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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

The DAILY QUERY Hard Beat: Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar’s death:  Can Nigeria learn to fight its own terror threats? asks ADEMOLA TIJANI

In this week’s HARD BEAT, Ademola Tijani reflects on the spectacular elimination of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar by Israel, and wonders if the Nigerian political and military authorities, acting honestly and sincerely, cannot do the same to the country’s myriad of trouble-makers
October 22, 2024
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