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Gowon, Africa’s bloodiest coup and a floundering Nigeria

By Chuks Iloegbunam TODAY is the anniversary of two critical political developments in Nigeria’s history. On July 29, 1966, Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon led a coup d’état that toppled the military government of Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi. To this day,
July 29, 2025

UNICAL in The Dock: Inside the N5 billion legal firestorm threatening VC, Tinubu, and Nigeria’s legal education system

A high-stakes administrative crisis at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has erupted into a explosive multi-billion-naira legal battle at the Federal High Court in Abuja, exposing systemic rot, regulatory overreach, and the grim reality of Nigeria’s higher education system. In Suit No.
August 23, 2026
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