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Nigeria: Injustice ! How Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo, Shared Nigeria’s Oil Blocks

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The process of sharing Nigeria’s oil block national cake is as fraudulent now as when Ibrahim Babangida started the process of discretionary allocation of oil blocks to indigenous firms. Discretionary allocation of oil blocks entails that a president can reward … read more »

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Who controls Nigeria’s oil wealth?

March 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

businessdayonline Amidst the controversy over the north-south shifting balance in the control of Nigeria’s oil resources, a clearer picture is emerging from the shadowy oil world of the major players, as well as the source and extent of their amazing … read more »

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Nigeria: Iranians Paid Me To Kill Babangida, Dasuki, Others – Cleric

February 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

CHIKA OTUCHIKERE, Leadership A Nigerian Islamic scholar has told how an insurgent group based in Iran contracted him to spy on and assassinate prominent Nigerians including former military president General Ibrahim Babangida and former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki … read more »

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Nigeria secret police say terror group broken up

February 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Associated Press Nigeria’s secret police said Wednesday they broke up a terrorist group backed by “Iranian handlers” who wanted to assassinate a former military ruler and gather intelligence about locations frequented by Americans and Israelis. The State Security Service, responsible … read more »

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Nigeria: Insecurity affecting the economy – Abdulsalam Abubakar

December 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Former Military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar has again warned that the current insecurity in the country is affecting the economy of the nation especially in the northern part. Abdulsalami Abubabakar who spoke in Minna Niger state on today … read more »

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Chronicling Giwa after 25: Lessons for Investigative Journalism in Nigeria

November 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Justine John DYIKUK Dele Giwa may have gone but for all who care, memories of him still linger on. No other time is appropriate to remember the dead than November – a month in which Christian Catholics around the … read more »

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Nigeria: Prayer Warriors- Between a Prosperous Church, Mosque and a Backward Nation

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Nigerian praying system enthrones a prosperous church while the nation is in a state of backwardness. Some prayer warriors of Nigerian extraction have effectively prayed self out of poverty, lack, sickness, madness, infertility etc while the nation is still … read more »

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Kofi Annan: Abiola’s death was suspicious

October 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In a most-revealing new memoir titled, “Interventions (A Life in War and Peace)”, former United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, has detailed the role he played in the aftermath of General Sani Abacha’s death in 1998 and his encounter … read more »

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Jonathan, IBB, Obasanjo killed oil sector, Says Buhari

August 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President promises to suprise critics -Babangida threatens to expose Buhari On a day a former Head of State placed the blame for Nigeria’s woes at his doorstep, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hit back at his critics. He rejected such blame, … read more »

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Nigeria: The State of the Nigerian Nation

August 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

opinion Last week two of our former presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida, issued an unprecedented statement drawing our attention to the danger facing our national existence and urging that we face our problems from the grass roots. … read more »

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

August 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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Two Former Nigerian Leaders Call for Talks to End Violence

July 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two former Nigerian leaders — President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-military ruler Ibrahim Babangida — on Sunday called for talks to end the deadly insurgency by Islamist group Boko Haram. In an unusual joint statement, the two former leaders reportedly said … read more »

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June 12: Who is Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola?

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (August 24, 1937 – July 7, 1998), often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola, was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan. He ran for the presidency in 1993, … read more »

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Nigeria: June 12 And The Challenge of Nationhood

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Justine John DYIKUK PREAMBLE: June 12 means many things to different people both within and outside Nigeria. Here, this day is a creed in our national life. It comes with great tensions, intrigues, emotional flow and political albatross. At … read more »

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Nigerian university shuts after protest

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – Authorities shut a Nigerian university after students protesting a name change at the Lagos institution blocked a major bridge on Wednesday, causing heavy traffic backups. About 1 000 students took to the Third Mainland Bridge, which connects the … read more »

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Gowon, Jos Crises and the Nemesis of Biafran Blood

April 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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IBB,Tinubu, others for Okere of Saki’s coronation

April 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former National Chairman, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Chief Michael Koleoso; and former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida are among dignitaries to attend the coronation of the Okere of Saki, Oba Kelani Olatoyese Olarinre … read more »

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Nigeria: IBB, Abdulsalam, Atiku, others should apologise

March 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KADUNA — Arewa Youths Forum,AYF, yesterday, demanded an apology from all their leaders who have ruled the country at one time or the other for neglecting the region while they were in power. This was the outcome of an emergency … read more »

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Nigeria: The Risks of a Coup or Civil War

February 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Exclusive Analysis Ltd The country risk score for Nigeria on Exclusive Analysis’s Foresight Country Risk Platform is now 4.3, which is in the Severe Risk Band. Only the country risk scores for Somalia and Sudan are higher in the sub-Saharan … read more »

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General Ibrahim Babangida’s Doctrine of ”Settled Issues”. by Femi Fani-Kayode

January 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Femi Fani Kayode Babangida ”I can go back to fight a war to keep this country together even at 71…..some people are saying that should anything happen to President Jonathan, forget about Nigeria and so on. I know those … read more »

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Wikileaks Nigeria: IBB’s role in Obasanjo, Atiku’s fight

September 5, 2011 by benim

FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), allegedly lured former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar into a political battle with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo prior to the 2007 general election, the United States diplomatic mission in Nigeria was quoted to have reported in … read more »

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African viewpoint: ‘Fools’, generals and justice

August 25, 2011 by benim

In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Nigerian writer Sola Odunfa considers the significance of his country’s warring generals and feuding justices. Many people, who did not know Nigeria and Nigerians well, thought last week that the country was … read more »

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Babangida, Obasanjo, and Nigerian Governance

August 23, 2011 by benim

The public feud between former heads of state Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) and Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ) is an occasion to reflect on the high price the Nigeria has paid for poor governance. The two have been military colleagues since the Biafra … read more »

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Two Nigerian former Presidents at war

August 19, 2011 by benim

You ‘re a fool @ 70 — Obasanjo * You, a failure, witless comedian— IBB By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Kolade Larewaju, Henry Umoru & Paul Odenyi ABEOKUTA –FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida yesterday descended … read more »

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Nigerian Elections Open Doors for Investment

May 26, 2011 by benim

After the April elections in Nigeria, a renewed confidence in the country’s political stability could help the country attract more foreign investment. In the past, rigged elections have marred the country’s international image, scaring away investors, Attahiru Jega, chairman of … read more »

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Nigerian president absent from a televised Presidential debate

March 18, 2011 by benim

ABUJA, Nigeria – The top contenders in Nigeria’s coming presidential election faced each other in a spirited televised debate Friday night weeks before voters choose who is going to lead Africa’s most populous nation. But an empty podium stood in … read more »

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As Nigeria’s presidential election nears, a televised debate serves as test of young democracy

March 17, 2011 by benim

ABUJA, Nigeria — In Nigeria’s young democracy, the major debate over the coming presidential election appears to be whether to have a debate at all. Televised debates have yet to take hold in Nigeria, where political discourse often simply amounts … read more »

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Nigeria: Politics at a Pivotal Moment

March 14, 2011 by benim

The approach of elections next month in Nigeria has raised hopes and apprehension in almost equal measure. In a dozen years of civilian rule, Nigerians have endured a string of votes of deteriorating quality and credibility. The last polls, in … read more »

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Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan receives important northern endorsement

March 10, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s presidential elections are less than a month away. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner, continues to pursue outreach toward the north. Jonathan, whose candidacy undermines a north-south power-sharing agreement in the eyes of some northerners, has campaigned heavily in … read more »

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Nigeria’s Abubakar won’t challenge Jonathan in court

January 19, 2011 by benim

The defeated candidate in Nigeria’s ruling party presidential primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will not go to court to challenge the outcome of the polls, his campaign spokesman said on Wednesday. Abubakar was defeated heavily by President Goodluck Jonathan … read more »

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