SUNDAY May 24 was the 54thanniversary of the promulgation of Decree number 34 by Major General Johnson Thomas Umanakwe Aguiyi Ironsi (March 3, 1924-July 29, 1966). Few people remembered. It was the decree that transferred all the autonomous powers of the four regions then to the centre. The regions then were Northern Region, Eastern Region, […]

By Eric Teniola ON June 20, 1962, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister of the Federation, appointed a Commission headed by Justice George Baptist Ayodola Coker, to inquire into the financial and investment policies and practices, the management and the business operations of six statutory corporations in Western Nigeria since October 1, 1954. The […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]