Tag: Babangida

IBB Opens Up On Dele Giwa’s Murder, Defends Executing Childhood Friend

Ganiyu Amodu

. As Mamman Vasta’s family demands restitution   Babangida revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future. In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey of Service,’ launched on February 20, 2025, Babangida recounts how early warnings about Vatsa’s alleged plans reached him “as a series of rumours.” In Chapter 10 titled, ‘The Challenges of Leadership,’ the former military leader said though he initially dismissed the…

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Wife Loses Eye, Son Dies, Tragedy Hits Football Star Babangida’s Family

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ Details of car crash that left the family of football in anguish   There appears to be no respite for former Nigerian international, Tijani Babangida, as his son who is about a year old has died from injuries he sustained in the fatal road accident that claimed the life of his father’s brother, Ibrahim Babangida. On Thursday, May 10, 2024, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medalist, his wife, brother, son, and maid were involved in a ghastly accident along the Zaria-Kaduna road. While his younger brother Ibrahim died on…

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Insecurity: Bode George urges Tinubu to meet Gowon, Obasanjo, Babangida, Danjuma, Others; Deploy Technology

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently put machinery in motion to tackle the insecurity plaguing the country. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, advised Tinubu to deploy modern technology to deal with banditry, kidnappings and other vices. He also suggested a meeting with retired military officers to gain from their experiences on how to tackle the menace. Some of them include Generals Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar,…

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Babangida, Abdulsalami, Dogara, Babachir Meet over Tinubu-Shettima Ticket

Aliyu Aliyu

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, have met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, and former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger State. The duo, accompanied by former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, met separately with the two former military leaders on Monday. The meeting was in continuation of their consultation with key national and political leaders on their rejection of the Muslim-Muslim presidential and vice presidential ticket…

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