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Onicha by air!

By Orok Edem

"Osha by air….Osha by air...look…make u watch wey u dey go..oo""Are you talking to me""Yes, No …Sorry sir"Oga no vex, I no know say na you, sirS...

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Operation 'Aure' Postscript: An Interview with the Colonel - Parts 1 & 2

By Dr. Nowa Omoigui

BackgroundJuly 29, 2003 will mark 37 years since the "northern" military counter-coup of 1966.  Already, http://www.dawodu.com/omoigui13.htm is r...

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Operation 'Aure' Postscript: An Interview with the Colonel (3)

By Nowa Omoigui

D-day and the days after Much of what subsequently transpired has previously been written [http://www.dawodu.com/omoigui13.htm].  The Colone...

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ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN IN DEFENCE OF BALA USMAN AND THE BREAKDOWN IN NIGERIA’S NATIONAL CONSENSUS

By Peter P. Ekeh

In several pockets of human history, groups and individuals who assumethe status of aristocrats have claimed the significant privilege ofinsulting oth...

Historical Speeches

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...

Social & Political Issues Nov 22, 2006

Why INEC Should Declare Victory And Go Manual Now

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

How I Got My INEC Voter Registration Card in Nigeria On Friday, November 17, I drove from Abuja to my home-town Ode-Ekiti, arriving there at abou...

Social & Political Issues Mar 02, 2003

The “Big Big” Salaries of the “Diaspora” Ministers

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

 INTRODUCTIONNigeria is a funny place – and a dangerous one to boot.  The ongoing controversy over the “big big” differential pay bein...

Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

OPERATION 'AURE' The Northern Military Counter-Rebellion of 1966

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

BACKGROUNDIn the early hours of January 15, 1966, citing a laundry list of complaints against the political class, there was a military rebellion in N...

Social & Political Issues Oct 06, 2003

Poverty in Nigeria …eroding the dignity of man

By Chimaraoke Nnamani

The fifth edition of pre- convocation Dignity of Man Lecture series of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association (UNAA) Princess Alexandria Hall, U...

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