Military Ranks: Rejoinder to Mr. Tajudeen Bakre
By Nowa OmoiguiThe central point Mr. Bakre disputes is that "the post-colonial Nigerian Army (NA) traces its origins to 1863 when British Naval Lt. Glover establishe...
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The central point Mr. Bakre disputes is that "the post-colonial Nigerian Army (NA) traces its origins to 1863 when British Naval Lt. Glover establishe...
Read moreFROM KAMPALA TO LOME TO LONDON AND BACK TO NIGERIAIt is my expectation that General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) will publish his memoirs some day. When t...
Read moreIntroduction: "Nigeria Gowon Kaput"In German, the word "kaput" means 'broken', 'utterly defeated', 'finished' or 'destroyed'.On Tuesday, July 29...
Read moreHow did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
Read moreThe Nine Point Plan In October 1970, Gowon announced a six-year nine-point plan, which he said, must be accomplished “before the government of ...
Read moreGowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...
Read moreCorruption As previously noted, although Gowon was not personally corrupt, some persons in his regime allegedly engaged in corrupt practices. &nb...
Read moreAnother important factor – in the view of some - was the replacement of then Brigadier (later Major General) Hassan Katsina as Chief of Staff (Army)...
Read more“If you want to stop a coup, remove the cause.”Back in September 1974, Brigadier Murtala Mohammed had quipped that if Gowon wanted to prevent a co...
Read more“DOVERIAI NO PROVERIAI.”Military regimes are, as the saying goes, inherently unstable. It is for good reason, therefore, that the Russians h...
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