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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AND THEY KILLED THE NIGERIAN AIRWAYS ALONG WITH OTHERS BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola July 30, 2017On 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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DR. LETON ON HOW FG CHEATED THE NIGER DELTA BY ERIC TENIOLA (PART 1)
by Eric Teniola July 30, 2017President 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 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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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…
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I was born in Idanre, a hilly ancient town in Ondo State, but I have spent more years in Lagos than in any other city in the world. Since the…