title: Nigeria: Echoes Of A Century: 1914-1999 (Volume 1)
author:  Ifeoha Azikiwe 
description: Ifeoha Azikiwe, veteran Nigerian journalist with over 30 years of professional experience was born on January 3, 1956. Educated in Nigeria, Ghana and France, he has held senior editorial positions in local and international media organisations and was, from 2003-2007, the Director of Information, ECOWAS Mission in Cote d"Ivoire, which spearheaded diplomatic efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the Ivorian crisis. Fluent in English and French, Azikiwe is adequately exposed to the dynamics of international diplomacy as a result of his coverage of major events across Africa, Europe and America. He is the author of the biography, Memoirs of a patriot, 2002, and Africa: Conflict Resolution and International Diplomacy, 2009. He is married with three children.
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  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  
  
  
  'History always repeat itself’ is a very popular saying that I have never
  really given serious thought to until a year ago when I was reading the Bible
  and noticed great similarities between Ancient Israel and Nigeria. I believe
  there are people like me who believe this. I mean people who have seen, while
  reading about the Israelites(from their captivity, down to when they became
  free and to the point of their exile), that there are some similarities they
  share with Nigeria especially in recent years that the country has been going
  through different shades of crisis. At the same time, I know there are others
  who will see this conclusion of mine to be 