In 1953, Nnamdi Azikiwe of the NCNC and Ahmadu Bello of the NPC came together to fight Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group over the control of Lagos.
The August 27, 1985, palace coup against Muhammadu Buhari was not conceived as a bloody showdown but executed quietly within the heart of Nigeria’s military establishment.
Fifty years have passed since that quiet Tuesday morning on July 29, 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was deposed in a bloodless coup in Kampala, Uganda.
Discover 30 fascinating facts about Festus Okotie-Eboh—Nigeria’s first post-independence Finance Minister. From his early life and business empire to his tragic death in the 1966 coup.
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The Epetedo Declaration was not just a speech—it was a battle cry. A moment of truth that shook Nigeria to its core.
On May 30, 1967, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, declared the Republic of Biafra as an independent nation.
Herbert Macaulay's evolution from a civil engineer to a formidable Nigerian nationalist leader underscores a life dedicated to the relentless pursuit...
How did General Sani Abacha crush the April 22, 1990, Gideon Orkar coup and save the Ibrahim Babangida regime?
Madam Efunroye Tinubu (c.1810-1887): The Slave Merchant, Kingmaker in the Politics of Colonial Lagos
Madam Efunroye Tinubu was a powerful business tycoon and slave merchant who held the commerce and politics of colonial Lagos in the palm of her hands.
In celebrating Shehu Shagari at 100, Nigerians must reflect on his contributions with nuance, acknowledging both his strengths and his limitations.
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigeria-Biafra War or the Biafran War, was a needless conflict that lasted 30 months, from July 6, 1967, to January 15, 1970.
The Aburi Agreement reflected recognised the principle of regional autonomy and proposed a framework that would grant significant powers to Nigeria’s regions.