Tag: IBB

  • Protesters trial: Tinubu behaved like dictators IBB, Abacha, says Falana

    Protesters trial: Tinubu behaved like dictators IBB, Abacha, says Falana

    Protesters trial: Tinubu behaved like dictators IBB, Abacha, says Falana Femi Falana, human rights activist and lawyer, has excoriated President Bola Tinubu over the arraignment of minors for treason punishable by death. Mr Falana, in an article published on Monday, said the dictatorships of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha “made a complete mockery of the law by…

  • Tinubu felicitates IBB at 82, lists contributions

    Tinubu felicitates IBB at 82, lists contributions

    Tinubu felicitates IBB at 82, lists contributions  President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, as he turns 82 years. He hailed his numerous contributions to the development of Nigeria. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu recalled some of the roles played…

  • Buhari neglected Niger for 8 years because of IBB –Vatsa

    Buhari neglected Niger for 8 years because of IBB –Vatsa

    Buhari neglected Niger for 8 years because of IBB –Vatsa Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former commissioner for information, culture and tourism in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has knocked former president, Muhammadu Buhari, for allegedly neglecting Niger State for eight years because of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida. General Babangida led the…

  • I can confidently say Tinubu is a good man for the job – IBB

    I can confidently say Tinubu is a good man for the job – IBB

    “It’s a thing of joy that this is happening in my lifetime. Former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued by his media office, IBB as he is popularly identified to as, commended the…

  • Nigeria Sinking In The Hands Of Incompetent Leaders – IBB

    Nigeria Sinking In The Hands Of Incompetent Leaders – IBB

    A former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd.), has said the country is sinking in the hands of autocrats, mediocre, ethnic champions, incompetent and visionless actors. Babangida stated this when he received the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorcha Ayu, at his Uphill Residence alongside the members of the National…

  • We were saints compared to today’s level of corruption — IBB

    We were saints compared to today’s level of corruption — IBB

    Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, (rtd) has said that compared to the current level of corruption in Nigeria, they were saints during his military regime. Babangida spoke in an interview with Trust TV monitored by Vanguard on Sunday. He said, “I sacked a governor for misappropriating N300,000. Now there are people — we read in the…

  • 2023 presidency: IBB roots for Osinbajo, says he can inspire people

    2023 presidency: IBB roots for Osinbajo, says he can inspire people

    Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, says Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo remains the presidential material for Nigeria in 2023. IBB endorsed the VP when the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation visited him at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger capital, on Thursday. He asked Osinbajo to be resilient and contest the Presidency in 2023. He said, “I…

  • Buhari hails IBB at 80

    Buhari hails IBB at 80

    President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, as he marks his 80th birthday anniversary.   In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari noted he and the former Military President share a similarity in their mutual hope for a stronger and more united…

  • Otedola: IBB asked Jonathan to sit on Yar’Adua’s chair and take charge

    Otedola: IBB asked Jonathan to sit on Yar’Adua’s chair and take charge

    Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, has narrated how Ibrahim Babangida, former head of state, encouraged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to sit in the vacant chair of his predecessor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, during a federal executive council (FEC) meeting.   In 2009, when the late Yar’Adua travelled abroad for medical treatment, he failed to hand over power to…

  • Afenifere: IBB’s excuse for annulling June 12 election an insult on intelligence of Nigerians

    Afenifere: IBB’s excuse for annulling June 12 election an insult on intelligence of Nigerians

    Afenifere, Yoruba socio-cultural group, has described the excuse Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former military head of state, gave for annulling the June 12 election as an insult on the intelligence of Nigerians.   IBB had annulled the June 12, 1993, general election considered by most Nigerians as the freest and fairest poll in the country’s…