Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Military regimes, coups, economic policies, and the transition to democratic governance in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999.
General Ologbosere: The Benin Warrior Who Refused to Surrender Against British Colonial Rule
The story of General Ologbosere is one of extraordinary courage, unwavering loyalty, and determined resistance against British colonial expansion. Though his name is not...
Before the Coup: The Beijing Photograph That Placed Babangida Inside China’s Theatre of Power
On 1 October 1984, Major General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida stood in Beijing during one of China’s most important public ceremonies of the decade. At...
The Untold Public Service of Mamman Kontagora
Major-General Mamman Tsofo Kontagora belonged to a generation of Nigerian military officers whose careers moved far beyond the barracks. He was trained as a...
Mohammed Shuwa: The Civil War General Whose Death Exposed Nigeria’s New Security Crisis
Major General Mohammed Shuwa, also widely referred to as Mamman or Muhammadu Shuwa, remains one of the important military figures of Nigeria’s post-independence history....
The General Who Survived Nigeria’s Civil War, Then Fell in Maiduguri
Major General Mohammed Shuwa, also widely remembered as Mamman Shuwa, remains one of the notable soldiers of Nigeria’s generation after independence. His life connects...
Donald Dick Etiebet and the Three-Month Rule That Ended With a Coup
Chief Donald Dick Etiebet occupies a brief but important place in Nigeria’s political history. He served as Governor of old Cross River State for...
The Leaders, the Photograph, and the Fall of Nigeria’s Second Republic
A photograph connected to Nigeria’s Second Republic leaders in 1983 has continued to draw attention because of the powerful moment it represents. The image...
Buhari, the Golden Eaglets, and Nigeria’s 1985 Triumph in China
In August 1985, Nigeria’s under-16 football team gave the country one of its proudest sporting moments. The team, later widely remembered as the Golden...
When Soldiers Ended Shagari’s Republic And Returned Nigeria To Military Rule
On 31 December 1983, Nigeria’s Second Republic came to an abrupt end. President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, the country’s first executive president under the...
Colonel Garba Mohammed and the WAI Portrait of Nigeria’s Military Era
The portrait of Colonel Garba A. Mohammed belongs to one of the most symbolic periods in Nigeria’s military history. It shows more than a...