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MKO Abiola
1 day ago
The family of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola has expressed deep pain over former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s (IBB) recent admission that Abiola won the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Babangida made the revelation in his newly launched autobiography, A Journey in Service, where he acknowledged that, upon closer examination…
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
1 day ago
A life Bencher and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has berated former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, over the recent launch of his autobiography, in which he expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election, alleging that what Babangida did was treasonable…
3 days ago
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to posthumously declare Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola the rightful winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. In a statement made available to The Guardian on Thursday, Frank urged Tinubu to validate the election…
Falana
26 Feb
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has threatened legal action against former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, following revelations in his newly released book, 'A Journey in Service: An Autobiography.' In the book, Babangida revealed that the annulled election of June 12, 1993, was won by the late Moshood Abiola. Reacting, Falana, who was…
Ohanaeze
23 Feb
Following the revelation by former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida during the launch of his book "A Journey in Service" that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup as alleged, the Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday demanded an apology and N10 trillion as compensation from President Bola Tinubu to the Igbo. The…
Babangida
21 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has said former President General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that the late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. This was as he saluted the former leader’s contribution to the country's history and development. The President said this on Thursday as the Special…
Tinubu
20 Feb
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja urged African leaders to take tough decisions to make the continent a better place.
20 Feb
Former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday accepted full responsibility for the annulment of the June 12, 1993
Ibrahim Babangida
11 Jan
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has stressed the importance of unity in the North as a solution to the numerous challenges facing the region. Babangida made the remarks while hosting officials of the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative (NSYEI) at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State. The delegation was led by Alhaji…
24 Oct
Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), has passed away in a hospital in the United States. Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC Chairman by then-Military President General Ibrahim Babangida, serving from 1989 to 1993. He is best known for overseeing Nigeria's historic June 12, 1993, election,…

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