Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 4

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 4Cutting off the 16th Bde in order to kill itThe Political and strategic contextFollowing the fall of Port Harcourt to federal tro...

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War-Part 5

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 5The Plot ThickensAlthough assisted by heavy rains, poor federal logistics and coordination along with overextended lines of commu...

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War- Part 6

OWERRI, 1969 - PART 6LIFE IN THE 16th BRIGADE UNDER SIEGEAccording to Colonel E. A. Etuk (rtd),“The rebels knew that we were helpless because the ma...

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 7

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 8

OWERRI, 1969 [Part 8] CONSEQUENCES OF THE BIAFRAN RECAPTURE OF OWERRI The failure to relieve large isolated battle groups in critical theate...

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 9

OWERRI, 1969 [APPENDIX]Notes on key commanders during the siege of OwerriFEDERAL NIGERIAN SIDEColonel E.A. Etuk (rtd)Throughout this essay I have refe...

Federal Nigerian Army Blunders of the Nigerian Civil War - Part 10

OWERRI, 1969 [APPENDIX - CONTINUED]Notes on key commanders during the siege of OwerriBIAFRAN PERSONALITIES DURING THE SIEGE OF OWERRI (continued)&nbsp...

Female Genital Mutilation: Exploding The Myths

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Financing for Development: The Abuja Commitment to Action Adopted at the Abuja Conference, Abuja, Nigeria On 22 May 2006

Financing for Development: The Abuja Commitment to Action Adopted at the Abuja Conference, Abuja, Nigeria On 22 May 20061. African Finance Ministers, ...