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Major-General Babaginda Address to the Nation

Fellow Nigerians,When in December 1983, the former military leadership, headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, assumed the reins of government, its...

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THE 1983 MILITARY COUP - December 31, 1983

By Brigadier Sani Abacha

Fellow countrymen and women.I, Brigadier Sani Abacha, of the Nigerian Army address you this morning on behalf of the Nigerian Armed Forces.You are all...

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President Shehu Shagari's Inaugural address to Nigerians

FELLOW Nigerians. We have witnessed today the birth of the SecondRepublic of Nigeria. With the swearing-in-ceremony this morning, Ihave formally assum...

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DIMKA'S COUP ANNOUNCEMENT - February 13, 1976

Good morning fellow Nigerians,This is Lt. Col. B. Dimka of the Nigerian Army calling.I bring you good tidings. Murtala Muhammed's deficiency has been ...

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Murtala's broadcast proclaiming Abuja as federal capital - February 3, 1976.

FELLOW Nigerians,A joint meeting of the Supreme Military Council and the National council of States has just concluded sitting.The meeting has declare...

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Africa Has Come Of Age

By Murtala Muhammed, Nigerian Head of State

AFRICA HAS COME OF AGE(This speech was a response to a letter from President Gerald Ford opposing the Soviet backed M.P.L.A. which had assumed power i...

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Text of Ford Letter to Nigeria's Leader on U.S. Attitude on Angola

By Gerald R. Ford, President of the USA.

This letter was written by the US president, Geralf Ford to the General Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria President on January 7, 1976. It was published on Ja...

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Brigadier Murtala Muhammed's First Address as the New Head of State

Fellow NigeriansEvents of the past few years have indicated thatdespite our great human and material resources, the Government has not been able to fu...

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Col. Joseph Garba's Coup D'etat Speech

Fellow countrymen and women,I, Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba, in consultation with my colleagues, do hereby declare that in view of what has been happen...

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Bakassi: Elias Opinion, September 1970

By Nowa Austin Omoigui, MD

Now that the World Court has ruled, I feel free to share this copy of a letter prepared by then-Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. T. ...

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