Tag: Ibrahim Babangida

‘Weakling’ — Abacha’s Daughter Posts Cryptic Message As IBB Blames Him For June 12 Annulment

Ganiyu Amodu

Gumsu, daughter of the late military head of state Sani Abacha, has shared a cryptic post on X, seemingly responding to former military president Ibrahim Babangida’s claims about her father’s role in the annulment of the June 12 presidential election. In a one-word post on her X handle on Friday, Gumsu wrote: “Weakling.” She made the post amid the ongoing conversations on the book, ‘A Journey in Service,’ the autobiography of Babangida, launched in Abuja on Thursday. In the 420-page memoir, Babangida addressed issues about the annulment of the June…

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Veteran Journalist, Duro Onabule, Dies 41 Days To 83rd Birthday

Gbenga Adeoti

Life and Times of Onabile, Spokesman to ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida, whose death was “also few hours from his principal (IBB’s) 81st birthday.”   Nigerian veteran journalist and an ex-Chief Press Secretary to military President Ibrahim Babangida, Duro Onabule, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Eric Teniola who is close to some members of Onabule’s family broke this news. “Born on September 27, 1939, Onabule’s death came 41 days to his 83rd burthday,” a report by Platforms Africa reads, adding that his death was “also few hours from his principal…

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