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General Yakubu Gowon returns from exile (1983) During his independence broadcast in 1974, General Yakubu Gowon said that the planned return to civilian rule in 1976 was no longer feasible. This annoyed some military officers who were tired of military rule. The military officers, most of whom fought in the Civil War, felt that military rule was not good for the Armed Forces. They felt that it was dividing the Army (already there had been talk about who should get government positions, those that actually fought in the war or those that didn't). These soldiers felt that Gowon was enjoying government position too much and they felt that they needed to remove him, so that the Army could go back to the barracks. These soldiers were led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, Joseph Nanven Garba and Abdullahi Mohammed. However, they decided that they did not want to rule, rather they would hand over power to Murtala Muhammed, Olusegun Obasanjo and Theophilus Danjuma. Gowon was overthrown on July 29th, 1975, exactly 9 years after he became head of state. He was in Kampala, Uganda at the time that he was overthrown and although the new government said that he could return to Nigeria, he chose to go on exile in the UK. Gowon had absolutely nothing when he went on exile. Presidents Eyadema and Idi Amin gave him a little bit of money for his upkeep. Later on the military began to pay his pension General Gowon enrolled for a political science course at a university in the UK and this alarmed the British Government. They felt that, as a former head of state, he should have informed them if he wanted to study and they would have arranged something for him. However, Gowon rejected their offer and chose to attend the university like any other undergraduate. The Nigerian Government was also alarmed when pictures of Gowon carrying his own tray at the university canteen were published by newspapers. They said that Gowon was a former head of state and he didn't need to embarrass Nigeria in that way. They sent officials to the UK to try to talk him out of it, but it didn't work. Gowon wanted to be like any other student. Then, on Friday, February 13th, 1976, Gowon's successor, General Murtala Muhammed, was killed in a coup. The Nigerian Government accused Gowon of being involved in the coup. They privately asked the British Government to extradite him, but the British refused. Then the Nigerian Government stopped paying his pension and retroactively dismissed him from the army. Nigerians in the UK organised a fund raising campaign to raise funds for his upkeep. General Gowon got his first degree, masters and doctorate degree in political science from universities in the UK. President Shehu Shagari issued state pardons to Emeka Ojukwu and Yakubu Gowon and urged them to return to Nigeria. They both came back in March 1983. This is a video of Gowon's return to Nigeria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zPB11Bqgk?si=fx04cz87SvoSJhHF |
MrJames007:Watch it live on FIFA+ |
There are campaign finance laws in the United States that limit the amount of money that a person can donate to a campaign. However, people develop all kinds of methods to get around the laws. They create political action committees (PAC) and donate via those committees, some CEOs encourage their workers to individually donate to a campaign, etc. America (the organisation that runs the petition) is a political action committee that was set up by Mr Musk and others and he has pledged to donate $45 million a month to it. Mr Musk is not directly donating to Donald Trump's campaign, instead, he is paying people to sign a petition. In his previous announcement he said that he will only pay people who refer voters, but in this announcement he has said that he will pay voters directly. Pennsylvania is a swing state (that is, it is not fully republican or democrat) and swing states usually determine the results of presidential elections. |
Update: Musk Will Give $1 Million Every Day To Pennsylvania Voters Who Sign His Petition https://www.nairaland.com/8244485/musk-give-1-million-every |
Previous thread: Elon Musk Is Offering $47 To Refer People To Sign His Petition https://www.nairaland.com/8232787/elon-musk-offering-47-refer |
Elon Musk @elonmusk If you’re a registered Pennsylvania voter, you & whoever referred you will now get $100 for signing our petition in support of free speech & right to bear arms. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daniiVZa5-8?si=wpW4aGuEb9AXEaca Musk says he’ll award $1 million every day to Pennsylvania voters who sign his petitionhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-says-ll-award-1-025405808.html
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Nigeria's next match is against Dominican Republic on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12am (Nigerian time). |
Results on match day 3 Nigeria 4-0 Ecuador Spain 5-0 Korea Republic Dominican Republic 1-1 New Zealand Colombia 0-2 USA Nigeria, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and New Zealand are in the same group. Nigeria tops the group with 2 wins, 6 points, 8 goals for, 1 goal against and +7 goal difference. Ecuador is second with 1 win, 1 loss, 3 points, 2 goals for, 4 goals against and -2 goal difference. Dominican Republic is third with 1 draw, 1 loss, 1 point, 1 goal for, 3 goals against and -2 goal difference. New Zealand is fourth with 1 draw, 1 loss, 1 point, 2 goals for, 5 goals against and -3 goal difference. |
FIFA jealously guards its broadcast rights. Anybody that posts videos of the match on any social media will have their accounts reported by FIFA. This highlights video was posted on YouTube by FIFA, but they have blocked it from showing on any other website. Therefore, you have to click "Watch on YouTube" if you want to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxwOcNwBgQ?si=vJ45g0SqO7VpjkMu |
U-17 WWC: Flamingos Thrash Ecuador 4-0 In Second Group Gamehttps://www.completesports.com/u-17-wwc-flamingos-thrash-ecuador-4-0-in-second-group-game/
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hardbody:Thank you. I thought I would have to wait a long time. naptu2: Nigeria and France Resume Diplomatic Relations | Gowon, Murtala and Wey | October 1966 |
I need another batch of comments before I go to the visitations. |
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