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2015: Babangida, Buhari Others Begin Consultations for Jonathan’s replacement

The project, which has former military president  Ibrahim Babangida,  a respected former Minister of Defence, and ex-military head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,as its arrow heads,entails rallying the entire North behind the bid for the return of the Presidency to that part of the country in the next election. Political and opinion leaders across the
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IBB used and dumped me – Omoruyi

Former Director General of the Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), Omo Omoruyi, was on Monday flown abroad following his deteriorating health. But in a parting shot, the political scientist lamented that former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, who appointed him as Director General of the CDS, and some of his friends had abandoned him to his
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I Will Not Dump PDP, Says IBB

Forrmer military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has debunked rumours that he intends to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of the way the party is being run, adding that he is a PDP member and will remain one. Babangida, who made this known while responding to questions from journalists in Minna Sunday after
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I’ll reply Babangida soon -Buhari

A former military Head of State, Lieutenant-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Tuesday, said he would provide a reply to the threat by a former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, to expose his (Buhari’s) insinuated dirty deal as Minister of Petroleum and head of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF). Related posts: Babangida threatens to expose
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Babangida threatens to expose Buhari

 A few hours after President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari took a swipe at former  leaders, ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida fired back. He asked Dr. Jonathan to learn to accept criticisms and threatened to expose the “holier-than thou-attitude” of Gen. Buhari. Gen. Babangida, who spoke through Prince Kassim Afegbua, his media
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Boko Haram: Arrest Ciroma, Lawal Kaita – Clark

Elder statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday, stoked his campaign against Northern leaders over the activities of Boko Haram by asking security agencies to go after former Minister of Finance, Mallam Adamu Ciroma and former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Lawal Kaita. Related posts: 2015: North Will Confront Jonathan — Lawal
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Army Can’t Take Over in Nigeria Again -IBB

FORMER military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Tuesday, said that Nigeria’s democracy no longer faced the danger of being truncated by the military. Babangida was the guest speaker at the graduation ceremony of Course 20 and 20th anniversary of the National Defence College, Abuja. According to him, the training senior military officers had received at
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Insecurity – Jonathan Asks Us to Intervene – Babangida

Minna — President Goodluck Jonathan has turned to former Nigerian leaders for help in a fresh attempt to halt the raging violence in many parts of the country.   Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida revealed this yesterday in an interview with Daily Trust in his Minna residence, Niger State. Related posts: Babangida and Obasanjo
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“I’m not joining forces with IBB against Jonathan,” Obasanjo insists

Contrary to insinuations making the round that he had teamed up with former President Obasanjo against President Jonathan, former military strongman, Gen.Ibrahim Babangida, has opened up about the initiative foappease spear headed by Obasanjo and himself. According to the former ruler, it was President Jonathan who called for the intervention of the two former rulers.
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Babangida and Obasanjo Meet Over Boko Haram

After missing a meeting of the National Council of States on 13th July, erstwhile Nigerian president and military president, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida have met to discuss the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country. Kassim Afegbua, spokesman to General Babangida, released a statement on the meeting on Sunday, expressing the sadness of the
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