The siege of Owerri (October 15, 1968 – April 25, 1969) was a battle between Nigerian and Biafran forces in the Nigerian Civil War. The capture was a...

action until March 1969 when he was put in charge of the Biafran S Division, in charge of re-capturing Owerri from the Nigerian Army. On 15 March 1969 Onwuatuegwu...

stepped in and gave Major Achuzie control of the S Division for one week, continuing the frontal assault on Owerri. Achuzia's plan ultimately failed and he...

Vietnam War Siege of Da Nang (1968) – Vietnam War Siege of Owerri (1968) – Nigerian Civil War Siege of Jolo (1974) – Moro conflict Siege of Saigon (1975)...

of hostility between the British and the people of Mbaise following the Aro Expedition. Battles in the Oguta/Owerri area (November 1901) Battles of Esu...

their way towards Owerri, capturing the villages of Eziama and Elelem. Kalu's 14th Division was ordered to halt and dig in around Owerri while the Biafran...

defense of Onitsha. Aghanya and his Ogbunigwe troops also played major roles in the defense of the towns of Aba, Ikot Ekpene, Umuahia and Owerri. After...

Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...

record (a statue in Owerri, the Imo State capital). It is also the fourth tallest in Africa . The Custodian and Chief Priest of the Moremi Ajasoro shrine...

ISSN 0030-980X. JSTOR 41392239. 1933: Siege of Matun, the capital of the Afghan province of Khost, by the Mohmands. 1937: Uprising of the Mohmand, the Shinwari and...

March when the 14th Division of the Biafran army recaptured Owerri and moved towards Port Harcourt, but were halted just north of the city. In May 1969, Biafran...

Fez after a long siege in 1145–1146. Historical sources (particularly the Rawd al-Qirtas) report a story claiming that the inhabitants of Fez, fearful that...

until European explorations into the Niger delta. The Umunoha state in the Owerri area used the Igwe ka Ala oracle at their advantage. However, the Cross...

Enwerem due to corrupt practices. On Friday 2 June 2000 the Police lay siege to his official residence in an operation to seize the Senate Mace from...

various parts of Igboland such as the Nri Conflict (1905–1911), Ekumeku War (1883–1914), Igbo Women's War (1929), etc. Battles in the Oguta/Owerri area (November...

the Norwegian sector of North Sea. Nigerian troops capture Umuahia. The last Biafran capital before its dissolution becomes Owerri. December 27 – The Liberal...

Motion on the Destruction of National Assets in the Niger Delta, and the Consequential Military Siege: Worried by the resumption of hostilities in the Niger...

April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024. "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May...

the attack plus 6 military and police fatalities. The siege was lifted the same day, with 4 of the attackers killed by the Kenyan GSU and one committing...

of Forges-les-Eaux (since 1995). Caleb Maduoma, 70, Nigerian Anglican prelate, bishop of Ideato (2004–2020) and archbishop of the Province of Owerri (2013–2020)...

for Arsenal and Portsmouth, and in the Netherlands for Ajax Amsterdam; in Owerri, Imo State A gunman murdered Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr and injured Priscilla...