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All the Coups Nigeria Survived
Nigeria’s history is filled with coups. Some were bloody, some were quiet, some never even happened but shook the nation all the same. From the first…
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Sani Abacha: Dictator or Nation Builder?
Was Sani Abacha Nigeria’s most feared dictator… or a leader who brought stability? He ruled with fear, built with force, and left behind billions in …
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MKO Abiola: The President Nigeria Never Had
They called him Kashimawo — ‘let us wait and see’ — because nobody thought he would survive. But he rose from selling firewood in Abeokuta to winning…
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Diezani Alison-Madueke: Corruption, Luxury, and Controversy
From oil wells to Chanel handbags, she was Nigeria’s oil queen. The first female Petroleum Minister and even President of OPEC. But behind the design…
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Gambo Sawaba: The Lioness of the North
She was arrested 16 times. Flogged in public. Humiliated. Even lost her womb after brutal torture. But every time she came out, she went straight bac…
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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: The “Underwear Bomber”
He had every opportunity in life: wealth, education, privilege. But on Christmas Day 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to bring down a plane with…
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Cannibalism in History: Survival or Ritual?
Cannibalism is one of the darkest parts of human history, but it hasn’t always meant the same thing. For some, it was survival, like the Andes crash …
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Dora Akunyili: Nigeria’s Fearless Drug War Hero
They shot at her car. Burnt down her labs. Left charms at her office door. But Dora Akunyili refused to stop. After losing her sister to fake insulin…
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Mobutu: The Leopard of Zaire
He ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, building palaces in the jungle, enforcing the “Authenticité” campaign, and turning himself into a living symbo…
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The Courage of Joseph Blankson
On July 28, 2018, a boat capsized in Rivers State. In the chaos, Joseph Blankson dove into the river again and again, rescuing 13 people. But on his …
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