Bridging The Gap

History of Nigeria: Its People, Pacts & Politics with Dele Ogun & Wemimo Okupe


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00:00 Introduction and Importance of Studying History

12:33 The Deliberate Design of Nigeria as a Commercial Enterprise

28:43 The Division Between the North and South

35:45 The Master-Servant Dynamic in Governance

44:53 The Continuation of Colonial Structures in Post-Colonial Nigeria

49:43 The Deliberate Control and Inequality in Education

51:27 The Removal of History and Control of the Narrative

51:42 Challenges Faced by Resistance Movements

01:07:14 The Lack of a Shared Reality and a Unified Nigeria

01:17:25 The Influence of Commercial Interests in Nigeria's History

01:35:03 Understanding the Problem

01:36:05 The Orange Union

01:39:11 Testing Resolve

01:57:47 Unmasking Nigeria

02:00:41 Liquidating Nigeria Inc.

02:11:10 A Call for Referendums


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