Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 2
By Nowa OmoiguiHow did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
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How did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
Read moreGowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...
Read moreCorruption As previously noted, although Gowon was not personally corrupt, some persons in his regime allegedly engaged in corrupt practices. &nb...
Read moreDay Break, Tuesday July 29, 1975IN KAMPALA “Abinde mu ka jin soro, ya faru agida” By time zone, Kampala in Uganda is two hours ahead of ...
Read moreFROM KAMPALA TO LOME TO LONDON AND BACK TO NIGERIAIt is my expectation that General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) will publish his memoirs some day. When t...
Read moreINTRODUCTIONMay 29th 1999, that epochal monster in Nigeria’s political history – military rule was finally evacuated from the country’s politica...
Read moreculled from VANGUARD, May 21, 2006I saw our erudite and inimitable Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, dramatizing how he was hopping all over his compound when some...
Read moreThe days of direct colonialism are gone. It is now done with the help of those within, by way of neo-colonialism. If any of the contentious issues div...
Read moreculled from GUARDIAN, November 1, 2004For some of us who believe in President Olusegun Obasanjo and this democratic dispensation there are days when o...
Read moreA NIGERIAN MILITARY FOR DEMOCRACY NOT YET. ‘ RETREAT’ IS DIVERSIONARY; GO TO A ‘NATIONAL CONFERENCE’ &...
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Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “ The book was first brought to my attention by Shawn Mathis, Ph. D...
This article was first published on November 12, 2024, on https://constitutionaldiscourse.com/a-game-for-the-throne-the-nigerian-constitution-and-the-...
Civil Society and Social Movements: The Role of Activism and Radical Politics in Deepening Democracy in AfricaByOtive Igbuzor, PhDFounding Executive D...
Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64By Paul MumehChimaroke-Nnamani2.jpg 88.87 KBHate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; fo...
Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...
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