Tunde Thompson

Buhari Meets with Tunde Thompson, Journalist he Jailed in 1984 (LOOK)

by Damilola Jagun President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, got to meet with Tunde Thompson, one of the journalists jailed for violating Decree 4 in 1984 when he was a military Head of State. On Tuesday, May 5, when Buhari hosted members of his Media Team and Social Media Influencers at the Defence House, Abuja, he had a brief... Read More

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March 3, 2015

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Femi Aribisala: Why Nigerians must reject the second coming of Buhari

by Femi Aribisala When Buhari seized power in 1983, Nigeria’s GDP was $444.45. When he was overthrown in 1985, Nigeria’s GDP had dropped dramatically to $344.14. That is not the kind of change we want. When Muhammadu Buhari overthrew a democratically-elected government in a coup d”etat in 1983, Sani Abacha declared in his infamous... Read More

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