The family of the late former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Gen. Mamman Vatsa, who was killed by Gen. Ibrahim ...

Despite his long absence from the epicentre of power, General Ibrahim Babangida remains a subject of constant fascinations.

In a rare press conference, held somewhere in Lagos after the AFRC dissolution, former defence chief, the late Lt Gen Domkat Bali, accused IBB of running “a one-man show”. Prior to the NDSC ...

General Domkat Bali was Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, member, Armed Forces Ruling Council and Minister of Defence when General Ibrahim Babangida was military President. Bali was the one who, by ...

Even Domkat Bali, a key figure in Babangida’s regime, later admitted the evidence against Vatsa was weak. If Babangida was so confident in his allegations, why not allow an open trial where Nigerians ...

He wielded power with the ruthless efficiency of a grand inquisitor, excising formidable figures such as General Domkat Bali and Navy Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe with callous ease. These were not mere ...

IBB later removed and retired Lt-Gen Domkat Bali as chairman, joint chiefs of staff, and replaced him with Abacha, who doubled as army chief. Curiously, Babangida did not blame any living person ...