The black monk (5)
The children and wives of generals get a special mention – sometimes for the wrong reason. A case in point is the first son of General Yakubu Gowon.
As counterpoise, the camera zooms off…
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The black monk (4)
After the assassination, Dimka had made a broadcast at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) studio in the following words:
‘’Good morning fellow Nigerians, This is Lt. Col. B.…
The black monk (3)
What was hilarious was how when the coup that toppled President Shehu Shagari on 31st December 1983 was being planned, one of the ring-leaders Major-General Ibrahim Babangida was despatched…
The black monk (2)
What he did not disclose was that the Guest House was a two-storey building. Apart from the two Indian ladies who were in the ground floor sitting room, Abacha’s Nigerian (Ibo) girlfriend…
The black monk
The “Black Monk” is the sequel to Max Chuck Black’s film: “The Black Roaring Lions” and it is a befitting extension of the theme – Generals with Nine Lives.
The opening scene captures…
Why we must build a wall around Lagos (and Nigeria must pay for it) II
Anyway, Obi went on to St. Gregory’s College and thereafter gained admission to Howard University, to study architecture. According to him, he runs a flourishing architectural practice in…
General T.Y. Danjuma and the other generals with nine lives (4)
Continued from last week.
In his very brief appearance, former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Jubril Ayinla insisted that he had never shown interest in participating…
General T.Y. Danjuma and the other generals with nine lives (3)
As concrete evidence that Babangida truly has nine lives (and more), the international press has gone on a feeding frenzy over the section of the film which featured the following headline:…
General T.Y. Danjuma and the other generals with nine lives(2)
Text of Dimka’s broadcast was as follows:
“Fellow Nigerians, This is Lt. Col. B.S. Dimka. I now explain why we the Young Revolutionaries of the Armed Forces have found it necessary to…
General T.Y. Danjuma and the other generals with nine lives
The select audience at the preview of Max Chuck Black’s film: “BLACK ROARING LIONS” was about to erupt into a standing ovation at the super opulent Beverly Hills Hotel, Sunset Boulevard,…