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Assassination of General and Head of State Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
The assassination of General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, born in Ibeku, Umuahia, sent shockwaves through Nigeria, especially in the East. He was a target of the January 1966 coup, and managed to suppress it. His rise to power and failure to punish the Igbo officers involved led to northern suspicion. His death in a July counter-coup deepened ethnic distrust and helped ignite …
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The Ijaw (Izon) primarily live in Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers State. Numbering close to 15 million, they also have clans in Edo, Ondo, and Akwa Ibom. The Ijaw have a culture of migration, like the Igbo, and can be found far from thier homelands at …
Acholi
The Acholi, number around 2 million in the countries of Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya. They are often associated with figures such as Alice Auma and Joseph Kony, who played central roles in regional conflicts.
The interaction between the Acholi community and the Ugandan military has …
Ụdu mmiri ọnwa isiịị abụghịkwa ihe mberede.
heavy rain during June (rainy season) is not a surprise
some things are expected and should not be a surprise
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