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Tag Archives: AFRICAN HISTORY
SOUTHERN CAMEROON POLITICAL LEADER CALLS FOR REGION’S INDEPENDENCE
Southern Cameroon Political Leader Calls for Region’s Independence Mola Njoh Litumbe says Southern Cameroon was never a part of the territory known since 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon James Butty | VOA NEWS Washington, D.C. 31 August 2010 A … Continue reading
BELGIAN REIGN OF TERROR IN COLONIAL DR CONGO REVISITED
Belgian reign of terror casts shadow over Congolese anniversary Published on : 30 June 2010 – 11:27am | By Vanessa Mock (Photo: AFP) Quelques activistes de la communauté congolaise aux Pays-Bas saisissent ce moment des célébrations du 50 ème anniversaire … Continue reading
THE LEGACY OF SOUTH AFRICA’S APARTHEID ERA
Changes and challenges: The legacy of South Africa’s apartheid era The release of Nelson Mandela marked a change in the country’s direction On February 2, 1990, South African President, FW de Klerk, announced reforms that would lead to the end … Continue reading
HOW NIGERIA’S GLOVER HAUSAS HELPED THE BRITISH TO COLONISE GHANA
Zongos And the Armed Forces Accra Mail (Accra) March 17, 2006 A.R. Alhassan Native Officers Dan Bornu, Harry Zenouah, Mazaawaje, Ali and the rest of them who made up Captain Glover’s 600 Hausas, as the soldiers who were brought in … Continue reading
Prediction Which Shaped the Political Destiny of the Yar’Adua Family
As the story goes, the following incident happened many years ago in the palace of Alhaji Usman Nagogo, late Emir of Katsina. Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of Shehu and Umaru, was at the time holder of the traditional chieftaincy title … Continue reading
EBB OF A TSUNAMI:THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL MURTALA MUHAMMED
Few Nigerians, living or dead, are at once able to evoke as much depth of feeling on account of their careers in public life as does the memory of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed. Unorthodox,charismatic,daring and extremely self-willed, the tempestuous Sandhurst-trained … Continue reading
WHY IS NIGERIA SO DENSELY POPULATED?
The most outstanding characteristic of Nigeria is arguably its very large population of over 150 million people spread out across a vast and geographically very diverse area of land nestled between the Atlantic Ocean to the south and the Sahara … Continue reading
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Tagged AFRICAN HISTORY, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, NIGERIAN HISTORY, POPULATION OF NIGERIA
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MAKERS AND WRECKERS, HEROES AND VILLAINS OF MODERN AFRICA IN PICTURES
Dedicated to past African presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers, opposition leaders, guerrilla leaders and soldiers who bestrode the continental space for good or bad. Six pages and counting. A detailed and engaging compendium Do COPY AND PASTE the following link … Continue reading
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NIGERIA NEEDS A DEDICATED BORDER SECURITY FORCE
NIGERIA NEEDS A DEDICATED BORDER SECURITY FORCE. As a result of the porosity of our borders and the accomodating nature of Nigerians, nationals from sister African republics have frequently been used as mercenaries in conflicts around Northern Nigeria. Some rebellions … Continue reading
HAUSA, FULANI AND KANURI OF THE SUDAN
For a myriad of reasons which shall soon be made apparent,one has always held the view that in no two African countries do events replicate each other as do they in Nigeria and the Sudan. Besides both being former British … Continue reading
