Today 1st of October, 2023 marks Nigeria's 63rd Year of Independence. 63 years after been freed from colonial rule by Britain, Nigeria is indeed standing strong with a population of over 200 million people and an uninterrupted democracy that's already lasted for 24 years not a lot, but for Nigerians it's a milestone considering the 33 years spent in military rule. Now for most people the fore mentioned information is common but there is a much more popular question ask on every Independence Day celebration- how developed is the country since from 1960- it is also no secret that the answer to this question is much more negative than positive. But today we are not going to talk about the development status of the country but rather the most important and glaring issue the country has faced since 1960, "unity". In 1914 the British colonial administration led by Lord Lugard fused together three regions from Western Africa, the conservative Nothern Nigeria Prote
Lt.Col Yakubu Gowon Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon, is a retired Nigerian army general and military leader. An Anglican Christian from a minority tribe Ngas of northern Nigeria, Gowon is a Nigerian nationalist and a believer in the unity and oneness of Nigeria. Gowon's rise to power followed the July 1966 counter-coup and cemented military rule in Nigeria. Consequently, Gowon served for the longest continuous period as Head of State of Nigeria ruling for almost nine years until his overthrow in the coup d'etat of 1975 by Brigadier Murtala Mohammed. As head of state of Nigeria, Gowon presided over a controversial Nigerian civil war and delivered the famous "no Victor no vanquished" speech at the end of the war to promote the rehabilitation, reconstruction and reconciliation program. The Nigerian Civil War is listed as one of the deadliest in modern history, with some accusing Gowon of crimes against humanity and genocide. Go