Nigerian History

Three Jukun men in blue-and-white traditional attire representing the Kwararafa Federation at sunset

Kwararafa Federation: The Powerful State That Predated Nigeria

Think Africa Reference Guide • Nigerian History • African States Kwararafa Federation: The Benue Power That Challenged the Hausa States Kwararafa was a powerful and unusually diverse political formation centred broadly on the Benue valley of what is now central Nigeria. Its exact boundaries, capital, ethnic composition and even the meaning of the name remain […]

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Sani Abacha in military uniform alongside Nigerian soldiers and a secondary image of him in traditional attire

Was Abacha a Good President?

ThinkAfrica reference guide Was Abacha a Good President? A Data-Driven Assessment of Sani Abacha’s Rule Short answer: Sani Abacha was not an elected president; he was Nigeria’s military Head of State from November 1993 until his death in June 1998. His government achieved genuine macroeconomic stabilization, sharply reduced inflation, improved the fiscal position for several

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