What led to Nigeria’s civil war? (1)
To many southerners, the coup was a welcome end to northern domination. To many Northerners meanwhile, it seemed a prelude...
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To many southerners, the coup was a welcome end to northern domination. To many Northerners meanwhile, it seemed a prelude...
In our history series today, we look at how the politics of the years 1960-1963 set the stage for the...
This week, our history series focuses on two years before Nigerian independence, when its post-British political fate was decided. Throughout...
Last series, we discussed the controversial 1953 self-government motion which almost led to northern secession from Nigeria. Today, we’ll look...
Last series, we discussed the ethnic undertones of the 1951 general election and their consequences on Igbo-Yoruba relations. Today, we’ll...
Last week, we discussed the 1948 Igbo-Yoruba ‘Lagos Press War’ and its consequences for Nigeria’s socio-political landscape. Today, we’ll look...
In the last series we discussed the political debates provoked by the 1947 Richards’ Constitution and its tri-regional structuring of...
In the first episode of our history series, we discussed how ethnic cleavages had begun to emerge in early 1940s...
‘A people without knowledge of their past history is like a tree without roots,’ said Marcus Garvey, the legendary black-emancipation...
When serious figures like Wole Soyinka and the Ooni of Ife start issuing calls for Nigerians to “defend their ancestral...