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July 29: 51 years after Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, 42 years after Gowon’s ouster and civil war

Gabriel Akinadewo - July 29, 2017

Buhari, Babangida and 31st anniversary of a palace coup

July 29: 50 years after Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, 41 years after Gowon’s ouster

Britain: One Queen, 13 Prime Ministers in 64 years

18 years after: Abiola drank tea in Aso Rock, coughed…and died

18th anniversary: Day Abacha became history

Gabriel Akinadewo - June 8, 2016

26th anniversary of the Orkar coup: Day Babangida’s security was breached

Gabriel Akinadewo - April 22, 2016

40 years after: Gowon, Muhammed, Dimka, Obasanjo and the Feb 13...

Gabriel Akinadewo - February 13, 2016

30 years after: Buhari, Babangida and a ‘palace coup’

Gabriel Akinadewo - August 27, 2015

July 29, 1966/1975: Murder of Aguiyi-Ironsi and Gowon’s ouster

Gabriel Akinadewo - July 28, 2015

17 years after: Abiola drank tea in Aso Rock…and died

Gabriel Akinadewo - July 6, 2015

17th anniversary of the day Abacha became history

Gabriel Akinadewo - June 8, 2015

EDITOR PICKS

Three sisters die in one day in Nasarawa

September 18, 2015

Military officer, APC witnesses: No election in Rivers

September 10, 2015

Alison-Madueke: Indian Ambassador lied, I never sat on $15bn oil deal

September 2, 2015

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