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She almost cried after the PM's remarks. They taught her a lesson
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(Val Ozigbo) he who the gods want to kill... complete the proverb and get instant gift 33 Likes |
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well said
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Ask him ooo yarimo: |
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Small rogue. What do you know about inaugural speech?
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Abacha wont take orders from Shonekan
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Still very expensive. Something Tinubu met at N187 per litre now at almost N900
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Wasted elephant project
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Story story
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They are lovers
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Take her to Redemption Camp
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Former chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) says former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) never wanted the late MKO Abiola to be sworn-in as president after winning the June 12 1993 presidential election. In his autobiography titled ' A Journey In Service', Babangida had blamed the late General Sani Abacha largely for the annulment of the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which he (Babangida) now its was won by the late Abiola. Babangida, who stepped aside as Head of State and installed the late Chief Ernest Shenekan as head of an Interim National Government on August 27, 1993 to run the nation’s affairs, denies speculations that there was a pact in place for the late Abacha to succeed him in office. However, speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG, Sagay argued that putting the blame of the annulment squarely on Abacha as IBB did is not justified as he (IBB) was the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He further argued that IBB could have retired the late Abacha to render him powerless rather than promoting him as Minister of Defence, which was the most senior military position back then after the Head of State. “By putting the blame on Abacha, he just doesn't want to accept responsibility. He was the Head of State, he was the Commander-in- Chief. He was the most powerful man in the country. I believe IBB let the country down with his actions over the annulment. If he wanted the election to be upheld and MKO Abiola to assume office and some Generals were opposing it, he could have retired them immediately”. “If you retire a senior military officer, he is as powerless as the next civilian. There is nothing he can do again. He can't give an order to anybody. Rather than retire them, IBB was promoting Abacha as his Khalifa (successor). He was holding hands with him in public. When he was leaving, he made him Minister of Defence, in other words, he gave Abacha the authority to assume power as the most senior military person left behind”. “IBB prepared the stage for Abacha to take over from him so there is no way he can blame Abacha. He must have known that Abacha will do what he did. So, he has no excuse. I think he didn't want Abiola as president but he didn't want to be the one to say so. So, he put it on the head of Abacha who is a more headstrong man and more honest man than IBB. IBB is the Artful Dodger, the Maradona. He wanted to dodge the June 12 annulment blame but he is solely responsible because the bucks stops on his desk”. Sagay however commended Babangida for writing the autobiography, saying leaders should endeavour to write their stories so that people can gain deep insight into what transpired while they were in office and learn from their mistakes. “Well, I think it is always very important that those who have held public office should public their autobiography and make it public so that the world can learn from their experiences and people can clarify hidden facts that were not clear before. No matter what you think of the person, one ought to know what went on when he was there”. “So, I think it was a very good thing that IBB wrote his autobiography. One of my greatest regret was that Chief FRA Williams who played such a large role in our pre-independence life and in the early life of Western Region and the country did not write an autobiography. A lot of information was lost as a result of that”. https://thescrutinyng.com/ibb-never-wanted-abiola-as-president-he-left-abacha-behind-to-do-the-job-sagay/ 2 Likes 1 Share |
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Tinubu should pity and find him something
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Sounds true though
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Nobody including Ganduje right ![]() shortIGBOman: |
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They beat up his ers in Ogun state happney65: |
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Jester
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Afenifere died the day Yinka Ogunmakin died
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Read the article before commenting. It says September 2010 sweerychick: 1 Like |
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Thr earlier Akpabio is Impeached, the better
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That's not what we need. Use air force to locate terrorists hideouts and eliminate them
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So they had semi-final and final primaries ![]() yarimo: 1 Like |
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El rufai and northerners should field him in 2027
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Late elderstatesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, will be buried in his hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, on May 3, 2025. Adebanjo died on Friday February 14 at the age of 96. This was contained in a statement signed by Ms Ayotunde Ayo-Adebanjo, Mrs Adeola Azeez, and Mr Obafemi Ayo-Adebanjo on behalf of his family. According to the statement made available to TheScrutinyNG , proceedings will commence with a Day of Tributes/ Service of Song at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos. The burial ceremony is scheduled for Friday, starting with the Wake at Adebanjo’s Country Home, Isanya Ogbo, ljebu Ode, Ogun state, followed by the interment and entertainment of guests at his country home. A Thanksgiving service is scheduled for May 4 at St Phillips Anglican Church, lsanya Ogbo, ljebu Ode, Ogun state by 10am. The statement urged friends, family , political and business associates, as well as the general public, to the family with prayers for a befitting burial. It reads, “We covet your prayers for the family and your professional as we continue with preparations to give him a most befitting burial. We also look forward to your esteemed presence at all the events. Please accept the assurances of our highest regards.” https://thescrutinyng.com/afenifere-leader-ayo-adebanjo-for-burial-may-3/
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he financed several coups
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This is what IBB said in the book: He wrote: “It was heinously callous for Nzeogwu to have murdered Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife, Hafsatu, because not only were they eminently adored by many but also because they were said not to have put up a fight. From that moment the putsch was infiltrated by “outsiders” to its supposed original intention and it took on an unmistakable ethnic coloration compounded by the fact that there were no related coup activities in the Eastern Region”- President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, ‘A Journey In Service: An Autobiography’, February 2025. NairalandVDM: 4 Likes 2 Shares |
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common thug. see his beer-filled belly like demola own
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Very true.i think he still works for IBB. I saw him on the podium at the book launch
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So Abiola thought Abacha will plan coup and hand over to him?
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