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From May 1962 to May 1963: State of Emergency in Western Nigeria and in Nigeria

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONOn Tuesday, May 18, 2004 , President Obasanjo , citing Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, imposed a state of emergency on Plateau State...

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Fellow Nigerians, It's Time For Sacrifice

By Simon Kolawole

culled from THISDAY, October 16, 2005The story is told of a white missionary who came to serve in an African leprosarium. He kept preaching "God loves...

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NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR FILE Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 1

By Nowa Omoigui

All through recorded history, armies, small and great have not only recorded victories but also disasters.  Military History buffs will recall gr...

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NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR FILE Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 2

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 -  PART 2 Background to the Siege of Owerri The year 1968 opened up in earnest, continuing a pattern that had been set on ...

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 4

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 4Cutting off the 16th Bde in order to kill itThe Political and strategic contextFollowing the fall of Port Harcourt to federal tro...

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War-Part 5

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 5The Plot ThickensAlthough assisted by heavy rains, poor federal logistics and coordination along with overextended lines of commu...

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War- Part 6

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 6LIFE IN THE 16th BRIGADE UNDER SIEGEAccording to Colonel E. A. Etuk (rtd),“The rebels knew that we were helpless because the ma...

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 7

By Nowa Omoigui

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 8

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 [Part 8] CONSEQUENCES OF THE BIAFRAN RECAPTURE OF OWERRI The failure to relieve large isolated battle groups in critical theate...

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Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 9

By Nowa Omoigui

OWERRI, 1969 [APPENDIX]Notes on key commanders during the siege of OwerriFEDERAL NIGERIAN SIDEColonel E.A. Etuk (rtd)Throughout this essay I have refe...

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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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