Ironsi took over after the Nigerian Army overthrew the civilian government of Chief Nnamdi Azikwe and Sir AbubakarTafawa Balewa who was Prime Minister on January 15 1966 in a bloody coup believed to be ethnic in nature.
The murder that birthed Nigerian northern hegemony:
This day (July 29) in 1966, the former Head of State, Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi and the former Military Administrator for Western Region, Lt. Col. Francis Adekunle Fajuyi were killed by mutineers.
5. Nigeria is as ‘broke’ as its citizens. The country’s external debt jumped from $9.7 Billion in 2015 to $39.9 Billion in 2022. We’re all in this together. #WhichWayNaija
The 2023 general elections are only a few months away. Tens of millions of Nigerians will head to the polls on the 25th of February and 11th of March to elect 1 President and 28 Governors respectively.
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4. According to the United Nations, Nigeria’s jet migration rate is around -0.28. This means that about 56,000 more Nigerians are leaving than arriving per year (or about 150 a day). In simpler terms: ‘Na Japa Dey Reign’. #WhichWayNaija