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google.comgoogle.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 A SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND MILITARY RECONSTRUCTION OF SOURCES FROM THE PAST PROF. ADAM OKENE AHMED Nigerian Defence Academy Publisher Limited Kaduna AUGUST 2021 THE BOOK COVER  AVAILABLE AT: Arewa House Book shop, Kaduna. Read the Complete Book of 216 pages,  Published by Nigerian Defence Academy Publishers Kaduna.  PREFACE   Between the late 15th and early-17th centuries when they migrated to, and inhabited their present location in the hilly stretch of land south-west of the Niger-Benue confluence area, the Ebira of this study organised themselves into the six autonomous but interdependent clan groups of Okengwe, Adavi, Eika, Okehi, Ihima, and Eganyi. The people’s settlement on the top of the hills, some of which rose as high as 2000 ft was deliberate. Such design served as protective, defensive and security devices that shielded them against any external incursions. They also served as oper...

google.comgoogle.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 MATTERS ARISING!! EbiraTribes of Nigeria: An Embodiment Of Forthrightness and Justice BUT IGNORANTLY STEREOTYPED!!. Okene City I see the pertinent needs to write this rejoinder to a video made on the Ebira people tittled: " a tincture of sense" by someone with an obsecured ideas On circulation in the social media. The rejoinder is not meant to defend the Ebiras of any fault but for proper education about the noble tribe known and cal huled Ebira who are dialectically Found in different parts of Nigeria but all from the OHIKU descendants among other tribes that constitutes Nigeria. The meaning of Ebira is "Good character" Hence the Ebira people are people of good character and conscience not withstanding the seemingly stereotyping by some people out of ignorance which is also the case about other people or tribes. The OHIKU Ebira tribe includes Ebira opete, Ebira mosum,Ebira koto- igu, ...

google.comgoogle.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 OWO MASSACRE AND LACK OF PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATION: The recent statement by the Nigeria military naming the five suspect as ebira. This is not only insulting but has show the lack of proper military and security intelligence by our government This is also an attempt to cover up the real culprits and ignite ethic conflict between the ebira and there host community in owo.   We ask the following question from the military and the ondo state government. 1.The accused suspect are the same people the Nigeria correctional service accused of recently escaping from kuje prison. And the owo incident happened long before the kuje jail break. Did those suspect freed from prison to commit those crime and later return to prison before the kuje jail break? 2.immediately the incident happened the Nigeria minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola accuse iswap of brain behind the attack. Why is the ...

google.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9820276073479546"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> On Monday 25th July 2022, Prof Adam Okene Ahmed was awarded another prestigious Fellow by Association of Nigeria Public Administrators (FANPA) at the  Vera Gold Hotel, Public Institute of Nigeria, Dutse Alhaji Junction Abuja. Though the Provost of NDC was represented by Prof Adam Abdullahi, Head of Dept of Defence & Security Studies of the Defence Postgraduate University, the Chairman, Board of Trustee of the Association, Prof Kamal noted that Prof Okene Ahmed represents one of the best in the academia in Nigeria due to his scholarly and administrative reach globally and domestically.  In his rich abridged CV read at the Occasion, Prof AO Ahmed was the Head of Department to History & War Studies, the Dean, Post...

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google.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9820276073479546"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> THE AFTERMATH OF ARRESTING AND CALLING AN ACCOUNTANT TO ACCOUNT. By Bala Ibrahim. Nigeria is in trouble, but perhaps many would not understand until later, because, calling an accountant to account, comes with chronic consequences, especially for PMB, who made the fight against corruption his major campaign focus. The breaking news last night, and one that is trending now is that, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been arrested. According to reports, Ahmed Idris was arrested over alleged money laundering and diversion of at least N80 billion in public funds, which was allegedly laundered through some bogus contracts. N80 billion?  Am not good with maths, so I cant easily interpret the number of zer...