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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 platform on Saturday, 9 January, 2016), as a Nigerian…
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Throwback: Awolowo speaks on Biafra, genocide accusation, currency, Ojukwu…
Monday, 15 January, 2020 was the 54th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil war (when the South East tried to…
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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 coup in Nigeria, led by Major Kaduna…
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Throwback: Obafemi and HID Awolowo, their Untold Love Story
On 26 December, 1937, exactly 82 years today, Chief Obafemi Awolowo married Hannah Idowu…
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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 his regime when he and General Tunde…
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“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 Bishop Ajayi Crowther. The vessel that carried him…
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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. Here are the reasons for such request
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Flashback: Hardship in Nigeria, how to fix the economy
The article you are about to read was published on this platform on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 (originally published in the hard…
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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 that broke out on Sunday in Okobaba,…
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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 General Tunde Idiagbon were in charge: his…
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