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“Let Anioma,Ijebu Ogoja,Ibadan and other states be”

By Eric Teniola On May 27, 1967, the then Head of State, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (91) GCFR, said “the main obstacle to future stability in this country is the...

Crossing the Red Line by the Opposition and Government*

  By Eric Teniola 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....

We are Victims of past Intrigues within the Military

BY ERIC TENIOLA* General (rtd.) Jeremaih Timbut Useni ((16 February 1943 – 23 January 2025) alias JERRY BOY, who answered the final call in Paris, France, was partly a...

Nothing to be gained from Declaration of State of Emergency

  By Eric Teniola* The first head of government that declared a state of emergency in Nigeria was the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912...

Diversity and Unity-Our Strength and Power

  By Eric Teniola By 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...

How the Constitution Deleted Tradition

  BY ERIC TENIOLA* Photo Caption:Eric Teniola On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenya held its general election during which the President, governors, senators and...

Best Way to Defend the Presidency

By Eric Teniola “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...

National Anthem- Deconstructing the Military Legacy

  BY Eric Teniola On Friday November 18, 2011, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,...

The Impact of the Exit of National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC)

  By Eric Teniola During the era of General Sani Abacha GCFR (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998), there was the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC). The...

Pushed to the Wall over State Police

Caption:Eric Teniola By Eric Teniola The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and...