Mr. Timothy Omo-bare was Deputy Inspector General of Police when he attended the Aburi Peace meeting held in Ghana on 4th and 5th January, 1967. The meeting was designed to …
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NewsOpinion
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow by Eric Teniola
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 24 minutes readTuesday, July 29, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July …
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City People Naija History
About Ayo Adebanjo, Clark, Yakasai & Amechi – Eric Teniola writes about the big 4
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 17 minutes readThe other day, Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko-Yakasai (95) lamented that no nation spending 80 per cent revenue of its revenue on Governance would ever develop. He said “At the moment …
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NewsPolitics
Routine rush to join ruling party by Eric Teniola
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 20 minutes readOn Friday December 19, 2008, Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor (24 May 1949- 6 October 2022) from Olokoro, Umuahia South local government of Abia State declared that his party the People’s …
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InternationalMagazineNews
Closing the book of prejudice on France by Eric Teniola
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 15 minutes readOnly three Nigerian leaders have been invited by the British Monarch for state visits to Buckingham Palace. They are General Yakubu Gowon GCFR (90) and his wife Victoria Gowon (78) …
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Appointment
The delay in appointing ambassadors by Eric Teniola
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 20 minutes readAppointments of ambassadors or high commissioners by the President is a constitutional obligation. There should not be any delay in such appointments. Section 171 of the Constitution of the Federal …
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Media
Life of a journalist after retirement by Eric Teniola
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 13 minutes readI share some similarities with the celebrant of today, Comrade Jola Ogunlusi. Before 1996, we were both from the old Ondo state. I am from Idanre in Idanre local government …
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NewsPolitics
Diversity and unity- Our strength and power by ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 16 minutes readBy the way, a serving Minister was quoted as saying, that the crisis in the country is being sponsored by those who wish to share power with the President. To …
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Politics
How the constitution deleted tradition by ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 17 minutes readOn Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenya held its general election during which the President, governors, senators and members of the National Assembly were elected. The results of the elections were …
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Politics
Best way to defend the Presidency by ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniolaby Eric Teniola 20 minutes read“It is totally false to suggest, as we are apt to do, that Nigerians are fundamentally different from any other people in the world. Nigerians are corrupt because the system …

