These are the kind of topics that should make front page and thus gather a wider audience. By doing so, we can learn a whole lot more about our history. I remember how max sioullon-respected nigerian author of military and political history and a nairalander of yore(been long i saw this gentleman and legend on this site) created very revealing and historically enriching threads on nairaland which never made front page. No single person can ever have or collect all the facts about a piece of history! The least we can do is glean off bits from key actors, collaborators and "passers-by". For instance, i just learnt from reading this same topic on linda ikeji's blog that Ifeajuna had two sons- one who was a high jumper(obviously took in his father's footsteps) and another who is a professor now. This comment was made by an anonymous poster. We can get such important tidbits on here from a forum as large as nairaland- something you would probably never see/read from a history book!

Curlieweed:

This isn't a question of hindsight, Ifeajuna and friends sabotaged an active prison break. How's that forgivable?

Each of the nations you mentioned in your example has a single recognizable majority ethnic group you could coalesce a nation around, whether you're talking about the Han in China or Muslim Malay in Malaysia. What is the single dominant majority in Nigeria? How can you build a single national identity around 3 majority identities? The only thing you will get will be a country with a severely schizophrenic personality. That's what we have here.

You do have a point there.