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Gowon’s chilling account of how Nigeria slid into military rule
…recalls the fear, bloodshed, betrayals that destroyed the First Republic By Luminous Jannamike The Atlantic waters were calm, but the conversations aboard the Elder Dempster liner MV Apapa were anything but. As the ship sailed from Liverpool toward West Africa in January 1966, a young Nigerian military officer, Yakubu Gowon, found himself surrounded by anxious passengers […]
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Memoirs: How I confronted Joe Garba on his plot to overthrow me — Gowon
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has recounted how fear, betrayal and growing distrust consumed the final days of his government before the July…
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Gowon’s chilling account of how Nigeria slid into military rule
…recalls the fear, bloodshed, betrayals that destroyed the First Republic By Luminous Jannamike The Atlantic waters were calm, but the conversations aboard the Elder Dempster…