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Major Okonkwo Announces Establishment of the Republic of Benin

This was Okonkwo's last broadcast made 24 hours before Benin City fell onSeptember 20, 1967. As you can see he made a last minute effort(with plenty o...

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Lt.-Col. Murtala Mohammed Addresses Mid-West on Recapture of Benin

This was the first broadcast (made on Sep 21, 1967) formally announcing therecapture of Benin City. (6 p.m. September 20, 1967). Warri andSapele were ...

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Decree No. 8 of 1967

The main feature of this Decree in the vesting in the Supreme MilitaryCouncil of both the legislative and executive powers of the Governmentof the Fed...

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On Aburi we stand - The Distortion of Aburi Accord

By Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu

Anybody who was present at the Aburi meeting or has read the minutes, the communiqués, statements, and verbatim reports would be surprised that a per...

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Ojukwu Interprets the Kwale Incident

In addition to the main invasion of August 1967, there were several incidents of Biafran incursion into the Midwest during the civil war. In May 1969 ...

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Ojukwu's Message as He Flees Biafra

Proud and heroic Biafrans, fellow countrymen andwomen, once again I salute you.  My Government hasbeen reviewing the progress of this war that ha...

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Lt.-Col. Effiong Announces Surrender of Biafra

Fellow Countrymen,As you know, I was asked to be the officer administering the government of this republic on the 10th of January, 1970. Since then, I...

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Ojukwu's Call from Exile

Three days ago I left the Republic of Biafra withcertain members of my Cabinet as a result of adecision taken by that Cabinet in the interest of ourpe...

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'The Dawn of National Reconciliation' - Gowon's Victory Message to the Nation,

By General Yakubu Gowon

Citizens of Nigeria,It is with a heart full of gratitude to God that I announce to you thattoday marks the formal end of the civil war.  This aft...

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Col. Joseph Garba's Coup D'etat Speech

Fellow countrymen and women,I, Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba, in consultation with my colleagues, do hereby declare that in view of what has been happen...

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