Background to military rule /Oyeleye Oyediran -- The Civil War / Turi Muhammadu and Mohammed Haruna -- The military and the economy / Akin Iwayemi -- The civil service : an insider's view / P. Chiedo Asiodu -- The civil service : an outsider's view / Stephen O. Olugbemi -- The press and military rule / Lateef Kayode Jakande -- Foreign policy and military rule / Ray Ofoegbu -- Mohammed Obasanjo foreign policy / A. Bolaji Akinyemi -- Local government and administration / Oyeleye Oyediran and E. Alex Gboyega -- The military and the politics of revenue allocation / Oyeleye Oyediran and Olatuniji Olagunju -- Dilemma of military disengagement / J. Bayo Adekson -- The making of the Nigerian Constitution / E. Alex Gboyega -- The struggle for power in Nigeria, 1966-1979 / A.D. Yahaya -- Civilian rule for how long? / Oyeleye Oyediran.