Archives Tag: Oputa Panel

Politics

April 19, 2022

  The report of the Oputa Panel was never officially published by the Federal Government. However, the report became publicly accessible in some media as far back as 2005 when a Washington-based NGO, Nigerian Democratic Movement(NDM) & Nigeria-based Civil Society Forum(CSF), unofficially published a copy of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission online – two … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Revisiting The Oputa Panel (2)

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April 19, 2022

  At the onset of the 4th Republic on May 29, 1999, when Olusegun Obasanjo assumed office as the civilian Executive President after more than a decade of military rule, the atmosphere remained tense for the democratic administration. Read more about ThrowBack Thursday Obasanjo began a campaign of reforms shortly after and so the Oputa … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Revisiting The Oputa Panel

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Politics

April 19, 2022

Amidst all the intricacies and collisions happening between the military and politics in the early 90’s and especially in 1992, a tragedy befell Nigeria and particularly the families and friends of about 151 military officers and civilians who perished on a Hercules C-130 flight. The flight, which was meant to ferry mid level officers from … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: When 151 Military Officers Died on a Hercules C-130 Flight (1992)

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Politics

April 19, 2022

The Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC), set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo began sitting on October 27, 2000, to investigate all crimes committed nationally between the years 1984 and 1999. Chaired by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa and with Father Mathew Kukah as the Secretary, the reconciliation commission went all out to actualise most of their … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Reflections on the Oputa Panel

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