Stop the verbal war, Vatsa tells OBJ, IBB •‘IBB should shut up’

The national coordinator of National Democratic Forum (NDF), Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, has sent a passionate appeal to   former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State , Ibrahim Babangida, to stop the verbal war between them, describing it as a show of shame by the two leaders. The NDF leader, who is a nephew […]

OBJ lauds Taraba gov’s vision

Former  Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed his happiness over the vision of governor Danbaba Suntai in the agricultural sector. He stated this in Jalingo when he led an America-based Kenyan, Mr.Calvin on a courtesy call on governor Suntai at government house, Jalingo on Friday. Chief Obasanjo appreciated the natural endowments in Taraba State, describing it […]

Two Foolish Generals: OBJ, IBB Face-off: It’s a big shame, Balarabe Musa, others

The current face-off between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has been generating mixed feelings among eminent leaders. Where some of them see it as a ripe time for the government of the day to launch into the much demanded probe of failed past administrations of this country, others brush […]

Outrage trails OBJ/IBB face off

A mixture of outrage and plea for ceasefire, on Friday trailed the altercations between former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. The face-off was triggered by a comment credited to Babangida, describing the eight-year rule of Obasanjo as a failure in a comparative term. In his reaction, Obasanjo derided IBB, alluding […]

Nigerians know the bigger fool, IBB replies Obasanjo

In what seemed like the war of Army Generals, former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida said yesterday that President Olusegun Obasanjo had no moral right to attack him. Babangida had on Tuesday told reporters in Minna, Niger State, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, Wednesday (August 17) that the Obasanjo administration was a failure. […]

War of the Generals: IBB, a fool at 70 – Obasanjo

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday responded to General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s dismissal of his eight-year rule as a failure, describing the former military president as a fool at 70. Babangida had on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State on the occasion of his 70th birthday, described Obasanjo as lacking in foresight and imagination. Barely 48 […]

Beyond the Single Tenure Bill – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jidoeofor Adibe, London, UK – August 18, 2011 – The recent indication that the Presidency would submit a bill to the National Assembly for a single term of six years for the President and Governors has dominated the headlines in recent times. And rightly so! The thought of presenting such a bill by […]

IBB’s life, testimony of good leadership – Gov Aliyu

NIGER State governor,  Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has paid a glowing tribute to former military president, General  Ibrahim Baban-gida (IBB) who clocked 70 years on Wednesday. Dr Aliyu said IBB’s life was a testimony to the power of good leadership and purposeful living. In a statement by his  Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mallam Danladi Ndayebo,  […]

Babangida’s Vice President, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, (right) ex-CGS, dies at 72

Former Chief of General Staff (CGS) and military Vice-President under the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, is dead, aged 72. A personal aide to the ex-CGS, Mr. Clement Iriata, a lawyer, confirmed Aikhomu’s death, yesterday. He was said to have passed on at a Lagos hospital after a prolonged illness. In a […]

IBB: Vatsa’s Execution, My Most Traumatic Decision

Signing the death warrant of a childhood friend is not exactly a position anyone would like to be — especially when that friend had become more like a blood brother. As former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, marks his 70th birthday Wednesday, he looks back in pain, revealing that the execution of Major-General Mamman […]

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