Alabi isama new book 2017

The most complete account of the conquest of the city is alabiisama 20. The platform big talk with general alabi isama retd. In his book, the tragedy of victory, general godwin alabiisama, recounts his astonishment when akinrinade materialised with his fleeing quarry, arrested barehanded. I got so carried away about the late benjamin adekunle and alabi isamas book on the nigeria civil war. Introducing the new lens of african military history in. The 73 yearold war veteran was the chief of staff of the highly respected and dreaded third marine commando commanded by brigadier benjamin adekunle and later general olusegun obasanjo. Books by ron hall daniel butler barry scott denver moore. Yorubas must always figure out a way to defend the atrocious nature of the hausafulani in nigeria, especially where it has to do with igbo matters, at the same time seeking the hands of igbo women in marriage.

He also takes pains to explain with a lot of pictures and anecdotal evidence that he was the brain behind operation pincer 2 which ultimately ended that war as opposed to operation tailwind which he says olusegun obasanjo just made up to claim credit. I have finally gotten to read brigadier general godwin alabiisamas book, the tragedy of victory. If you see a book that doesnt fit that description please just. I am talking of colonel sule apollo, brigadier general samuel osaigbovo ogbemudia, ltgeneral julius alani ipoola akinrinade, major general olumuyiwa abisoye,brigadier general alabiisama, colonel ben gbulie, general yakubu theophilus danjuma, major general martins adamu,ltcolonel ayo ariyo,brigadier pius. Why wole soyinka is quarrelling with olusegun obasanjo by. They joined the nigerian army the same day in 1960, expectedly with different destinies. Same kind of different as me was a major motion picture release by paramount in fall 2017. Godwin alabiisama, granted the accounts in your book is the truth about events during the nigerian civil war, at least from the 3mcdo perspective, where you were a frontiine commander and commando in, i raise my foot to a 105 degree angle, and stamp that foot with such thud the effect is felt on my spine. So when he issued the ultimatum, four months or nothing, i answered, with due respect general nothing. For more information log on to igbos still in search of the truth on the biafra war godwin alabiisama. General ipoola alani akinrinade who retired from the. He said the tragedy of our civil war is painful, but that obasanjo is publishing fiction about it.

He canvasses his views with passion and emotion, not minding whose ox is gored. A former principal general staff officer pgso of the nigerian army and chief of staff of 3 marine commando division 3mcdo during the 196770 nigeriabiafra war, brigadiergeneral godwin alabiisama, is a reporters delight anytime. Displacing christian origins philosophy, secularity, and the new testament. Biafra and nigeria will be so successful godwin alabiisama. This is the same alabiisama that advanced 480 kilometres in 30 days from calabar to port harcourt, liberating todays akwa ibom, rivers and.

Festival of skills 2017 join us at this years festival of skills for an enormous range of cpd activities developed for staff in further education and the skills sector. Brigadiergeneral alabiisamas book carries you through the jungles, the trenches, the puddles and the. Sardaar ji 2015 bolly4u me hdrip uncut dual audio 480p 444mb mkv. Listen to the critically acclaimed numberone new york times best seller with more than one million copies sold. The account exposed me to a lot of new information about the nigerian civil war as well as the issues the author had with his commanders. Alabiisama, as the chief of staff had already controlled the atlantic coast from bonny to calabar before col. Last thursday, i finally got my copies of my dialogue with nigeria, the compilation of articles, interviews and reminiscences of lt. Onthespot account of the nigeriabiafra war in the atlantic theatre kindle edition by alabiisama, godwin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tragedy of victory. Alabi isama tells the story of the nigerian civil war in great detail showing off his interest in military strategy, tactics and history.

Godwin alabiisama, granted the accounts in your book is the truth about events during the nigerian civil war, at least from the 3mcdo perspective, where you were a frontiine commander and commando in, i raise my foot to a 105 degree angle, and stamp. But, in fact, he is gordon alabiisama and he was a brigadier in the. I never thought my book biafra and nigeria will be so successful godwin alabiisama. A nigerian civil war veteran, alabi isama, has reacted to details published by former president olusegun obasanjo in his new book, lambasting mr. In a twohour chat with vanguards senior editors on his book, the tragedy. Police find biafra war bombs, rocket launcher nigeria. General alani akinrinade, a former chief of defence staff, was launched today in lagos. In this new series, we ask for contributions that examine various aspects of. Tope alabi, also known as ore ti o common, and as agbo jesu born 27 october 1970 is a nigerian gospel singer, film music composer and actress tope alabi was born on 27 october 1970 in lagos state, nigeria to pa joseph akinyele obayomi and madam agnes kehinde obayomi. Memorialisation principles, postcivil war reintegration.

Pls join me in wishing my father godwin alabi isama a happy 75th. In a telephone conversation, alabiisama said that if he had read obasanjos book before it was presented in lagos last tuesday 9 december, he would have gone to the venue to challenge obasanjo. In the quicksand and intrigues of war, akinrinade might have been gunned down by a biafran straggler the same way adaka boro fell. To properly situate alabiisamas role in the war, it is noteworthy that at the outbreak of hostilities, he was at age 27, according to his book, a troop commander until august 1967, and guarded the niger bridge at the asaba end, before his transfer to the 3mcdo at the calabar front. Ya releases of june, 2017 ya releases of july, 2017 ya releases of august, 2017 ya releases of september, 2017 ya releases of october, 2017 ya releases of november, 2017 please doublecheck books release dates before adding them and make sure that they are classified as ya. The event which held at the nigerian institute of international affairs, victoria island, lagos, pulled a large number of distinguished nigerians in various fields, including serving and past government officials. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

Although it has featured new and established writers from across the world, its focus has been to promote, develop and celebrate creativity on the african continent in diverse genres. Alabiisama, whose aforesaid book portrayed in many circles as a loaded guide, in fact a storehouse of important information and a text that unreservedly provides an accurate and authentic firstperson recounting of the atrocious civil war 19671970, as well as one discovered to be predominantly valuable by many nigerians and the world at. According to page 437 of the book the tragedy of victory by godwin alabiisama, colonel ibrahim babangida and lieutenant general theophilus danjuma initially wanted to form a new government when murtala was killed during dimka coup because they were the 2 persons directly responsible for smashing that coup on th february, 1976 mainly because. Onthespot account of the nigeriabiafra war in the atlantic theatre. No peace in nigerias 53yrs of hausa, yoruba and igbo. Seni alabiisama craved thoughtful food made from highquality ingredients that reflected his wideranging cultural influences. I have just finished reading a book by general alabiisama about the nigerian civil. Obasanjo was a clueless war commander gen alabiisama. The lowest point of my life is meeting obasanjo brig. Selphy street with leke alabiisama event aaf african. From biafra to scotland by akin osuntokun republicreporters. Gould 2012, 3, 4 later in the book, he describes the events of the attack, but. Alabi isama has said that chief olusegun obasanjo is an opportunist the nigerian civil war veteran says obasanjo only made it to the war front.

Now, obasanjo has published another book which he called my watch and i seriously doubt that i would want to read it. The explosives included wartime munitions recovered from old military trench at okigwe and five primed improvised explosive devices found at a robbery scene at a new generation bank in ezinihitte, mbaise. The nigerianbiafran war african studies centre leiden. According to brigadier godwin alabi isama, in his book, the tragedy of victory, the cargo flight had food items, weapons and ammunition in it. New yorkrr abuja apparently the ghost of biafra has not been laid to rest. Memorialisation principles, postcivil war reintegration and the. Brigadiergeneral alabi isamas book carries you through the jungles, the trenches, the puddles and the. Gillian anderson is best known for her turns on the xfiles, the fall, and hannibal but its in this new manifesto that she really plans to make her biggest mark. The platform big talk with general alabi isama retd youtube. Isama as a notorious figure who was fired from the. An on the spot account of the nigeriabiafra war in the atlantic theatre. The generals and their books the guardian nigeria news. Alabiisama taught with a flair that brought out the enthusiasm in the participants, before releasing them to practice what they had been taught on the streets of lagos.

No peace in nigerias 53yrs of hausa, igbo rulership gen. She is the only daughter out of the three children in the family. With about 500 photographs and maps and facts, told with accuracy, the wellorganised and efficient third marine commandos, earlier commanded by col. The 469page work titled my dialogue with nigeria is a collection of. The nigerian police in imo on tuesday announced the recovery of weapons abandoned during the nigerian civil war, 43 years after the war ended. Many of you are already little bookworms, but if reading more is your new years resolution then you couldnt have picked a better time. There are several wonderful books lying in my study and begging for my attention, so i would consider it a complete waste of my time to read obasanjos new book, which judging from the snippets published in the media is.