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MILITARY DEFENSE PACTS IN AFRICA

By By Nowamagbe A. Omoigui, MD

INTRODUCTIONWhat is the Military Question?The military has an unrivaled capacity to project force. This makes it an important tool for asserting state...

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SPECIAL BRANCH REPORT: Military Rebellion of 15th January 1966

By Nowamagbe Omoigui

This is an incomplete Police Report on the official investigation into theevents of 15 January 1966, entitled:  "Military rebellion of 15th Janua...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 3

By Nowa Omoigui

The Nine Point Plan In October 1970, Gowon announced a six-year nine-point plan, which he said, must be accomplished “before the government of ...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 4

By Nowa Omoigui

Gowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 5

By Nowa Omoigui

Corruption As previously noted, although Gowon was not personally corrupt, some persons in his regime allegedly engaged in corrupt practices. &nb...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 8

By Nowa Omoigui

“DOVERIAI NO PROVERIAI.”Military regimes are, as the saying goes, inherently unstable.  It is for good reason, therefore, that the Russians h...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 9

By Nowa Omoigui

Day Break, Tuesday July 29, 1975IN KAMPALA “Abinde mu ka jin soro, ya faru agida” By time zone, Kampala in Uganda is two hours ahead of ...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Epilogue

By Nowa Omoigui

FROM KAMPALA TO LOME TO LONDON AND BACK TO NIGERIAIt is my expectation that General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) will publish his memoirs some day.  When t...

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More on Resource Control - A Few "Last Words"

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONPeriodically, I give over my Essays to others whose contributions I wish to highlight.  This time, I give it to two recent contributo...

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No Power Can Break Nigeria

By Farouk Martins

The days of direct colonialism are gone. It is now done with the help of those within, by way of neo-colonialism. If any of the contentious issues div...

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Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in Africa

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in AfricaByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive D...

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By Paul Mumeh

Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64By Paul MumehChimaroke-Nnamani2.jpg 88.87 KBHate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; fo...

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By Elizabeth Liagin, published and culled from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/03/nig-m17.html

Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...

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