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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On 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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President 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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Next 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 …