Tag Archives: Babangida

Nigeria: Babangida and the Politics of Corruption and Boko Haram

Ibrahim Babangida has become the most criticized former leader of the Nigerian State specifically on account of corruption and recently alleged suspicion of being a Boko Haram sponsor. This Minna born General, said to have married his late wife Maryam … read more »

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OBJ and IBB: Two Renowned Fools Trying to Fool Idiots Again

by Ikechukwu Enyiagu How stupid Nigerians are! How complacent; educated but illiterate; wise but terribly foolish! Even as a fool is considered wise if he keeps quiet, a man thought to be wise is immediately recognized as a fool when … read more »

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Gowon, Jos Crises and the Nemesis of Biafran Blood

Biafra was the name given by a people on the verge of extermination, to the newly seceding republic. A peoples aspiration to be left alone to renegotiate how they want to exist away from a structure which wanted to swallow … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: No do-or-die politics -Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that he will not be engaged in do-or-die politics in the 2011 election process. The president, who stated this in a message posted on the social interaction site, Facebook, said that Nigerians must beware of … read more »

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Nigeria: Bakare vows to mobilise 12m Nigerians against Babangida

LAGOS—CONVENER of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday, vowed to mobilise 12 million Nigerians to campaign against the candidacy of erstwhile military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in next year’s election. Delivering a lecture entitled The Interplay of Religion in … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: IBB demands that zoning be maintained

Nigeria’s former military president and a 2011 presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Babangida, on Sunday, said zoning has positively influenced the political system of the country. Speaking to journalists at the Murtala Muhammed … read more »

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