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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday paid a private visit to former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida at his Hill-top residence Minna, Niger State.

Former head of state, Ibrahim Babangida has called for a two-party political system in Nigeria. Babangida says a two-party system is critical to building Nigeria’s democracy. He made this known on Monday in a message to Nigerians ahead of the May 29 Democracy Day celebration. The former Nigerian military ruler says he is worried about the country’s political structure and ...

The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu says the All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters should not entertain fear that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and other ex-Military leaders may block President Muhammadu Buhari’s chance of coming back. Shittu, who made the remark on Tuesday in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said since the former Nigerian leaders “are not God, there should ...

A former head of state, Ibrahim Babangida has called on old generation politicians to give younger ones the chance to steer the ship of Nigeria. Babangida made this known when a new political movement, “The New Nigeria” visited him at his Hilltop Residence in Minna, on Sunday. He said history had shown that a nation progresses better in the hands ...

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Saturday, led some members of the National Executive Committee of the party to a meeting with former military president, Ibrahim Babangida in Minna, Niger State capital. In attendance were the National Secretary, Umar Tsauri; National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Maibasira; National Financial Secretary, Austin Akobundu; National Organising Secretary, Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure; ...

Popular lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the recent statements credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida, saying both leaders cannot recommend a roadmap for Nigerians.

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe has alleged that former head of state, Ibrahim Babangida was the one that “democratised corruption” and corrupted the country’s democracy. Igbokwe said this in an article captioned “Why Buhari’s Case Is Different” , written in response to the statements released by former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Babangida. They had ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate arrest of Kaseem Afegbua, media aide to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida. Afegbua is being wanted for allegedly making false statements, injurious falsehood, defamation of character and for act capable of inciting public disturbance. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Jimoh Moshood, on Monday, in Abuja, said ...

The Media Aide of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, Kassim Afegbua said on Monday that he received no invitation from the police over a statement he signed on behalf of his principal Sunday afternoon. “There’s nothing like that,” Afegbua, who had served as Spokesman for the former Military ruler for over a decade, told Premium Times Monday afternoon. “It’s a cooked ...

A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has refused to react to a statement credited to former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election. Babangida had, on Sunday, asked Nigerians to vote Buhari out of office next year. In a statement, IBB listed the spate of killing and blood-letting in the country by the Fulani ...