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Mohammed Murtala
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Summary
Mohammed Murtala is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate in Kaduna.
Biography
Mohammed Murtala is a Nigerian politician. He contested the 2023 Kaduna State House of Representatives election as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate. He lost the election.
In The News
THISDAYLIVE14 Feb 2026
Murtala Mohammed: Africa’s Martyr, Nigeria’s Flaming Conscience, 50 Years After the BulletsThe Guardian Nigeria News13 Feb 2026
Murtala at 50: African leaders trade blames over continent’s woes, gerontocracyPunch Newspapers13 Feb 2026
Tinubu hails Murtala’s legacy at 50th anniversary lectureThe Nation Newspaper13 Feb 2026
50 years after, Murtala’s legacy remains Africa’s moral compass — TinubuShow 10 more articles
Daily Trust13 Feb 2026
Murtala Muhammed, 50 Years OnVoice of Nigeria12 Feb 2026
Ex-Army Spokesman Highlights Murtala Mohammed’s Sweeping Reforms, Enduring LegacyIndependent Newspaper Nigeria7 Feb 2026
Murtala Mohammed: How State Creation Initiative Reset Power, Politics 50 Years AfterArise News6 Feb 2026
Bolaji Akinyemi: Murtala Muhammed’s Bold Foreign Policy Brought Pride To NigeriaVoice of Nigeria8 Nov 2025
Angola Honours Murtala, Obasanjo, Gambari At Country’s 50th Independence AnniversaryThe Guardian Nigeria News29 Jul 2025
Foundation celebrates Murtala Mohammed’s legacy at 50LEADERSHIP Newspapers29 Jul 2025
Murtala Mohammed’s Family Celebrates 50 Years Of His Ascension To PowerTheCable17 Jun 2024
FAKE NEWS ALERT: FG denies renaming Murtala Mohammed way in Abuja after SoyinkaP.M. News21 Nov 2019
Heavy drinking habits of Murtala Mohammed, Hassan Katsina, Aguiyi Ironsi – General AkinrinadePremium Times Nigeria15 Feb 2016
Murtala Mohammed: Stormy Petrel of Nigeria’s Golden Age, By Chris NgwodoFollow the 2027 race
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Sources
Bio: INEC ↗