Sani Abacha;was a Nigerian Army General and politician who ruled as the military head of state after seizing power in 1993 until his death in 1998. Abacha's seizure of power was the last successful coup d'état in Nigerian military history.
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is a Nigerian retired general and statesman who served as military president of Nigeria from 1985 until his resignation in 1993. He rose through the ranks to serve from 1984 to 1985 as Chief of Army Staff,going on to orchestrate his seizure of power in a coup d'état against Muhammadu Buhari.
Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country by area. Niger state has three political zones,zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida,Kontagora and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was divided into Niger State and Sokoto State. It is home to Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar,two of Nigeria's former military rulers. The Nupe,Gbagyi,Kamuku,Kambari,Gungawa,Hun-Saare,Hausa and Koro form the majority of numerous indigenous tribes of Niger State.
Kaduna State is a state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake,the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in the country as at 2006. Created in 1967 as North-Central State,which also encompassed the modern Katsina State,Kaduna State achieved its current borders in 1987. Kaduna State is the fourth largest and third most populous state in the country,Kaduna State is nicknamed the Centre of Learning,owing to the presence of numerous educational institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suwa Dimka was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 13 February 1976 abortive military coup against the government of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed. Dimka also participated in the Nigerian counter-coup of 1966 which toppled the government of General Aguiyi Ironsi.
Abdulsalami Abubakar is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon the latter's death.
Dahiru Babura Musdapher was a Nigerian jurist who served as the chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012. He served as the attorney-general and commissioner of justice of Kaduna State from 1976 to 1979,and as the chief judge of Kano State from 1979 to 1985. Musdapher was a justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal from 1985 to 2003 and of the Nigerian Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012.
The 1966 Nigerian counter-coup was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed and many northern military officers. The coup began as a mutiny at roughly midnight on 28 July 1966 and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and officers by some soldiers on 15 January 1966. The July mutiny/counter coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's first military Head of State General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi in Ibadan by disgruntled northern non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Upon the termination of Ironsi's government,Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the coup conspirators.
Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.
Aminu Isa Kontagora was a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Benue State,Nigeria,from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,then Governor of Kano State from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected executive governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on 29 May 1999.
Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State,Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected executive governor George Akume on 29 May 1999. Later,he became Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association.
Bashir Salihi Magashi is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the defence minister of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He served as governor of Sokoto State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida,and as commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 1998 to 1999.
Garba Duba is a retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant general who was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo,and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Lawan Gwadabe is a Nigerian military officer,he was Military Administrator of Niger State in Nigeria from December 1987 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Gwadabe was one of the few men in the army enjoyed the best of life,training and privilege,known for his peculiar swagger,and handsomeness.He was accused of planning a coup against General Sani Abacha in 1995,for which he was jailed,tortured and convicted of treason. After Abacha's death he was granted a state pardon.
Alhaji Mohammed Awwal Ibrahim is a Nigerian traditional ruler who served as governor of Niger State from October 1979 to December 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform.
Mohammed Chris Alli was a 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.
Hamza Abdullahi was a Nigerian statesman and military administrator who served as Governor of Kano State from 1984 to 1985;and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 1986 to 1989.
Mohammed Shuwa was a Nigerian 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.
Ibrahim Tako or Galadiman Bida (1916–1978) was a Nigeria politician,teacher former federal minister for state and acting Minister of Defence in 1969.
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