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Fola Oyewole: My link with first coup, why I fought on Biafran side

Retired Lt. Col. Fola Oyewole, 77 (at the time we interviewed him for publication on this…

Throwback: Awolowo speaks on Biafra, genocide accusation, currency, Ojukwu…

Monday, 15 January, 2020 was the 54th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil…

54 Years After: British Secret Files on Nigeria’s First Coup- Part 1

  By Damola Awoyokun Today, 15 January, 2020 is the 54th anniversary of the first…

Throwback: Obafemi and HID Awolowo, their Untold Love Story

                On 26 December, 1937, exactly 82 years…

Buhari at 77: His 1993 interview on his overthrow by IBB, IMF, corruption, others

  In 1993, President Muhammadu Buhari, who turns 77 today, spoke on major issues about…

“Days I was bartered for a horse, slapped my slave master” – Ajayi Crowther in 182-year old letter

  Ademola Adegbamigbe One of the victims of the hideous slave trade in Nigeria was…

Awolowo’s letter from prison to Ironsi: “Release me please!”

Obafemi Awolowo wrote a letter to Major General Aguiyi Ironsi to release him from prison.…

Flashback: Hardship in Nigeria, how to fix the economy

The article you are about to read was published on this platform on Wednesday, October…

One dies, many injured as OPC, Hausa youths fight over ‘scraps’ in Lagos

At least, one person was confirmed dead while others sustained injuries in a communal clash…

1993: Buhari’s interview on his overthrow by IBB, IMF, N2.8b oil money, others

President Muhammadu Buhari, in 1993, spoke on major issues about his regime when he and…