The day Chief Obafemi Awolowo was released from prison. Chief Awolowo was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 1963 after being found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the government of Nigeria but was however released in August 1966. There is the popular narrative that it was Ojukwu who released Chief Awolowo from prison in 1966, while there is the other narrative which speculated that it was General Yakubu Gowon. According to reports, General Gowon took over the government as the Head of Stat

Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Premier of the Western Region) in a 1954 interview, Explained how much of self-government the Western Region has / and that the region is happy to remain part of the Federation of Nigeria even though majority of the citizens are not enlightened, they are however, politically conscious, especially in North. Sadly, the people remains politically conscious but democratically perverse. #yorubalog | Yoruba Blog