Israel[edit] From early on, Israel perceived that Nigeria would be an important player in West African politics, and saw good… Read More
International involvement[edit] Britain[edit] The British planned to maintain and expand their supply of cheap high-quality oil from Nigeria. Therefore they… Read More
War[edit] Shortly after extending its blockade to include oil, the Nigerian government launched a "police action" to retake the secessionist… Read More
Persecution of Igbo[edit] From June through October 1966, pogroms in the North killed an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Igbo, half of them… Read More
First Republic[edit] Nigeria's First Republic came into being on 1 October 1960. The first prime minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, was a… Read More
Politics and economics of federalism[edit] The British colonial ideology that divided Nigeria into three regions—North, West and East—exacerbated the already… Read More
The Nigerian Civil War, commonly known as the Biafran War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), was a war fought between the government… Read More
Putin's nuclear 'doomsday machine' could trigger 300-foot tsunamis — but the worst effects might come from the fallout Russian President… Read More
North Korea is the geopolitical equivalent of the drunken uncle at a wedding. Everybody would really, really like it if… Read More
Weather related disasters such as flooding and landslides affecting the livelihoods of residents of Gicumbi District, Northern Province could soon… Read More