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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…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is determined to wipe out poverty in Nigeria
7 Jan
Yusuf Mamman, former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain and spokesman of ex-military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has lauded the developmental strides of Governor Uba Sani in Kaduna State,
24 Dec
In 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan,
24 Oct
The collapse of the Alau dam, located in the Alau community of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, along with the devastation recorded in the aftermath is another painful reminder of how close the country is to disasters
18 Sep
Former National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has called on former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo
21 Aug
The vote of confidence passed by the National Council of State in President Bola Tinubu is significant, if only as an act of encouragement to the president. It certainly does not negate the fact that Nigeria
Babangida
4 Aug
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has dissociated himself from a social media post that claims he endorsed military rule over democratic governance. Babangida said that although the country is currently facing a number of challenges, the solution to the problems is ‘more’ democracy, not less. READ ALSO:Demonstrators in Plateau hold church service at…
3 Aug
Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, as well as the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have congratulated the Erelu Kuti VI of Lagos and Erelu Yeye Oodua of the Source, Abiola Dosumu, on the 50th anniversary of her coronation.
7 Jun 2024
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has paid a visit to former Nigeria international Tijani Babangida who was involved in a fatal accident in May. Babangida was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of his younger brother Ibrahim, a member of the 1993 Golden Eaglets World Cup winning…
4 Jun 2024
After taking over power through brute force, General Ibrahim Babangida sought to partner with the International Monetary Fund (MF), and to birth a generational project of financial captivity for Nigeria under the Brent Wood institution. Nigerians were opposed to the financial package from
3 May 2024
Nigeria's former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, who was instrumental in the formation of ECOMOG, the regional Ceasefire Monitoring Group set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to end the civil war in Liberia, has made a strong case for the national recognition of journalists who risked their lives in reporting that conflict.
David Umahi inspects the Lagos-Calabar highway
30 Mar 2024
Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen.

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Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political group of a former governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, said they had agreed to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s organising and publicity secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, on Sunday, visited the founder of the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola SAN, to persuade him to drop the criminal defamation case filed against a human right lawyer and author, Dele Farotimi. Before Ooni arrived at about 9:00 pm on Sunday from Ile…
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Security was unusually tight on Monday morning at the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the day’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a large number of security operatives were sighted at strategic positions at the assembly complex very early in the day. The security operatives included officers of the Nigeria…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday ahead of Lunar New Year, after acknowledging "complex and severe situations" in recent months.
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said the move to dialogue with terrorists was suggested by the people of the state, who pleaded for an end
1 hour ago
Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has taken down all posts and videos related to the rumoured divorce from his wife, Annie Idibia. The singer, who confirmed the reports himself, made the sudden move to delete the content on Monday, leaving fans and followers puzzled. The controversy started on Sunday,…
1 hour ago
The All Progressive Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has accused the former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, and his Omoluabi Progressives Group of serving as agents of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC spokesman, Kola Olabisi, stated that the Osun APC is not bothered by the exit of Aregbesola’s group from the party,…
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After many years of its absence, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, appointed an eight-member board of the Imo State Road Maintenance Agency (IROMA). IROMA was set up by the then administration of Chief Ikedi Ohakim (2007-2011) to maintain the roads in the 27 local councils in the state. Commissioner for Information, Public…