Lt. The failed 1976 coup that resulted in the assassination of the then-head of state of Nigeria, General Murtala Muhammed, was led by Colonel Buka Suka Dimka. After Lt. When Colonel Dimka realized that the coup was in vain, he fled to Afikpo, which was in the then-Anambra State, where he sought safety with an…
From 1914 to the present, the following is a list of Nigeria’s Governor Generals, Heads of State, and Presidents: 1. Lord Frederick Lugard :- 1st Governor General (1914-1919) 2. Sir Hugh Clifford :- 2nd Governor General (1919- 1925) 3. Sir Creamer Thompson :- 3rd Governor General (1925- 1931) 4. Sir Donald Cameron :- 4th Governor…
The Nigerian National Honors are a set of orders that are bestowed on Nigerians and non-Nigerians who are deemed deserving of the honor each year. The National Honors Act of 1993 established them. 5 of 1964 to honor Nigerians and non-Nigerians who have helped the country grow in one way or another. The Nigerian national…
This is the speech that Nigerian Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa gave on October 1, 1960, at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, as part of the celebration of Nigeria’s independence. Independence Day is today. Every Nigerian has eagerly anticipated the first of October 1960 for the past two years. Nigeria is now, in…