On June 12 Annulment: General Babangida obviously had to contend with General Abacha as a counterforce in his government. Many people are too young to remember that Abacha was referred to as Khalifa (successor) after he quashed the April 1990 Orkar coup and felt entitled to succeed Babangida. I actually believe General Babangida when he […] More
Troops of Operation TSAFTA DAJI III, Phase 2 have intensified clearance operations against bandits in Zamfara State, conducting multiple raids in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA). The latest offensive led to the recovery of arms, ammunition, military gear, and logistics belonging to terrorist kingpins. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security […] More
Disturbing reports from Burkina Faso’s Sahel region indicate that Burkinabé soldiers and members of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) allegedly carried out a mass killing of civilians, including women and children, in the town of Gaskindé, about 10 kilometers south of Djibo. According to sources and testimonies from local residents, the […] More
Residents of Maiduguri have raised alarm over the activities of suspected ritualists who allegedly exhume graves and decapitate human remains in the city. The latest incident occurred at the Ramon Yashi Graveyard in Bayan Quarters, where locals discovered a fresh but empty grave, heightening fears of ritualistic activities in the area. A resident, who spoke […] More
The United States has continued to provide foreign aid despite the suspension of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Rubio, in an interview with journalist Catherine Herridge on X, reaffirmed the U.S. government’s commitment to foreign aid but defended the review of USAID’s operations. “I’m not against […] More
Suspected fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have attacked a Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) headquarters in Koulpélogo province, near Burkina Faso’s border with Togo. Local sources confirmed that the assault took place on the night of February 20, during which the militants overran the facility. In a subsequent […] More
A section of the Niger-Benin oil pipeline was targeted in a sophisticated attack between the night of Thursday, February 20, and the early hours of Friday, February 21, security sources said. The assault occurred around 2 a.m. between Muntseka and Kamrey, straddling the Dosso and Tahoua regions, near the Dadinkowa Mosque in northern Niger. Local […] More
Suspected armed bandits abducted the Council Secretary of Munya Local Government Area, Daina Usman, and four others in a late-night attack in Sarkin Pawa, Niger State, intelligence sources have confirmed. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred around 10:00 p.m. on February 20, when the assailants quietly infiltrated the residence of the Council […] More
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said former President Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. The President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography, ” A Journey in Service,” and the fundraising […] More
In his book, IBB expressed that undoubtedly, one of the most significant challenges he faced during his period was Sani Abacha. He said that Abacha had mixed feelings regarding a transition back to civilian rule. He wrote: “Without question, one of my biggest headaches at this time was Sani Abacha. I knew that Abacha was […] More
Former military leader, General Ibrahim Babangida, has refuted any involvement in the passing of esteemed journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, Dele Giwa. In his autobiography, “A Journey in Service,” Babangida addresses and refutes the longstanding accusations regarding his involvement in Giwa’s death. He wrote, “The hysteria of the media did not help the investigation of […] More
Ibrahim Babangida, the former military president, expressed that he wanted MKO Abiola to lead an interim government following the annulment of the 1993 presidential election; however, Abiola declined the offer. IBB wrote in ‘his Book A Journey in Service’,“At one of my several meetings with Abiola, arranged this time by some traditional leaders, I offered […] More