Life and Achievement of Political Icon, Michael Okpara

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Michael Okpara, Ohuhu-Igbo, was born on December 25, 1920 in Umuegwu Okpuala, Ohuhu State, Umuahia Region, now Abia State, Nigeria and died on December 17, 1984 (aged 63). Nigerian politician and Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic from 1959 to 1966. At 39, he was the country’s youngest prime minister. He was a strong advocate of what he called “pragmatic socialism” and believed that land reform was crucial to Nigeria’s ultimate success. Although he was the son of a laborer, he was able…

The Owiwi War(1832–1834)

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The Owiwi War was a civil war between the Ijebus, Egbado and Egba people. Ibadan became an ally of the Ijebu, which led to Ibadan taking part in the war. The Egba people emerged as a formidable force in Abeokuta, which did not go unchallenged by the other Yoruba groups as they became rivals in all commercial activities. This reignited conflict between the newly settled Egba people and the Ijebu, as the Egba traders were now seen as major competitors in the Ijebu and Ibadan trade. To counter the growing…

History of Muhammadu Buhari in the Military, His Appointments and Commissioning.

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Counter-coup in the North of July 28, 1966. Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari was one of the participants in the “July Revenge” or the so-called “counter-coup” led by Lieutenant Colonel Murtala Muhammed, who overthrew and murdered the first suicides. Coup. ” proclaimed the Nigerian military head of state, General Aguiyi Ironsi, who took over the leadership of the Nigerian government after the failed coup attempt of January 15, 1966 that overthrew Nigeria’s elected parliamentary government (also known as the First Republic). Other participants in the July 28, 1966 coup attempt included: Lieutenant Sani Abacha, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, Major Theophilus Danjuma, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako and others. The coup was a response to the January coup in which a group of mostly Igbo…