Archives Tag: General Yakubu Gowon

Politics

April 19, 2022

  The Nigeria-Biafran War had just ended 5 years earlier before the 1975 coup. The coup was indirectly instigated by one of the firebrand officers – General Murtala Mohammed – who helped General Yakubu Gowon himself achieve a successful counter-coup back in July 1966. Years down the line, it appeared to the impatient military brass … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Murtala Muhammed’s Coup of 1975

By adedoyin

iConnect LIFESTYLE

April 19, 2022

By Bernice Alhassan. “Arise O compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey. To serve our Father land,with love and strength and faith. The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain…”   Now let’s pause there for a sec. Nigeria in recent times has got me thinking again about that last statement – “the labours of our … Continue reading The Labours Of Our Heroes Past

By connectnigeria