Nigerian military history
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Photo Showing Nigerian Troops In India During 2nd World War
Above is a photo showing Nigerian troops in India during the 2nd World War Via – Imperial War Museum, London…
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First Speech Of General Aguiyi Ironsi As The Head Of State Of Nigeria
During the unrest that followed the January 15 1966 military coup led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi…
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Major Gideon Orkar And Other April 1990 Coup Plotters Awaiting Judgement
Sitting from left to right – Captain Harley Empere, Major Gideon Orkar, Captain Perebo Dakolo, Lieutenant Cyril Ozoalor and Lieutenant…
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Execution of General I.D. Bisalla and Other February 1976 Coup Plotters
General Iliya D. Bisalla was executed along with 30 other officers on March 11, 1976, for being involved in the…
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How Ibrahim Babankowa Found Tafawa Balewa’s Decomposing Body Along Lagos-Abeokuta Road
The first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s decomposing body was found in a bush near…
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January 21, 1966 – Tafawa Balewa’s Dead Body Was Found Along Lagos-Abeokuta Road
On the 15th of January, 1966, Nigeria witnessed her first military coup d'etat in which notable politicians were killed and…
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Lt-Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo’s Speech after the Execution of Dimka and other February 1976 Coup Plotters
Dimka and other coup plotters executed by firing squad On the 15th of May, 1976, the perpetrators of the February…
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Ojukwu’s Letter to Victor Banjo Commanding Him to Invade Western Region
Below is the letter the Commander in Chief of the Biafran Armed Forces, Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu wrote to Lt.…
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Major Kaduna Nzeogwu’s Last Interview Before His Death
Below is Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu's last interview with Mr Dennis Ejindu of 'Africa and the World' a few months…
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