Reviewing General Babangida’s Tenure
Remember General Babangida? ;-) Of course you do! With the political heavyweights getting ready for next year’s presidential election, things willsoon heat up. Babangida is of course planning to run. People have been getting very vocal about his last tenure in government (1985-1993) and debating the pros and cons of his rule. Some people are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Babangida and Vatsa: A Widow’s Pain (Video Documentary)
An oldie but a goodie. As Babangida prepares for a political comeback and possible contesting of the 2011 presidential election, I have posted an updated link to the great documentary about the trial and death of Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa in 1986 for an alleged coup plot agaist General Babangida’s government in 1985. Great videos [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Oil, Politics and Violence: “A Breath Taking Narrative….Mr. Siollun’s book must be considered something of a miracle”
Nigeria’s Military Coup Culture (1966-1976) – “A Breath taking Narrative“ After a long hard slog, my book is finally available. The book can be purchased from: Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Politics-Violence-Nigerias-1966-1976/dp/0875867081/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243780456&sr=1-1 Oil, Politics and Violence is also available to read in e-book format, and on mobile devices such as iPad, tablets, Android, iPhone and even your internet [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Why the Orkar Coup Failed, and How Col UK Bello was Killed
This is an interesting series of interviews. The first one is with Major Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, former Chief Security Officer to former President, General Ibrahim Babangida. The second one is a rebuttal interview with Lt-Col Tony Nyiam, one of the surviving executors of the Orkar coup. Intrigues…read on… From the Sun. Why Orkar coup failed [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 14 so far )Interview with Tony Nyiam on 1990 Orkar Coup
April 22 2009 marks the 19th anniversary of the bloody and violent coup against the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. On April 22, 1990, radical junior officers attempted a coup which nearly toppled Babangida’s regime. The coup failed after the dissidents excised five northern states from the Nigerian federation. One of the few surviving ringleaders [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )Video on Mohammed Babangida
This is a video featuring clips of Mohammed Babangida – son of former Nigerian military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 11 so far )Babangida: The Real Reason I Annulled June 12
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=134857 From This Day. IBB: The Real Reason I Annulled June 12 By Omololu Ogunmade, 02.05.2009 For the first time since the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late business mogul, Bashorun MKO Abiola, former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has given a reason for the annulment. He said he was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 11 so far )JUNE 12, 1993 ELECTION: FULL RESULTS
Since the 15th anniversary of the landmark June 12, 1993 election just passed, I thought it was an opportune time to publish the full results of the election. On June 15, 1993 the National Electoral Commission (NEC) released the results from 14 states (including the Federal Capital Territory). The following day (June 16, 1993) the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )WHAT IF ABIOLA HAD BECOME PRESIDENT?
As the 15th anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election approaches, I ask a question that Nigerians rarely ask, and will never know the answer to. The facts of the annulment are well known. After the painstaking eight year conduct of a “transition programme” to return Nigeria to civilian democratic rule after [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 24 so far )June 12 Annulment Videos
I finally added the third and final part of the June 12 documentary videos. You can see them in the Nigerian history section or below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDbvuACzV8&feature=related
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