In the past stories on National Development Plans dominated the headlines especially in the early seventies. Professor Adebayo Adedeji(87) under General Yakubu Gowon was the founder and Chairman of…
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Were he to be alive, Alhaji Gidado Idris (GCON) would be 82 next Thursday March 15. He passed on at a private hospital at Aso drive in Abuja on December…
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HOW EKWUEME HELPED IN CREATING MORE STATES BY ERIC TENIOLA (2)
by Reporter February 20, 2018Dr Alex Ekwueme’s committee on creation of more states worked in conjunction with another committee inaugurated in the National Assembly and headed by Alhaji Abubakar Tuggar of the House of…
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On Saturday 20th January 2017, seasoned journalist who is a retired top federal Civil Servant in Nigeria, Chief Eric Teniola’s daughter, Olamide walked down the aisle with her longtime heartrob…
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The process for the award of National Honours has begun. Hopefully the recipients will be known before April. It will be the first time President Muhammadu Buhari will bestow such…
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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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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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WHY GOWON CREATED STATES 50 YEARS AGO – ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola May 20, 2017Next 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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Adebayo The Commander-in-Chief and I agreed… Ojukwu No: we have not appointed anyone Commander-in-Chief. Adebayo Can we not appoint a Commander-in-Chief now? Ojukwu We will see about that later………. These…
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“Chief Justice, I am glad you gave that judgment, because I want you to feel free, If I commit a crime or do wrong in your opinion, to say so……if…