Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (6), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. While serving in Ikeja Garrison, his second in Command was Lt-Colonel Shehu Musa Yar’adua (5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) who later became number 2 man in the country after General Murtala’s assassination in February 1976. Brigadier Ally’s ADC was Colonel […]
Gen Akinrinade writes Gen Danjuma
At eighty, you have devoted your entire life so far for the unity of Nigeria and maybe you will devote a little more attention to the thorny issues of restructuring this political system without which you have no guarantee of good life for the majority of our people
The beauty in regionalism
No doubt the regions were doing well. Tragically on February 21 1966, General Ironsi told the nation that “It has become apparent to all Nigerians that rigid adherence to ‘regionalism’, was the bane of the last regime
The unending Tiv/Fulani crisis (2)
The Tiv NA Council was dissolved in 1959 and from this date onward, no local election was held to elect representatives to the central and District Councils; this meant that UMBC supporters who formed the majority of Tiv population were denied their rights to vote
The unending Tiv/Fulani crisis (1)
The success of the Yandev revolt spurred people in other parts of Tiv land to irresistible acts of violence
Tarka and the lingering Tiv/Fulani clash
The Tiv riot and the independence of the Middle Belt played a key role later in the creation of more states in 1967
