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80 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH: Bode George says Herbert Macaulay ‘spoke boldly when silence would have been safer, did so at considerable personal cost’
*He envisioned a Nigeria in which every citizen would have a stake in the nation’s future. *He believed that governance...
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28 years after: Day Sani Abacha became history
He came at a time Nigerians were praying for a ‘change’. When he ascended the throne on November 17, 1993,...
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36 YEARS AFTER: Day Gideon Orkar, others breached Babangida’s security
It is 36 years today that a deadly onslaught by some middle-level officers against the regime of the then Commander-in-Chief,...
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50 years after: Day Murtala Muhammed was assassinated
Some said he gave himself away to the conspirators by opening his flanks in an unnecessary show of patriotism. Others...
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Tinubu’s New Year Message: Path of reform is never easy, but it is necessary
*In 2026, we are determined to reduce inflation further and ensure that the benefits of reform reach every Nigerian household...
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80th birthday: Bode George says ‘Nigeria is worth serving, Nigeria is worth believing in’
*Leadership is not about noise; it is about service. It is not about position; it is about purpose SPEECH BY...
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‘We have finally turned the corner. The worst is over’ (Read 23-paragraph national broadcast by President Tinubu to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary)
*NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHNED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE...
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40th anniversary of ‘Palace Coup’: Day Babangida overthrew Buhari (see IBB, Dogonyaro’s speeches on August 27, 1985)
From December 31, 1983 to August 26, 1985 when Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was the Head of State and Nigeria’s seventh...
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July 29, counter-coup, Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder and Gowon’s ouster (see names of officers shot dead)
In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by...
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From Tafawa-Balewa to Tinubu: Oba Adetona, the Awujale who reigned with 16 Commanders-in-Chief, by Gabriel Akinadewo
When Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, who died on July 13, ascended the throne of his forefathers...
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27 years ago, Abiola drank tea in Aso Rock, coughed, died
He was so rich he could afford to provide tea for all Nigerians. But, it was a cup of tea...
Read moreDetails‘Phantom coup plotters’ Gwadabe, Emokpae, Bello-Fadile, Oloruntoba, others write Tinubu, seek ‘justice, implementation of Oputa Panel Report’
*June 10, 2025 His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria Aso...
Read moreDetails27 years ago, Sani Abacha became history
He came at a time Nigerians were praying for a ‘change’. When he ascended the throne on November 17, 1993,...
Read moreDetailsTHE GIDEON ORKAR COUP: 35th anniversary of the day Babangida’s security was breached
*From Nyiam to Tolofari, see list of principal actors It is 35 years today that a deadly onslaught by some...
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Abacha’s children to Babangida: You lied, our father did not annul June 12, 1993 presidential election
*Honesty, sincerity, integrity are virtues not commonly associated with IBB *'A Journey in Service' written in bad faith *PRESS STATEMENT...
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49 years after: Day Murtala Muhammed was assassinated
Some said he gave himself away to the conspirators by opening his flanks in an unnecessary show of patriotism. Others...
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How Tafawa-Balewa, others tried to destroy me, annihilate AG, by Awolowo
*My achievements as Premier from January 1952 to December 1959 *Full text of Chief Obafemi Awolowo's speech to Oyo State...
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Obasanjo: Nigeria’s situation under Baba-go-slow and Emilokan ‘is bad’
*2023 elections were 'a travesty' by all rational measures *We need new credible INEC leadership *Many Nigerians have lost faith...
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136 years ago, American President lost election, returned to White House four years later (see details)
By Gabriel Akinadewo Donald Trump, on Wednesday, staged a political comeback to the White House as the Commander-in-Chief of the...
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Chuks Iloegbunam to Gowon: You are bastardising Nigeria’s history with plethora of falsehoods
*The order to crush Nzeogwu's coup was given by General Aguiyi-Ironsi *You betrayed your Supreme Commander, told Danjuma to seize...
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