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Historical Speeches Oct 17, 2005

Nigeria’s Unsung Heroes - Part 7

By Paul Mamza

The general philosophical framework to achieve national integration is vested in the revolutionary attitudes of the political players towards the logi...

Social & Political Issues Oct 10, 2004

The Problem With Nigeria The variegated patchwork

culled from Guardian, October 10, 2004THE British amalgamation of Nigeria was not intended to create a nation in the sense of forging the over two hun...

Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 1

By Nowa Omoigui

A Palace coup is one in which the sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force is carried out by individuals in positions of authori...

Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 2

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

In the months before the August coup, Nigerians came to be familiar with routine announcements about this or that politician sentenced to jail, usuall...

Social & Political Issues Oct 01, 1998

The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 3

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

Upon arrival back to Lagos from Minna, Major General Babangida returned to the Flag Staff House, located in a cul de sac on Second Avenue, Ikoyi.&nbsp...

Historical Speeches

The Northern Counter-coup of 1966: The Full Story

By Max Siollun

Most essays and books on Nigeria’s military coups have focused on the aims of, and events during the "Igbo" coup of January 1966. While much has bee...

General

THE KANO CRASH - MAY 4, 2002

EAS PLANE CRASH IN KANO MAY 4, 2002 - LIST OF VICTIMSCREW1.    Capt. Inneh Peter           - Captain2.  &...

Social & Political Issues Mar 07, 2006

The Last Days of Obasanjo

By Muhammad Al-Ghazali

culled from THISDAY, March 7, 2006If you happened to be an ordinary Nigerian battling with disease, crime, crippling effects of unemployment, or the v...

General

The Crash of NAF 911 on September 26, 1992

By Nowa Omoigu

IntroductionThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a versatile, high wing, turbo-prop military and civilian transport plane used by well over 60 countries. It...

Social & Political Issues

PARTIES AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

VIABLE PARTY SYSTEM AS BASIS OF DEMOCRACYThere is an assumption of what a political party is and what it is meant to do in all political systems today...