The Long Years of Military Rule in Nigeria: A Blessing or a Curse

Nigeria gained her independence in October 1960 after almost six decades of British colonial rule. The country’s journey into nationhood was herald by high hopes and prospects for national unity, peace development. This because its vast human material resources, land mass. is dominantly made three prominent regions: the North (Hausa Fulani), West (Yorubas) East (Igbos) with minorities other regions.The military took over leadership country barely years as a nation. held sway twenty nine out ininitial forty post history before return to civil rule 1999.The county still been confronted challenges on all fronts ranging from insecurity insurgency, economy, political uncertainty, electoral malpractices, rate unemployment, poor infrastructure amongst others. Literature have skewed toward intervention politics root cause bedeviling more than two rule.The study employed both quantitative qualitative data. analysed interrogated crux institution. It further peculiarities each regimes. also examined post-military era concluded recommendations.