A s Nigeria marks the 49th anniversary of the assassination of its former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has urged citizens to engage in a ...

ARGUABLY, late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, Nigeria’s fourth head of state, is one of the country’s most popular rulers. He came to power on a promising note, showed readiness to deliver ...

Dr Aisha Oyebode nee Muhammed is the first child of the late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed who was assassinated barely seven months after assuming office. His assassination in the morning of ...

Murder in the Capital On February 13, 1976, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed was on his way to work in Dodan Barracks. While sitting in his Black Mercedes Saloon Car along with his Aide-De-Camp (ADC ...

On February 13, 1976, Military Head of State General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was assassinated in Lagos in a bloody coup led by Lt-Col. Bukar Dimka. Deputy Editor EMMANUEL OLADESU examines the life ...

Saturday, February 13, 2016, marked 40 years after the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed by the late Col Bukar Suka Dimka in an aborted coup. Before him, there were only two other ...

Murtala Ramat Muhammed's ancestry can be traced to two of the five prominent clans of the Fulani that led the 19th century jihad in Kano. On his paternal side he belongs to the Gyanawa clan ...

On Friday, February 13, 1976, 43 years ago, the then military ruler, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, was assassinated by a group of soldiers loyal to Lt Col Buka Dimka shortly after 8am.

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode has said legacies of the late Head of State, Gen. Murtala Ramat Muhammed, remain strong in the hearts and minds of Nigerians. Muhammed-Oyebode, in a statement commemorating ...

General Murtala Ramat Mohammed. In stark contrast to established tradition, the day passed with barely a whimper. The family, which runs a foundation in his name, kept mute. Not a single event ...

Abuja — Like the Biblical Prophet Moses, late General Murtala Ramat Muhammed saw the promised land and conceived a Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria's heartland. He did not live to realise ...

Abba Risqua Murtala Mohammed, first son of late Head of State, Murtala Ramat Mohammed has declared his intention to quit politics so as to concentrate on his business. Risqua who was a running ...