Archives Tag: War
How The Russia-Ukraine War Will Affect Nigeria
April 19, 2022
As Eastern Europe burns, with the Russian military bombarding Ukraine, several analysts have continued to think of the global implications of the war. The Kremlin Government under President Putin has authorized a momentous military operation that saw Russian military forces running through into Ukraine, an action that was received with global condemnation, especially by … Continue reading How The Russia-Ukraine War Will Affect Nigeria
ThrowBack Thursday: The January 15th 1966 Coup
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
Be Careful What You Wish For – The Case of Biafra 1
April 19, 2022
Today I take up a subject that many hate, and for those who might think this is inappropriate, I have a few words for you: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” – Plato “Just because you do not take an interest in … Continue reading Be Careful What You Wish For – The Case of Biafra 1
By chinedum
World Peace: Achievable Today
April 19, 2022
For many of us, discussions on world peace is null and void as it does not seem to sync with our daily lives. As we go about our routines, we must “learn to live with each other as brothers or we all perish as fools”. It is not the absence of war that creates peace, … Continue reading World Peace: Achievable Today
By adepeju
“There Was a Country” New Book by Chinua Achebe
April 19, 2022
World renowned poet and African respected writer, Chinua Achebe, has taken The minds of Nigerian back to the hard times of the late 60’s during the Biafran War or the Nigerian Civil War, in a book titled There Was A Country. The book, which is a personal history of Biafra as remembered by Achebe, described … Continue reading “There Was a Country” New Book by Chinua Achebe
By david
DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Bloodbath In Benin.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. On the 9th of February 1897, the invasion of the Benin Kingdom began. Popularly referred to by historians as “The Benin Massacre”, the British launched an invasion on Benin in retaliation of the annihilation of a Benin –bound British military expedition led by Lieutenant James Robert Phillips (RN) on the 4th of … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Bloodbath In Benin.
