Sentences with phrase «military head of state on»

When General Muhammadu Buhari became Nigeria's military head of state on December 31, 1983, I was a third - year law undergraduate of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.

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Speaking before the Senate Intelligence Committee alongside the heads of other US intelligence agencies, Wray said that to undermine the US's military, economic, cultural, and informational power across the globe, China was using methods relying on more than just its state institutions.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

South African ministers arrived in the Zimbabwean capital on Thursday for talks involving military figures and Mr Mugabe who, at 93 years old, is the world's oldest head of state.

wow i graduated with this kid frist we did not tell him he had to bow his head, he just made a big deal because everybody else was praying, and since he is atheist he thinks that it is wrong for everybody else to pray in the military ceremony, he was going to graduate regardless, and i went to AIT with this kid, i knowwhat happend exactly, he made a big deal out of nothing and now its on the news, Thats embarassing for the United States Army that we have privates like him... Sincerly PFC Fuentes proud grizzly 2nd Platoon grad, if you have any questions about the event text me @ [phone]

Since Gen. Obasanjo first hit on Nigeria, as Civil War hero, Federal Works commissioner under Gen. Gowon, Gen. Murtala Muhammad's chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters, and later military Head of State, he had always projected public high - mindedness.

Nigeria Politics Online gathered that the Speaker Rurum, revealed that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Ibrahim Babangida, former military president Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state; Sa'ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman pleaded on Sanusi's behalf.

Rawlings went on to rule as a military head of state from December 31, 1981 until 1992 when the PNDC metamorphosed into the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

With President Obama set to deliver a prime - time address from the White House in what could be his last best chance to sway lawmakers to support military action against Syria, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton slated to give a high - profile speech in Philadelphia, and the Senate headed toward a key Wednesday test vote on Syria, there is A LOT going on in the political world Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja vowed never to allow history to repeat itself like during his term as military Head of State...

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

Former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has spoken on the controversy surrounding the statement credited to former military head of state, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) against President...

Scarcity of food last experienced when President Buhari was Military Head of State between 1983 and 1985 has returned to the country, with Nigerians going to bed daily on empty stomach.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday recalled his ouster as Nigeria's Military Head of State.

Femi Fani - Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has revealed that former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and late military officer, Captain S.G. Tokida saved his father's life on the night of Jan 15th, 1996 when the junior officers» coup took place in Nigeria.

He added that the claimed recovery of $ 85m as part of funds allegedly looted from the Malabu oil deal and conclusion of negotiation with Switzerland on the return of $ 321m recovered from the late Military Head of State, Gen. Muhammad Abacha family are a diversionary tactic.

Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday met with former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, famously known as IBB.

Reacting to the latest killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, Fayose wondered why a retired Army General and one - time military Head of State who contested and won election on the premises of providing security to the citizens had suddenly become a lame duck.

Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on Tuesday disclosed why he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The thirty minute drive down to the coast was spectacular with awesome views over the mountainous terrain running directly into the Adriatic Sea at Mlini some seven miles along the coast east of Dubrovnik countryside Where Marshal Tito, the longtime erstwhile head of state of what was then Yugoslavia, now Croatia, built himself a truly magnificent villa on a headland within the midst of a military camp together with a naval facility close by at Kupari within a mile of this villa.

Approx 6 hours Heading south from Tongariro National Park on SH4 past the Makatote viaduct and then SH49, there's a picnic opportunity in the Karioi State Forest before Waiouru which is in the heart of army territory — if the military is of interest, the museum is worth a visit.

Executed on distressed unprimed linen, they were dominated by giant penis forms doubling variously as military tanks and despotic heads of state — as in Cockman # 1 (1966) in which Bernstein lampooned Governor George Wallace of Alabama, depicting the face of the southern segregationist as a pink hairy testicle sack with a flaccid member for a nose.

The danger now is that the dependence of Sisi — a former head of military intelligence and former minister of defense — on his country's armed forces will undermine the state's long - term security and stability, not to mention people's freedoms and rights.