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Atiku, Makinde Hold Private Meeting With IBB in Minna

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), at his Hilltop residence in Minna, the Niger State capital. Atiku arrived at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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Obasanjo, IBB hold closed-door meeting

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), on Monday held a closed-door meeting, sparking fresh political and national interest. Details of the meeting were not officially disclosed, as both elder statesmen declined to brief the media after their discussions. However, the private engagement is believed to

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COAS Engages Babangida, Abdulsalami, Niger Govt on Enhanced Security Partnership

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has undertaken a series of courtesy visits to former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, alongside engagements with the Niger State Government, in a renewed push to strengthen civil–military relations and Nigeria’s security framework. The visits, held on Tuesday in Minna, […]

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IBB pays tribute to a long time brother, friend Buhari

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

TRIBUTE TO A BROTHER, FRIEND, AND PATRIOT — MUHAMMADU BUHARI (GCFR) By General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.) It is with a deeply heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of my friend, my brother, my course mate, and a fellow soldier in the journey of nationhood — President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.Our paths […]

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I Was Depressed To Watch Vatsa Die The Way He Did – IBB

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2025

I (Excerpt from ‘A Journey in Service’ by General Ibrahim Babangida) WHAT has come to be known as the Vatsa Coup occurred within the first few months of the administration. It began life first as a series of rumours. I heard through multiple sources that my childhood friend and long-time colleague, General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, […]

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Babangida’s Long Journey to Sorry

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene You cannot quarrel about how a man tells his story. It is his business. However, the pseudo-autobiography of the former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, is more than the retired general telling a story of his own life. A Journey in Service is a long, tortuous journey to penitence, which arrives at […]