What a soldier told me after coup plotters abducted my father in 1996 Fani-KayodeFormer Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has recalled his experience when soldiers invaded his family residence to abduct his latRead More
What a soldier told me after coup plotters abducted my father in 1996 Fani-KayodeFormer Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has recalled his experience when soldiers invaded his family residence to abduct his latRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 1In the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966 a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political fiRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 2Zurumi drew his sword to defend his principal whilst Hafsatu threw her body over her dear husband in an attempt to protect him from the bullets.Chief S. L. AkintRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 6...I repeat with greater detail, this included the Northern 'Revenge' coup of July 29th 1966 in which 300 Igbo officers and an Igbo Head of State (Gen. Aguyi-IroRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 5....The coup affected the country in an equally profound manner because the events of that night led to a counter-coup six months later. It was a devastating andRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 4...Bullets flew everywhere in the room during the gunfight that ensued whilst my father was tied up in the middle of the floor with no cover. All that yet not onRead More
JANUARY 15th 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGE - Part 3..This was because he gave me hope and he spoke with kindness and compassion. At that point all the fear and trepidation left me.With new-found confidence I wentRead More
Corruption Was Not The Reason Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello. This Is The ReasonOn April 19, 1964, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria and the de facto leader of Nigeria, who had singlehandedly appointedRead More
How Major Onwuategwu Slaughtered His Benefactors, Brigadier Ademulegun and His Eight Month Pregnant Wife, Latifah, on January 15, 1966When a rising hip-hop star named Dana Elaine Owens came up with the stage name Queen Latifah iRead More