As at 1979, when the ARMY handed over power, there were 40 companies operating in the country. These companies with their locations and the percentage of Federal Government shareholding …
Eric Teniola
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On November 25, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, Ogigigan, visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar IV in his palace in Sokoto, a palace built in 1804. …
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I am not surprised that the story on the former boss of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Maina is still running, after the Premium Times …
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Ever since General Olusegun Obasanjo (80) wrote his 178 page book MY COMMAND published by the Heinemann Education books on June 28 1981, a book reviewed by Anthony Clayton, a …
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Opinion
THE PAST AND PRESENT WAHALA OF DECREE 34 OF 1966 BY ERIC TENIOLA (PART 2)
by Eric Teniolaby Eric TeniolaAt the time General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi(1924-1966)promulgated Decree 34 in 1966, there were only nine members of the Supreme Military Council. They include Vice Admiral Joseph Edet Akinwale …
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Of all Decrees enacted in Nigeria, none is more controversial than Decree No 34 of 1966. It was promulgated on May 24 1966 by then Head of State Major General …
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News
AND THEY KILLED THE NIGERIAN AIRWAYS ALONG WITH OTHERS BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniolaby Eric TeniolaOn May 1, 1959,the Nigerian Airways Limited was inaugurated during the tenure of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola(1910-1966) as Minister of Aviation giving Nigeria its fledging National Airline. Chief Raymond Amanze. …
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Opinion
DR. LETON ON HOW FG CHEATED THE NIGER DELTA BY ERIC TENIOLA (PART 1)
by Eric Teniolaby Eric TeniolaPresident Shehu Usman Shagari on November 23 1979 inaugurated the Presidential Commission on Revenue Allocation.The Committee was headed by Dr. Pius Charles Nwabufo Okigbo(1924-2000). Dr Okigbo was former Economic Adviser …
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WHY GOWON CREATED STATES 50 YEARS AGO – ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniolaby Eric TeniolaNext Saturday May 27, the drums will roll out in Lagos, Kano, Ilorin, Port-Harcourt and in some other states capitals, to mark the 50 years anniversary of the creation of …
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With inflation on the rise, daily kidnappings everywhere, religious intolerance on the increase, competition and rivalry among the nationalities, no restructuring of the polity in sight, the operation of a …