I guess that history will be very kind to Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, GCFR, (May 9, 1936-11 January 2022) , why? Because his tenure was the shortest, just eighty-two…
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FORMER PRIMATE RETURNS TO THE PULPIT FOR SHONEKAN BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola February 8, 2022The former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Bishop Peter Jasper Akinola(78) returned to the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, on Friday February 4, 2022, to give a…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE BELT LEADERS’ FORUM HELD ON THURSDAY, 13TH JANUARY, 2022
by Eric Teniola January 14, 2022A meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), held on Thursday, 13th January 2022 in Abuja under the Chairmanship of the Leader and Elder Statesman, Chief Dr. E.…
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ADEBANJO, CLARK, AMAECHI, YAKASAI AT THEIR SUNSET BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola January 2, 2022The other day, Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko-Yakasai (95) lamented that no nation spending 80 percent revenue of its revenue on governance would ever develop. He said “at the moment in…
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BISI AKANDE ON BISI AKANDE, FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola December 15, 2021Although his book is currently in circulation generating a lot of controversies, Chief Abdukareem Adebisi Bamidele Akande (82) has narrated the story of his life on November 17, 1977, at…
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Dr. Wayas, who is from Basang, Obudu, in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State, with its headquarters at Sankwala, is a man I have known for long. He…
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I attended a play recently at Glover Memorial Hall at Broad Street, Lagos. Yes, the old Glover Hall built and named in 1887 in honour of Sir John Hawley Glover…
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The actions of Chief Nyesom Wike (57) governor of Rivers state and Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (56) governor of Lagos, have made us to take another look on the issue of…
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General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, will be eighty on Wednesday August 17. He is the second longest Military ruler in Nigeria, the first being General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR, who ruled…
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WITHER THE INTERIM COMMON SERVICES AGENCY AND ESIALA BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola July 16, 2021These days ESIALA and the Interim Common Services Agency mean nothing to many people. Yet, years ago, these two agencies dominated the headlines in this country. In a televised address…