Insecurity: The possible way out (4), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the series on insecurity in Nigeria In a letter to the President, Chief Awolowo said, as far as he was concerned, the President had destroyed the efficacy of the meeting by making the intention for the meeting public. He said he would nevertheless attend the meeting in spite of what he called “the […]
The undying legacy of Odua (2)
By Eric Teniola THE arrangement worked then in that it reduced rivalry. It paid off for Mr. Ramaphosa who had an estimated net worth of $450million as of 2018, with 31 properties and previously-held notable ownership in companies such as McDonald’s South Africa, chair of the board for MTN and member of the board for […]
The undying legacy of Odua
By Eric Teniola THE South West governors have reconstituted the board of directors of Odua Company Limited. The new board is headed by Dr, Lawrence Olusegun Aina (65), past President of West Africa Bankers Association and former President of Otan-Ayegbaju Development Association in Osun State. Other members of the new board are Chief Segun Ojo, […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (5)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of the late Chief Akinjide’s speech to the defunct Constituent Assembly. THIS is an argument that cannot be supported. If you create the system and people go there to adjudicate, they will not interact with others. But those of us who did Act marriage, we have been […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (4)
By Eric Teniola CERTAIN consequences follow and then there is a particular court to which you go for these consequences. The second one is the customary marriage. If you do customary marriage, your marriage is potentially polygamous and the divorce, testate and intestate succession follow the customary way. The third one is the Islamic law […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (3)
‘IN Uganda it was Obote and the Kabaka and the Chairman of this Assembly is my witness. He was the distinguished Chief Justice of that country when the trouble between the Kabaka and Obote started. It was so serious that Obote had to seize power. It was a case of a seizing power and he […]
