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Five Governors, One Head Of State & A Nation In Crisis: Revisiting Nigeria’s Defining Military Photograph

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A Historic Portrait of Leadership Before National Upheaval SOME photographs become symbols of history because they capture more than the people within the frame. The rare 1966 photograph featuring Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi alongside Nigeria’s newly appointed military governors represents one such moment. Taken during the early months of military rule, the image […]

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How Ugep Evolved From A Colonial Settlement Into One Of Nigeria’s Largest Indigenous Cities

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By OKOI OBONO-OBLA From Colonial Records to Modern Reality: Reassessing Ugep’s Historical Identity A Community Whose History Challenges Popular Perception PUBLIC conversations about Ugep often reduce the Yakurr community to the status of a “village.” However, historical records, colonial documentation, demographic evidence and traditional institutions present a far more complex picture. Historical accounts indicate that while […]

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The January 1966 Coup: Competing Interpretations Of Nzeogwu’s Motives & The Death Of Ahmadu Bello

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A Question That Continues to Shape Nigerian History MORE than six decades after Nigeria’s first military coup, one question continues to generate intense historical debate: Why did Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and his fellow coup plotters target Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region? The answer has remained […]

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Dimka, Murtala & The Coup That Shook A Nation

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A Defining Morning in Nigeria’s Post-Independence History FEW events in Nigeria’s post-independence history have generated as much intrigue, controversy and historical reflection as the failed military coup of 13 February 1976. The attempted overthrow of the government of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed remains one of the most consequential moments in the country’s political evolution. At […]

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