I was taken aback when in the course of a discussion with a colleague concerning the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, I was reminded that January 15th this year, will mark the golden jubilee anniversary (50 years!) of the first coup d’etat in Nigeria which took place on January 15th, 1966. It cannot be denied that that event completely altered the legal and political calculus as well as social and cultural relations in this country.

THE OHANEZE Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release the detained director of Radio Biafra and leader of Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to Igbo leaders, assuring that they would make him realize the futility of continuing his pro- Biafra stance.

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles and 15 other countries’ teams will clash as the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) is scheduled to begin on Jan. 16 in Rwanda.

The Yobe Commissioner for Justice, Ahmed Goniri, has advocated for a review of Nigeria’s Constitution to address emerging challenges.

A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, will on Jan. 15 deliver a paper at the 12th Annual Gani Fawehinmi Lecture organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch.