So saying, Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi (pronounced Agwee-yee Ironsee) abolished the constitution of Africa’s most populous nation, eliminated the offices of President and Prime Minister ...
This was also horrendous and deplorable. Yet the bitter truth is that if the new Head of State, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi who himself happened to be Igbo, had done the right thing and actually ...
This was also horrendous and deplorable. Yet the bitter truth is that if the new Head of State, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who himself happened to be Igbo, had done the right thing and ...
Femi Fani-Kayode In the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966, a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of several leading political figures and senior army officers.
The Nigerian general led the 1966 counter-coup that overthrew Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi's military regime. He became a Communications Commissioner in 1974. He increased the number of states in Nigeria ...
A wave of criticism has trailed the recent naming of a newly constructed army barracks in Asokoro, Abuja, after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, bringing the number of institutions named after him to five ...
Johnson's Lions offense under head coach Dan Campbell was second in yards, first in first downs and first in scoring. They were sixth in rushing and second in passing. Along the way, Johnson ...
It’s nearly a year and a half since Johnson & Johnson split off its consumer-health arm to focus on pharmaceuticals and medical technology. Johnson & Johnson has wasted no time expanding its ...
The Las Vegas Raiders recently announced Pete Carroll as their new head coach but were once viewed as the frontrunner to sign Ben Johnson, this coaching cycle's top coaching candidate. However ...