In 1972, Nigeria granted an interest free N1 million loan to Dahomey to rehabilitate the Idiroko-Porto Novo road. By the time the road was opened in 1973, the Federal Government had spent a total of N2.7 million on it.
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Why is cattle still such a great source of misery and divisiveness in Nigeria today?
by Azu Ishiekwene
Jan 28, 2021
If you were on a holiday to Nigeria from Mars last week, you would almost certainly cut short your stay to avoid what looked like a coming Armageddon.
Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo, one of the six South-western states, had issued an ultimatum to herders, mostly of the Fulani tribe, to vacate the state’s forest reserves within one week. The folks are not rangers and have no business in forest reserves, much less turning them into grazing fields.
But that’s Greek. In Nigeria, where the law can often be a respecter of connections or identity, you’ll be a fool not to press your advantage. The unspoken feeling is that President Muhammadu Buhari, himself from the Hausa-Fulani stock and a big cattle ranch owner, is not just a club member but also patron saint of Miyetti Allah, the herders’ association which claims every blade of grass on fertile Niger
Segun Adewole
The Nigerian Civil War otherwise known as the Biafra War was fought from 1966 to 1970. It was between the forces of the Nigerian Government and the forces of Biafra which seceded from the country at that time.
As Nigeria celebrates the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, it is appropriate to take a brief look at the key actors in the civil war.
Here are eight of them:
1.
Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
Nzeogwu was a young military officer who took part in the first military coup in Nigeria on January 15, 1966. He led a group of soldiers who killed Nigeria’s Prime Minister and the Premiers of the Northern and Western regions of the country. He died during the civil war.