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The Orkar Coup of April 22, 1990
According to Babangida, Omowa evacuated him via a secret channel to a location (ostensibly a private residence in Surulere) where he stayed for some days while the heat remained. Babangida did not shed light on other accounts that he was physically knocked down or grabbed, smuggled via the Ribadu back gate and maze of adjoining…
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The Bakassi Story – Part 2: 1950 -75
In the first installment titled “The Bakassi Story”, we reviewed a very brief summary of the history of the dispute starting from the Treaty between England and Old Calabar in 1884 all the way through to the ICJ judgement of October 10, 2002. Those who want more information about the fall of Calabar should consult “Politics…
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THE VATSA CONSPIRACY
In Nigeria, beginning in the wee hours of December 17th, 1985 and extending for the next two weeks, over one hundred airforce, army and naval officers were arrested en masse for allegedly plotting to overthrow the 4 month old government of Major General Ibrahim Babangida who had himself come to power on August 27, 1985 in a…
