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The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 1

By Nowa Omoigui

A Palace coup is one in which the sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force is carried out by individuals in positions of authori...

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The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 2

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

In the months before the August coup, Nigerians came to be familiar with routine announcements about this or that politician sentenced to jail, usuall...

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The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 - Part 3

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

Upon arrival back to Lagos from Minna, Major General Babangida returned to the Flag Staff House, located in a cul de sac on Second Avenue, Ikoyi.&nbsp...

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THE VATSA CONSPIRACY

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

In Nigeria, beginning in the wee hours of December 17th, 1985 and extending for the next two weeks, over one hundred airforce, army and naval officers...

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The Vatsa Conspiracy (Part 2) - Some Biosketches

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

MAJOR GENERAL MAMMAN VATSAMajor General Mamman Vatsa was born on Dec 3, 1940.  After attending secondary school at the Government Secondary Schoo...

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The Country Of Anything Goes

By Olusegun Obasanjo

For over four and a half years - from November 17, 1993 to June 8, 1998 - Nigeria, which had been under military rule since the end of 1983, was reduc...

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Desperate For Democracy - After years of dictatorship, Nigerians hope the death of Moshood Abiola will usher in a new era

By Jack E. White, culled from TIME Magazine

Only in a country that has been as thoroughly brutalized by its rapacious leaders as Nigeria could a shady character like Moshood Abiola be transmuted...

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General Sani Abacha Independence Day Address - October 1, 1996

Fellow Nigerians,I AM happy to address you on this important occasionof the 36th Anniversary of our political independencewhich marks the beginning of...

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International Court of Justice Cameroon v. Nigeria 1993

By http://www.u-paris2.fr/cij/icjwww/idocket/icn/icnorders/icn_iorder_960315.htm

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE15 March 1996 CASE CONCERNING THE LAND AND MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEENCAMEROON AND NIGERIA(CAMEROON v. NIGERIA)REQUEST FOR...

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A Memorandum on Behalf of The Igbo-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria.

A Memorandum on Behalf of The Igbo-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria.                        Sub...

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