Nigerian Political History Archives

Nigerian Political History

August 10, 2026

The June 12 Stand That Cost Ibrahim Dasuki The Sultanate

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By ABDUL AHMED (A. A.) RUFUS The Sultan, 12th June & the Military: How Ibrahim Dasuki Lost the Throne The history of Nigeria’s 12th June 1993 presidential election is usually told through the annulment of the election, the struggle for the restoration of Moshood Abiola’s mandate and the eventual emergence of military rule under General […]

June 4, 2026

Before The Coups: Gowon’s Account Of An Alleged Plot To Tilt Nigeria’s 1964 Political Deadlock

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By HUSSEIN SULEIMAN HUSSYDAKS New Memoir Claims Military Officers Considered Intervention During Nigeria’s 1964 Political Crisis A Revelation from Nigeria’s First Republic FRESH excerpts from the memoir of former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, have reopened historical discussions surrounding the political crisis that followed Nigeria’s disputed 1964 federal elections. In My Life of Duty and Allegiance, […]