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The Vatsa Conspiracy (Part 2) - Some Biosketches

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

MAJOR GENERAL MAMMAN VATSAMajor General Mamman Vatsa was born on Dec 3, 1940.  After attending secondary school at the Government Secondary Schoo...

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THE VIAL OF JANUARY 15

By Chuks Iloegbunam

THERE is a point on which no argument exists regarding the revolt of January 15, 1966. It fundamentally altered Nigeria’s political landscape. It ma...

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The Unlearned Lesson of Plateau Emergency Rule

By Bolaji Akinyemi

culled from GUARDIAN of June 8, 2004SINCE the proclamation imposing an emergency on Plateau State, the mass media has been awash with comments and com...

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THE ROLLERCOASTER LIFE OF MURTALA MUHAMMED

By Max Siollun

Very few of Nigeria’s former military leaders are spoken of with any great affection.  There is on notable exception: General Murtala Muhammed....

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The Ramparts We Should Guard and Guide

By Omo Omoruyi

Being a Charge to the EDO Delegates to the National Political Reform Conference at the Edo Summit held at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre, Benin City ...

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The Politics of Military Coups

By Sam Nda-Isiah

culled from DAILY TRUST of April 26, 20041966 was a very bad year for the British. Harold Wilson, the Labour prime minister who had only recently won ...

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The Protean Dimensions

By Wole Soyinka

So many images lend themselves to the morphology of corruption. From my own field of literary pursuits I am tempted to propose the figure of the nine-...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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