On the Spot with Eric Teniola

Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (2), by Eric Teniola

Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (2), by Eric Teniola

This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. She resided in Odukpani Local Government Area, where she vehemently fought for the abolition of the ancient custom of killing twin children and their mothers. She built herself a two-bedroom mud house with a veranda, a store and a parlour. She called it a Caravan while […]
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How the Constitution deleted tradition, by Eric Teniola

How the Constitution deleted tradition, by Eric Teniola

ON Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenya held its general election during which the President, governors, senators and members of the National Assembly were elected. The results of the elections were announced on August 15, 2022. William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (57) had 7,176,141 votes, that is 50.5% of the total votes, while Mr. Raila Odinga (79) […]

Best way to defend the Presidency (5), by Eric Teniola

Best way to defend the Presidency (5), by Eric Teniola

This concludes the narrative from last week, that following the shift of presidential power to the South, sectional groups like the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, often resort to using the Hausa services of foreign radio stations to whip up anti-government sentiments bordering on  alleged marginalisation of the North, as was the case during the Obasanjo […]

Best way to defend the Presidency (4), by Eric Teniola

Best way to defend the Presidency (4), by Eric Teniola

From last week, continues the narrative of how the Obasanjo regime  hastily appointed Dr Ibrahim Ayagi to defend the presidency in the face of the crisis arising from the introduction of Shariá law in the North. Dr Ayagi was a former director of Continental Merchant Bank, formerly Chase Merchant Bank of Nigeria. THE same government […]

Best way to defend the Presidency(3), by Eric Teniola

Best way to defend the Presidency(3), by Eric Teniola

The introduction of Shari’a was initially very popular, for several reasons; foremost among these was public disenchantment with a government and a legal system which were failing people in many respects