Archives Tag: Coup

Politics

April 19, 2022

It was 53 years ago on Tuesday, January 15th 1966  that the bloodiest coup in Nigeria happened. It affected all the angles of the country so much that the nation might have never really fully recovered from it. The January 15th coup sowed seeds of discord between major and minor ethnic groups and even further heightened ethnic … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The January 15th 1966 Coup

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

Nigerians as a people had hardly ever been on such frenzied jubilation on receiving the news of the death of the despotic ruler, General Sani Abacha. This happened on June 8, 1998. Streets went wild with celebration, people shook hands and hugged one another while declaring bottles of alcohol at beer parlours. Rumours followed suit … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Abacha’s Death and the Legend of the Apple

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in his elements, comes across as a man who exudes a rare charm. Though born into an aristocratic family, able enough to afford being trained at Oxford University until he got into the military, he fought nonetheless to be free of his father’s stronghold. He carried this sense of independence of thought … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ojukwu’s Final Days

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

Between 4th & 5th January 1967, a few months before the Nigerian civil war began in July 1967, a few military officers from Nigeria dragged one another to a location in Ghana, named Aburi. They left the meeting with a consensus agreement historically known as the Aburi Accord. It is, however, well known today that … Continue reading Throw Back Thursday: The Accord in Aburi That Didn’t Stand

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

Let us cast our minds briefly to a bright Saturday in December 1983 when a military coup was successfully undertaken on the last day of the year. An unexpected new year The country was roiled in shock at what could have been going on in the background before the New Year’s eve D-Day. The event … Continue reading Throw Back Thursday: A Brief History of ‘Unlooking’

By adedoyin

Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Friday the 13th, particularly when it occurs in February, is deemed a very unlucky day in Western superstition.  For certain, a lot of people in the Europe and America have come to believe the day holds a lot of ill luck. Hollywood has even produced horror film franchises based on the theme. The superstition like … Continue reading Discover Nigeria: An Unforgettable February 13th In Nigerian History

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