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Nigeria and Biafra: My Story — A First-Hand Account of the Nigerian Civil War Nigeria and Biafra: My Story — A First-Hand Account of the Nigerian Civil War Nigeria and Biafra: My Story is a memoir written by Major General Philip Effiong, the second and final President of the Republic of Biafra, and formerly theContinue reading “Nigeria and Biafra: My Story — A First-Hand Account of the Nigerian Civil War”

Fela and CharlyBoy. Fela and CharlyBoy. Fela no just wake up to livehe wake up to fight.Every morning na battle plan,every night na drum and sweat.Kalakuta be him country,him law, him refuge.No fence between life and message.Women, weed, music, angerall mix for one pot.He insult power with chest full,collect beating, prison, exileand still come backContinue reading “Fela and CharlyBoy.”

The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy A rare photograph from the 1960s captures Yusuf Maitama Sule, Federal Minister of Mines and Power during Nigeria’s First Republic, standing with Saddik and Mukhtar, the young sons of Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.Continue reading “The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy”

Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow Source: The Times, Sunday, August 7, 1975Following the coup that ousted General Yakubu Gowon, Brigadier Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria’s new Head of State, announced the formation of a new Cabinet of 23 commissioners (ministers). This Cabinet reflected a careful attemptContinue reading “Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow”

Olusegun and Oluremi Obasanjo at Nigeria’s Historic Civilian Handover, 1979 Olusegun and Oluremi Obasanjo at Nigeria’s Historic Civilian Handover, 1979 The photograph captures General Olusegun Obasanjo, his wife Chief (Mrs) Oluremi Obasanjo, and three of their children — Busola, Gbenga, and Enitan — on a defining day in Nigeria’s political history: the handover of powerContinue reading “Olusegun and Oluremi Obasanjo at Nigeria’s Historic Civilian Handover, 1979”

Colonel Patrick Anwunah, Enugu, 1967 Colonel Patrick Anwunah, Enugu, 1967 This photograph shows Colonel Patrick Anwunah in Enugu in 1967, at the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), a defining conflict in Nigeria’s post-independence history. Colonel Anwunah was a senior military officer who played a notable role during the early phase of the war,Continue reading “Colonel Patrick Anwunah, Enugu, 1967”

Is it true that a Nigerian youngster said he is greater than Fela?I sincerely hope he was misquoted. Is it true that a Nigerian youngster said he is greater than Fela?I sincerely hope he was misquoted. Even if he were to live ten lifetimes, his art and his life could not measure up to FelaContinue reading “Is it true that a Nigerian youngster said he is greater than Fela?I sincerely hope he was misquoted.”

What’s your dream job? The Untold Story Of Igbo General That Fought On The Side Of Nigeria During The Civil War. Gen. Omar Sanda later to be known as Gen.Ike Nwachukwu On May 30,1967 The republic of Biafra was declared. What followed was a bloody civil war that consumed more than four million souls. NigeriaContinue reading

The North Will Not Be Destroyed by Outsiders — But by the Greed of Its Own Elites The North Will Not Be Destroyed by Outsiders — But by the Greed of Its Own Elites The truth is uncomfortable, but it must be said plainly and without apology: the North’s greatest danger is not an externalContinue reading “The North Will Not Be Destroyed by Outsiders — But by the Greed of Its Own Elites”

Now That Tinubu Wants Our Gold, Are We Still Parasites? Now That Tinubu Wants Our Gold, Are We Still Parasites? If the South, especially Lagos, has endlessly mocked the North as a parasite — living off oil and Lagos taxes — what does it mean now that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government wants Northern goldContinue reading “Now That Tinubu Wants Our Gold, Are We Still Parasites?”