Murtala Ramat Muhammed was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled over Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history,from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death,is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in politics.
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was a Nigerian military officer and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff,Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the latter transition from military to civilian rule in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.
Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma is a politician and retired Nigerian army lieutenant general who played a key role in post independence military and political events in Nigeria. Danjuma amassed an enormous fortune through shipping and petroleum.
Abubakar Dangiwa Umar was governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria from August 1985 to June 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. After retiring from the army in 1993,he became a social critic and the founder of Movement for Unity and Progress,a political party.
Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Chukwuma "Kaduna" Nzeogwu was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état,which overthrew the First Nigerian Republic.
The military dictatorship in Nigeria was a period when members of the Nigerian Armed Forces held power in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999 with an interregnum from 1979 to 1983. The military was able to rise to power often with the tacit support of the elite through coup d'états. Since the country became a republic in 1963,there has been a series of military coups in Nigeria.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2006 to Nigeria and its people. See also Timeline of Nigerian history
John Mark Inienger was a Nigerian Army major general who served as ECOMOG field commander in Liberia,governor of Bendel State between 1985 and 1987,during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida,and commander of the Brigade of Guards.
Abdullahi Shelleng was the first Military Governor of Benue State,Nigeria from 3 February 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo,after Benue State had been split from the old Benue-Plateau State.
Group Captain Adebayo Hamed Lawal was Governor of Benue State,Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
Major-General Abdul Rahman Alhaji Mamudu was military Governor of Gongola State,Nigeria between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.
Mohammed Chris Alli is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1993 to 1994 under General Sani Abacha's regime and was military governor of Plateau State Nigeria from August 1985 to 1986 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Many years later,he was appointed interim administrator of the state during a 2004 crisis in the state following ethno-religious killings in Shendam,Yelwa Local Government.
Colonel Anthony Aboki Ochefu was a Military Governor of East Central State from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
Abdullahi Mohammed is a retired Nigerian Army major general,who served as chief of staff to presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from 1999 to 2008;National Security Adviser to General Abdusalami Abubakar from 1998 to 1999;Director General of the National Security Organization from 1976 to 1979;and Governor of Benue-Plateau State,Nigeria from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
Lt. Colonel Joseph Iorshagher Akaagerger was the Military Administrator of Katsina State,Nigeria from August 1998 to 29 May 1999. After the return to democracy,in April 2007 he was elected to the Senate representing Benue North East.
Lawrence Anebi Onojalisten was the military governor of Plateau State,Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He later became Principal Staff Officer to General Sani Abacha,before being arrested for alleged involvement in a coup attempt. He retired from the army in 1998,and after the return to democracy in May 1999 with the Nigerian Fourth Republic entered into politics.
Patrick Aziza was the first military Governor of Kebbi State,Nigeria after it was split off from Sokoto State on 27 August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Victor Samuel Leonard Malu DSS mni fwc psc was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001 and Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998.
Mohammed Shuwa was a Nigerian Army Major General and the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Division. Shuwa commanded the Nigerian Army's 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War. He was murdered in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram sect on 2 November 2012.
Lists of Nigerian state governors cover the governors of states of Nigeria. The governor heads the executive branch of the state government,and can appoint people to the State Executive Council subject to the advice and consent of the State House of Assembly (Legislature). The lists include a list of current governors,lists by state,lists by period and a list of governors of former states.
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