How long does it take to read Nigeria's Five Majors?
Ben Gbulie
Nigeria's Five Majors by Ben Gbulie takes about 3 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 174 pages, about 47,850 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An insiders account of the planning and execution of Nigeria's first military coup d'etat which took place on 15th January 1966. The tale is told by an active participant although not one of the 'Five Majors'
Subjects: Armed Forces, History, Political activity
