Introduction Nigeria, the world’s most populated African nation is also the largest producer of oil and gas in Africa. The Niger Delta region of Nigeria, reputed to be one of the most richly endowed in the world contributes...
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Introduction Nigeria became independent from Britain on October 1, 1960, and attained republican status on October 1, 1963. The First Republic democratic administration was truncated by a military coup on January 15, 1966. Nigeria was under successive military rule till October 1, 1979...
Bandits have always been around and form part and parcel of every society, including Nigeria. But banditry as a vocation started in Nigeria in 2011. Since 2011, violent conflicts have raged between herders and sedentary farmers in parts of northwest and north-central Nigeria over access...
Dr (Mrs.) Maryam Sani Abacha is the widow of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Sani Abacha. She was Nigeria’s First Lady from November 17, 1993, to June 8, 1998. Maryam Abacha who was born on March 4, 1947, in Kaduna, hails from Borno State. She was President of the...
Chief Mrs. Margaret Ekpo was a colossus of Nigerian Politics, a rare breed, a top woman organizer, a civil and political rights activist, a foremost political leader, a crusader for social justice, and one of the pioneers of women liberation in Nigeria. From a humble beginning, she rose...