Five decades after his assassination, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed has remained one of Nigeria's most consequential leaders. As the country prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of his passing on ...

It was exactly 50 years ago last Friday that former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, got slain in a botched coup. Murtala came to power on 29th July, Sir: On Friday, February 13, 1976, ...

It has been unseasonably cold in England. An icy fog lays a brutal siege on the entire country from Inverness to Portsmouth. The ambience in Birmingham is grey and dreary as country and people are ...

As part of efforts to recognize the efforts of our past leaders and literary icons in Africa, I have been scouting for commencement address and speeches done by past, or even dead African leaders, ...

Former Head of State Gowon revealed Obasanjo resisted serving under Murtala during the civil war and alleged Ojukwu struck a ...

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo initially refused to ...