Tag: January 15 1966
1966 coup plotters planned to make Awolowo Head of State –...
The Owa of Ido-Ani, Oba Olufemi Olutoye, is a retired Major-General in the Nigerian Army. In this interview with PETER DADA, he shares his...
My encounter with Ironsi on coup day – Rita-Lori
Chief Mrs. Rita Lori-Ogbebor was one of the country’s leading broadcast journalists at the time of the January 15 coup and was the first...
January 15: Where we came from by Reuben Abati
January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian Legion attend...
January 15 1966 coup: Why they called it an Igbo coup...
Chief Mbazulike Amechi, popularly known as ‘The boy is good’ was a first republic parliamentarian and first post Independence Minister of Aviation. He was...
BBC: How first coup still haunts Nigeria 50 years on by...
Although most of Nigeria's current population of about 170 million was not born when the country's first coup was staged 50 years ago, its...