna, insists on ‘One Nigeria’

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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, political allies of former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.k.a IBB, are regrouping with a renewed vision for national unity and development. During a courtesy visit to his Hilltop mansion in Minna by a political movement, ‘The Nigerian Project”, Babangida reaffirmed his belief in a united and prosperous Nigeria, emphasising that a divided nation cannot progress. While reiterating his belief in one Nigeria and its indivisibility, the former President advised Nigerians to remain loyal to the country and its leadership, and advocated for…

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32yrs after leaving office, IBB to launch autobiography

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IBB to launch autobiography

Former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), is set to unveil his long-awaited autobiography, titled: ‘A Journey In Service‘.  The book launch is scheduled for February 20, 2025, at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The memoir marks 32 years since Babangida left office, a tenure remembered for its contentious policies and decisions, including the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP), the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, and the unresolved murder of veteran journalist Dele Giwa. Despite the controversies, IBB’s political acumen earned…

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“The only way North can overcome its numerous challenges” – IBB

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Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has said the only through unity can Northern Nigeria overcome its numerous challenges. IBB made the assertion when officials of the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative, (NSYEI), led by former governor of Sokoto State, and chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the movement, Attahiru Bafarawa, accompanied by the co-chairperson Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed and its Director-General, Dr. Abdullahi Idris, visited him at his HillTop residence in Minna, Niger State. The former military president, popularly known as IBB, commended the activities of NSYEI,…

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2027: OBJ, IBB, AbdulSalami mull Atiku, Obi as replacement of Tinubu

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.Considering David Mark as PDP National Chairman In a deft move to unseat President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 poll, the trio of former Nigerian leaders, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, AbdulSalami Abubakar and top military brass are reportedly looking in the direction of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to come to the rescue of the country. Also on the list of the power brokers who met behind closed doors in Minna last weekend is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 poll, Mr. Peter Obi.…

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State of the Nation: OBJ holds strategic meeting with IBB, AbdulSalami, Gusau in Minna

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, General AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd), General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), yesterday, visited ex-military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), at his Hill Top residence in Minna, Niger State. It was gathered that Obasanjo arrived Minna International Airport in Golf Steam 5 Aircraft at about 4:30pm and drove straight to Babangidas residence, where he joined AbdulSalami and Gusau. A source familiar with the visit said the four elder statesmen held a closed-door meeting that lasted for about an hour, after which Obasanjo left Minna around 6:20pm.…

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True Federalism: Military regime will not happen again – IBB

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Former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, have said a military regime will no longer happen in Nigeria because citizens are interested in democracy. Speaking on a television programme at the weekend, Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as military president from 1985 to 1993, said military rule runs contrary to the democratic process. I think that is (failure to achieve true federalism) one of the effects of the aberration that the military regime, it countered the democratic process. Such things happen, but I believe it will not happen again because Nigerians…

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CNG berates Lekwot over comments on IBB

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has warned former military Colonel, Zamani Lekwot (rtd), over his recent attempt to smear former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, better known as IBB, in his role in the Zangon-Kataf crisis that occurred decades ago. CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who issued the warning in a statement in Abuja, said Lekwot should keep his frustrations to himself and avoid making baseless accusations. According to the CNG, Lekwots accusations are baseless, misguided frustrations borne of pent-up ethnic jealousy aimed at promoting a separatist agenda that would harm…

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June 12: IBB decries Nigerians’ voter apathy

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Nigerias former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has urged Nigerian leaders to explore the gains of the June 12, 1993, presidential election in order to deepen democracy in the country. Babangida stated this yesterday, while speaking through his media aide, Kassim Afegbua, on Nigerias democracy and the journey so far. The former president noted that although Nigerias democracy had recorded some growth, there was still many grounds to be covered. Babangida decried increasing voter apathy in Nigerias election, attributing it to insincerity by the leaders resulting in lack of…

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