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STATEMENT BY MAJOR-GENERAL IRONSI IN LAGOS ON 16 JANUARY 1966

The government of the Federation of Nigeria having ceased to function, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been invited to form an Interim Military Governm...

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STATEMENT MADE BY DR. AZIKIWE TO THE PRESS IN ENGLAND - January 16, 1966

Violence has never been an instrument used by us, as founding fathers of the Nigerian Republic, to solve political problems. In the British tradition,...

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Nzeogwu's Declaration of Martial Law - January 15, 1966

In the name of the Supreme Council of the Revolution of the Nigerian Armed Forces, I declare martial law over the Northern Provinces of Nigeria.The Co...

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Obafemi Awolowo's Allocutus

By Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Statement By Chief Awolowo while before The High Court before sentencing for Treasonable FelonyIn "Adventures in Power Book One: My March through Pris...

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"The eyes of the whole world are upon us" - Tafawa Balewa

By Tafawa Balewa

At the Federal House sitting on May 29, 1962 Prime Minister Sir Abubakar moved the 'the resolution' for the declaration of a state of emergency in the...

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LETTER FROM FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ON BAKASSI

Note No. 57027th March, 1962 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations presents its complements to the Embassy of the Cameroun R...

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Philosophy For Independent Nigeria

By Chief Obafemi Awolowo - Action Group (AG) Leader

A lecture delivered by Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Action Group (AG) Leader, and Leader of Opposition in the Nigerian Federal Parliament) to Nigerian Stude...

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Case For Ideological Orientation

By Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Down the ages, several political "isms" have vied with one another for popular acceptances: feudalism, anarchism, capitalism, syndicalism, socialism, ...

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MOTION ON CREATION OF MORE STATES

By Obafemi Awolowo

I beg to move the following amendment:To delete the words of the Motion after `territorially' andsubstitute `of Benin and Delta Provinces in the Weste...

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POLITICS AND RELIGION

By Chief Obafemi Awolowo

A lecture given Chief Obafemi Awolowo  to students at the Adventist College of West African, Ilishan-Remo, on 27th January, 1961As a politician, ...

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From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power In August 1971, a corporate lawyer named L...

The Market’s Mood Ring: How Volatility Across Assets Traces a Hidden Geometry of Sentiment

By Philip Obazee

The Market’s Mood Ring: How Volatility Across Assets Traces a Hidden Geometry of SentimentIf you want a fast, honest way to describe modern markets,...

Nigeria’s grid collapses are not ‘bad luck’ – They are a design failure, and we know how to fix them

By Philip Obazee

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Islands of Credibility: Nigeria’s Best Reform Strategy Starts in the States

By Philip Obazee

Islands of Credibility: Nigeria’s Best Reform Strategy Starts in the StatesFirst published in VANGUARD on January 31, 2026 https://www.vanguard...

Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in Nigeria

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in NigeriaThe US and Nigeria signed a five-year $5.1B Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 19, 2025, to bo...

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